European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - September 11, 1991, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Arm Landers dear Ann Landers in one of your recent columns a writer lambasted California schools. The Merced Sun Star in the state recently printed an article on this subject by Richard h. Lewis a local teacher. I think your readers May find it interesting. �?., Brentwood Calif. Dear . Lewis piece will certainly open a lot of eyes and perhaps close the Mouths of some parents who have no idea How hard teachers work. Thanks for sending it on. Here it is folks a if you believe education is our future the future looks Bleak. The very people on whom education depends Are now experiencing a crisis in morale. A if you think teaching is an easy Job reflect on How you would enjoy spending an entire Day with 32 of your neighbors kids and their friends. A suppose of those 32 students 12 speak Only Spanish hmong and lao. Five of the students had no breakfast that morning. One girl spent the night with her Mother going from bar to bar looking for her Stepfather. Two students Are exhausted. They were up All night listening to their alcoholic parents argue. Another is distraught because a Boyfriend beat up her Mother last night. A a remember to Send the boy to the office to take his Medicine that helps keep him calmed Down. The student next to him must see the psychologist in 30 minutes to help work out his molestation problems. Two students in the front Row Are too sick to be at school. They May infect the entire class with flu. Deep Down dear Abby dear Abby i never thought i would be writing to you. My wife a Annie a does not care for my family so we spend every Holiday with her family. She says my family lives a too far away to visit although hers lives Only a few Miles closer. Annie and i Are Happy together but shutting out my family completely is starting to bother me. I think of them on holidays and their birthdays and would like to share these times with them. 1 try to discuss this with Annie but she always says a a we la talk about it another time a then she always initiates sex. I just realized this it does take my mind off the discussion for the time being. Have you had letters from anyone else who neglected his family because of his spouse and later regretted it a a same in Pittsburgh dear Sam yes i have heard from Many readers who deeply regretted not spending More time with their families while they were Able to. Especially parents a Large part of a Loving marriage is Compromise which May mean spending time with people because wednesday september 11, 1991 you have a terrible feeling that these kids were sent to school because there is nobody Home. A what Are you going to do with the student who has lost his third social studies Book this semester the librarian says we Are out of books. A when you donate your time for open House tonight try to convince those who will listen that there will be no educational Reform without parental intervention. Let them know they must insist that their children turn off the to and spend the evening studying. Blaming failing grades on too much to is a cop out. It is the parents responsibility to police the viewing. Parents have an obligation to take control of their children s lives. Children Are not just Small adults. A a done to forget to return the Telephone Call from the Parent who wants to know what you Are doing wrong that causes his or her child to misbehave at Home. A remember to write the $400 Check for the mandatory College class you must take this summer so you can keep teaching. A most people believe you get paid during your time off but done to Tell them you get no paid vacation because they probably will not believe you. They Don t see you spending one to two hours every night correcting and grading papers. A a a forget the fact that the Federal and state politicians continue to criticize your teaching even though they know nothing about your profession. You must realize their primary concern is getting re elected. A be sure to teach these kids the basics and  must score Well on the state test. If they done to we know whose fault it will  c creators Syndicate they Are important to ones spouse. The next time you discuss this with Annie Point this out take a cold Shower and keep talking. Dear Abby is there a Universal sign of apology there Are Many Universal rude gestures known by everyone but i often wish i had a signal saying a a in a  for example if i were daydreaming at a red Light and the Driver behind me had to honk the Horn How could i let that Driver know that i m sorry other examples splashing someone on the sidewalk or misjudging the distance in passing so the other Driver had to slow Down. / perhaps this a i apologize sign would work if you absentmindedly jostled another person in a multilingual area and you weren to sure which language to apologize in. If there Isnit such a sign maybe you should invent one. You have enough readers. Perhaps we could create a More polite environment. Small town in Nebraska dear Small town smile a Salute a nod or just a Plain a a oops with the appropriate facial expression would do. C Universal press Syndicate the stars and stripes today a crossword Page 19 across 1 wanders restlessly 5 a Nana 8 or. 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