I drove by the school yesterday as I wanted to visualize its potential as imagined by my community creation posting. I was struck by the bland faceless facade of the exterior, and the faded colors of the school itself. Much like the tract where the school is located, the school comes across as a symbol of decades old suburban planning in an area where land was at one time cheap and available. Many houses have changed with the advent of the new century, sporting new facades, additions, color schemes and landscaping. And the school sits, its edifice aged to a bland patina, utterly without character. The landscape is plain, open and indifferent. It has no texture, and little distinction. Yet it sports the moniker "California Distinguished School." Distinguished is defined as "marked by eminence, distinction or excellence." Where then, is the distinction? If one were to refer to earlier postings, which suggest that all is not as it seems, a distinguished school Village View is surely not. We have been hanging on to this moniker because we imagine it for our children. What then?
Realizing that the usual excuses of empty coffers apply in these troubled budgetary times, I began to consider a new view. A new Village View. I found myself conceptualizing a Village View which could evolve beyond the acrimony and childlike behavior of the school district officials, state and federal agencies, and the administrators themselves. I saw paint, color, trees, benches and beauty. I saw expressions of childhood experienced in all its imaginative forms, with murals, landscape features and welcoming elements. And then the fog moves quickly in, obscuring my view. I am left with the place I saw yesterday, with its distinction set in the painted parking spaces for special parents and school administrators.
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At one time it was easy to over look the bland faceless facade of the exterior because the spirt of the school was so alive. I'm sure it won't be long till the campus is closed completely, the children are in uniforms dropped at the curb, no one looks up to smile and say good morning neighbor. It's just a matter of time till Village View takes its last breath and all feelings of community are gone forever!
ReplyDeleteWhat to do, what to do? It sounds as if we need to find out whether there are others that feel the same way and do something to recapture the spirit of the place.
ReplyDeleteWow! As the parent of a Village View kindergartener I am conflicted by the contents of this blog. I had not realized the discontent being felt by many parents this year. I must admit that on the first day of school this year I was quite shocked when I walked up 15 minutes early with my excited kindergartener and did not see any kids playing on the playground. I had not been informed of the rule that was imposed the previous year by Mr. J and let my son play on the playground. I was quite surprised when a teacher told me that he was not allowed to play because of the unavailability of staff to watch kids in the morning and the "liability" involved. I won't mention the teacher's name, but I asked her why, if no teachers were available to watch the kids, she was currently playing playground monitor. I also wanted to inform her (but did not) that whether or not a teacher was monitoring the playground in the morning if a child "broke the rule" and played and was injured the school would most likely still be liable (under strict liability)and any case may be made stronger since they neglected to provide supervision. I was very upset by the rule and my first thought was "Why am I sending my son to military school?" But looking around it seemed as if everyone else was content with the "new rule" and I was the only one making a scene so I accepted the change. I was also upset over the banishment on "No treats" for birthdays. I complied with the request but have since decided that I will not comply in the future and will bring sweets. I just don't see the fun in saying "Happy Birthday, here is a pencil and an apple!" I also laughed over the banishment of candy on Valentine's Day and brought it anyway. While I dislike (and have ignored) these policies, I am unsure if the policy changes are coming from Mr. J or from the district. I have considered that Mr. J might just not be the pushover that the prior principal was and comes as a shock to those used to the lax attitude of the old principal. Many may also be unaware of the fact that prior to coming to Village View Mr. J worked at a middle school. I do believe that he has carried (a bit too far) a style that is often necessary to deal with older, more rebellious kids.
