I thought it was where kids were warehoused until their parents got
home from work and could then teach their kids to parrot back the
homework sent home with them. You mean the kids were supposed to
learn something beyond playground / lunchroom rules while at school?
Matthew
On Jul 15, 2009, at 4:31 PM, Jeff Miles wrote:
And some people wonder why our school system here in the US is so
lacking. On-the-job behavior should have been learned in grade
school. After all, schooling is, or was supposed to be, learning to
do a job and how to act and be productive in adult life.
Jeff M
On Jul 14, 2009, at 10:16 AM, t.piwowar wrote:
This is true of almost anybody on their first job. They have to
learn that on-the-job behavior is different from off-the-job
behavior. Up to now they have only experienced the latter. That's
the point of a first job.
On Jul 14, 2009, at 12:08 PM, Mike Sloane wrote:
And we had to make it absolutely clear that doing any of that
stuff while driving county vehicles was grounds for dismissal. The
kids were taken aback when this was discussed - constant yakking
and texting are such normal parts of their lives that it never
occurred to them that they weren't supposed to be doing it while
working and that the county pays them to work, not do idle
chatter. (For most of them, the job with the commission is their
first employment experience.) They are permitted to use the
cellphones for emergencies when away from the vehicles or when the
truck radios are out of range - they are often working in very
remote areas of the county.
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