ReplyDeleteOn the other hand, it does seem as if Mr. J is not as aloof as the old principal (my son had gone to VV two years prior before leaving to go to GATE). I have enjoyed the fact that he seems patriotic and I do not see anything wrong with expecting respect from the children. I was not sure of what to think of the requirement that the kids have to reply "Good Morning Mr. Jetzer" any time he refers to them, but the kids did not seem to have a bad attitude about it. I have heard mixed emotions from different teachers. I have heard one teacher say she feels suffocated and micro-managed and another teacher has told me that Mr. J is the best principal that she has worked under. But I have also heard that Mr. J has been very generous to after-school groups, specifically, Boy Scouts. He has even shown up at some of the events! I have not observed the going ons at lunch, but I did observe it last year at Circle View school with my older son and was quite shocked how a “lunch teacher” treated and threatened the kids. This shows me that such treatment can happen anywhere. (I have told both of my children that if a teacher threatens them with punishment for not eating a portion of their lunch or for “talking while eating” to demand to call me immediately). Regarding teachers also starting to act militantly, this also occurred prior to Mr. J’s arrival. Many teachers (being female) seem to misunderstand the needs of young boys in particular. These teachers are offended by boys’ natural behavior and needs. (My older son was even benched at recess once for playing Star Wars). My son’s first grade teacher (who is now a third grade teacher) even told me my son had ADD and needed Meds. The funny thing was, however, when I demanded an IEP evaluation as a result of this teacher’s belief my son suddenly started excelling (and eventually qualified for GATE placement). My point is, I would not blame many of these teacher’s behaviors solely on the principal; they were rude and unreasonable long before Mr. J took over.
In regard to the PTA and after school activities, I also do not think anything has changed since Mr. J has been there. When my older son was attending VV I learned very quickly about the cliques that encompass VV PTA (the same ones that encompass Robinwood Little League). I tried helping out at a couple events and was given the clique’s cold shoulder. While I still help in my son’s class I refuse to help the PTA. If I decide to attend events (which I have not this year) I will, but I will not offer to help in any PTA capacity.
In conclusion, I agree that some of the new rules should definitely be subject to review and that if parents join together these changes may be made, but I also do not think it is fair to totally give up on Mr. J; I do see some good potential in him. (However, I will say that I have not personally tried to speak with him and might share the same opinion of all of you if he brushed me off and tried to set me aside) .It seems that the best approach might be to approach him in numbers. If any of you have faith in the PTA or believe active PTA members share the same concerns it may be a good starting point. I, for one, would not mind joining the cause.
my son is also at circle for gate and im on that campus all the time ive never witnessed the lunch thing over there but theres one i could say might need "meds" her self when it comes to dealing with the kids she was also at v v previous and as far as pta i tried once befor to get some backing from some on the jetzer thing but the "excitement" over being aloud to have movie night won out i know anna was quite lax in alot of areas but she let the kids have fun and be kids
ReplyDeleteand the whole patriotic thing thats just something he adopted from other schools that he picked up at a principals meeting
I am saddened and extremely disappointed at anyone who thinks the Village View PTA is cliquish. WAKE UP PARENTS - there are only a few parents who will to step up and donate their time for the events that the PTA holds. It's the same parents time after time because no one gets - if the parents dont' step up - who will??? There are no cliques. there are only those parents who are willing to do something to make Village View a better school. If that doesn't include you then you need to step up and volunteer - then you can consider yourself part of the "clique" that makes a difference at Village View. The PTA meetings are open to all PTA members generous enough to pay a measly $5 to join to help our kids. The PTA is our only hope - the state and the district are failing our kids!
ReplyDeleteAlso - parents going to Circle View - you're in for a big suprise -there's a whole lot less going on over there...how about no sense of community at all!
You seem rather bitter about your experience with the PTA. I have to wonder why new parents would donate their time if you take the attitude with others. You make the idea of donating sound as if it a difficult and irritating process, which is hardly the way to market the PTA if you are looking for new supporters. I might suggest that the PTA take a more proactive approach then to recruiting parents to dispel that myth so they would be willing to take on such a fulfilling commitment.
ReplyDeleteOddly, though I disagree with the tone of your argument, I do not have difficulty with what you are saying. You are vehement, I'll give you that. I would agree that the state and the feds are failing our kids.
SURE LOOKS THE SAME ON THE OUT SIDE, I WAS IN 5TH GRADE WHEN THE SCHOOL OPENED IN THE SIXTIES,HOMES WENT FOR 13,000$ THEN. LOOKS LIKE THERE HASN'T BEEN MUCH SPENT ON IT SENSE THEN, AND WITH THE PRICE OF HOMES NOW WHATS GOING ON IN HUNTINGTON. DON'T KNOW WHATS GOING ON IN SIDE THE CLASS OR PLAYGROUND, BUT I REMEMBER AS SOON AS WE HIT THE PAVEMENT WE WERE RUNNING AND PLAYING TILL THE BELL RANG. TEACHERS WERE GREAT, THEY WOULD EVEN SET UP SOME OF OUR GAMES AND EVEN PLAY WITH US, BASKETBALL, BASEBALL, FOUR SQUARE, IT WAS GREAT TO HAVE MALE TEACHERS FOR US BOYS THAT NEEDED THAT EXTRA WATCHING OVER AND UNDERSTANDING. NO CANDY? I GUESS THEY WOULD THINK YOUR CHILD HAD ADD WOULD WANT TO MEDICATE, I HEAR THEY LIKE TO DO THAT THESE DAYS, GOOD THING THEY DIDN'T HAVE IT THEN IN 1961 ALL US BOYS WOULD HAVE BEEN ON IT, KEEP THEM OF THE MEDS NOT EVERYONE NEEDS TO BE IN THE SAME BOX. DO GO TO THE PTA MEETINGS, KNOW WHATS GOING ON AT SCHOOL IN YOUR AREA VOLUNTEER AS MUCH AS YOU CAN, CHECK OUT ALL YOUR KIDS TEACHERS NOT EVERYONE IS CUT OUT TO TEACH, WHEN YOU KNOW WHERE YOUR CHILD IS LACKING WORK AT HOME WITH THEM, DO NOT LEAVE IT UP TO THE SCHOOL, THEY CAN HELP BUT TO OFTEN FAIL, NO ONE HAS MORE INTEREST IN OUR CHILD THAN YOU, GO LUCK
ReplyDeleteAs a parent of a student at VV, I am more than pleased with Mr. Jetzer. His "new" rules help to not only ensure the safety of our children but to minimize distractions on campus as parents and younger children tend to "stick around" during school hours. In regards to the "no treats" on birthdays, this is a state recommendation as there is an alarming rise in childhood obesity. This has nothing to do with Mr. Jetzer but I commend him for trying to do something about it. Also, kids do not have to reply "Good morning Mr. Jetzer" after he says hello to them. This is ridiculous! The kids respond to them how they want to and I applaud them for being respectful. I have never had a principal that is so dedicated to the students. Not only does he attend after school events, he regularly visits the classrooms to see what the kids are working on.
ReplyDeleteStop making it about you and start to focus on our children!
Thanks for your comments, especially the last two anonymous commentators. I mean that will all due respect because this dialogue is about our community that our children reside in, no matter what side of this discussion you are on. My comments about Village View are my own, meant to provoke some thought about what the school and the community means to the people who are associated with it. Some of you may vehemently disagree, but if you were angered by the subject, perhaps this is because my comments struck a chord for good or worse. If the idea is to keep quiet, and to close the discourse for the satisfaction of some, then we as a community all lose.
ReplyDeleteIt is my understanding that many of the rules Mr. Jetzer is enforcing were changes requested by teachers. If I'm not mistaken some of them are also district policies. Is it too much to ask for parents to take responsibility for their children instead of dumping them off at school before 8:15 a.m. unattended? Sweets—it’s ok once in a while, but the teachers don’t want the kids wigging out. So, maybe he asked in a way that offended you? You try handling 20 (soon to be 24 kids) pumped up on sugar, in a room, 6 hours a day, 5 days a week. Showing a little respect for adults is also a good thing in my opinion, I don't think enforcing a little control is being militant. I for one am glad that Mr. Jetzer brings his middle school experience to us—all of our kids are headed there and if they can be more prepared it will make them more successful. Speaking of opinions, I have been told I have a strong one, which is why I chose to volunteer in the PTA and try to make a positive difference for the students of Village View. I decided to step up instead of bitch about it. Negativity gets you no where in a hurry. I haven't found the PTA to be cliquish at all, in fact I see many members working hard to make Village View a tight knit community, with the addition of Tanaka Farms for example, GREAT community support all around. If you don’t like what is happening, get involved. I’m sure your child enjoys all the field trips, music program, Meet the Masters Art program and assemblies that the PTA provides. Not to mention the copies that the PTA pays for since the budget was cut. I'm not so worried about the facade of the building as much as I am about what is going on in the classrooms. With whatever gets taken away with the state budget cuts we need to work harder to maintain what the teachers and students have grown accustom to, which means we need to work harder and stick together. PTA funding is helping us stay up with technology demands. Ask the teachers if they like their smartboards!! If you have issues, and have voiced them appropriately and you still aren’t satisfied, you may want to consider a private school that is a better fit for you and your child.
ReplyDeleteThis is Sue Welfringer checking in, with a unique point of view. I am a proud Village View PTA volunteer – helping wherever and whenever I can, but mostly responsible for the newsletter and weekly emails. (I hope you receive these emails – it’s a great way to know everything that is going on at Village View every week.) Two years ago, I transferred my two daughters from Village to Circle for GATE, where I soon became a proud Circle View PTO volunteer, so I am very familiar with all that is really good at Circle, in addition to all that is really good at Village. Plus, I am currently a substitute teacher, so in addition to Village & Circle, I’m learning what works at Hope View, Spring View, and Mesa View. Basically, my point of view is simple: I make a difference because I get involved. The really cool part is that over the past five years (at the two different schools) I keep meeting other parents equally as passionate as I am, and by working together with these other incredible volunteers, I have seen both the PTA at Village View and PTO at Circle View raise the bar over and over again.
ReplyDeleteI strongly favor the GATE curriculum, so if my fourth grader qualifies, then we’ll head back to Circle next year. There’s a ton of things we’ll miss at Village – Friday flag, for one. From my point of view, the Village View community is as strong as ever – for example, there must have been at least 200 kids & parents enjoying the last movie night. Volunteers make those special memories possible for our families. And, for next year there are already more than 40 different people committed to a doing a specific job, so from my point of view, I don’t see a clique forming but rather, I see dozens of people giving up a little bit of their time, talent, and resources to continue to make Village View a wonderful school for our children. There’s always something more, and so I invite everyone with a specific passion to get involved in a way that best fits your talent and areas of interest.
If we end up moving over to Circle, I will help their PTO in any way I can. I’d like to help them get the smart boards in the classrooms, like the PTA provided for Village View classrooms. Technology like smart boards is but one example of how the PTA has been working hard over the years to enhance the education experience for our children. I guess this is in grave contrast to the way some people perceive the outside appearance of the school.
I suppose I could be concerned that the Ocean View Schools look old, dated from the outside. Maybe I could spend time wishing the principals were different – or that teachers weren’t too young or too old. I could complain about the kids not playing before school, but then I might have missed the fact that the kids in Ms. Cramer’s class didn’t have a tether ball at recess. It was the best $16.00 I ever spent. So, instead of taking time to find negatives about our public schools, the staff, and volunteers, I’ll keep on making a positive difference whenever and wherever I can.
Now that I’ve finished with this long post, I’m going to ask my daughter to help me make a fun poster for Ms. Cramer’s class. I’ve challenged the kids to bring in the most BOX TOPs in the whole school, and this poster will help us track our success. Stop by and check out how we’re doing! It’s a little thing. But the little things can make all the difference in the world.
BTW: I sent Mr. Jetzer a “kudos” for the recent traffic sign & officer checking for speeding cars. From where I stand, I’m happy to know that safety on the street in front of our school is an important priority for him.
I enjoy your positive outlook. I think the word clique has made some people upset. I also think it allowed them to overlook some legitimate points being made.
ReplyDeleteIt sounds like you are very motivated and a substitute teacher as well. Unfortunately, I know many mothers who work full time who can not put in that type of a commitment. The demands of work, house, activities, sports, play dates, cub scouts etc.is a lot to handle. These mothers do not have the time or the wherewithall to contribute the way they might like to. They just want certain concerns and feelings heard and validated without being admonished about what they are not doing. I have no qualms regarding the PTA. I have no ambition to fill any shoes. But I do see some need for change whether it is on the district level, county, state etc. We should be told what the goal is. What are we trying to accomplish and why are we doing some of the things that many are protesting about. I just started receiving emails from the PTA. I saw the flyer regarding UCI-GATE seminars. I was intrigued by it. These are the things that I am talking about.
Currently the energy at Village View leaves me and I believe my kid's wanting. Someone said, " Well go to private school." We can't afford it.
In regards to traffic and the speeding, why aren't kids riding bikes and walking to school? I know, it's the same control and fear we demonstrate on campus.
I am disappointed in the teachers that my children have this year. This will be a blip in the landscape for the kids. I could go on...
Hello Laura, Sue and Hillary. All of your comments are the kind that this dialogue was intended to provoke. The interesting aspect of this is that you all appear as if you have a vested interest in our community, which I heartily applaud. In my comments, I ruminated over the seeming lack thereof, so it is pleasing to see that you have considered the notion as well, and are working to support the Village View community. In speaking with other parents, I am of the sense that many feel as if they do not have a voice, so your comments about how to gain one should be insightful to them. Thanks.
ReplyDeleteI have to say that I am quite shocked at the negativity towards Mr. Jetzer.
ReplyDeleteOur family has been at Village View for the last 5 years and we love it. Anna Dreyfuss was not at all a child advocate, she let the PTA delegate and rode the wave, did not want to ever have a confrontation or shake things up.
I think that Mr. Jetzer is a breath of fresh air, he is a child advocate and I see it everyday first hand. While you are complaning of no playground time think of complaining about the parents who drop there kids off at 8:00am with no supervision, they run,play get hurt and who's responsible? The school and the district and God forbid it be a serious injury then the district has a lawsuit.
Next if any of you want to see the child advocate side of Mr. Jetzer visit him at lunchtime when he's out on the field kicking the soccer ball while still be a administrator, or maybe you'll catch him on the basketball courts for a little game with the 4th and 5th graders. He is hands on and he genuinely cares about the well being of all the children at Village View. I will share something that is personal that might make some of you really revaluate your views.
I have a 1st grader at Village View who has struggled in school since pre-school, and this year it came to a head. My concerns were real and they sent me on a emotional roller coaster that I was not ready for. When I was approached by my child's teacher I went directly to Mr. Jetzer,without hesitation his door was open and he came up with a solution.
My child was being tested for a learning disability as well as medical assessments.
He was the meaning of "NO CHILD LEFT BEHIND"!!
On the day of the roundtable with Mr. Jetzer,Mrs. Banovitz,Heidi Stratton, and Michelle ( School Psycologist) I was told that my child has all the symptoms pointing towards ADD/ADHD- there I sat,baffled,shocked and beside myself, I turned to Aaron and started to cry. He looked at me,handed me kleenex and hugged me and said that we will make things work. As a parent you never want to hear that your child is not making progress and that school is too challenging.
That day Aaron Jetzer's advocacy for my child went into warp speed, he changed the way I thought. He made sure that the IEP was in place and follows up with me every week. My son loves his new class he attends twice a week and his progress between Mrs. Banovitz,Mrs. Lane, Heidi Stratton has shown proven results. So for the parents to say the teachers are like robots you are sorely mistaken. I would like to remind all of our parents that Village View Elementary School is a public school and answers to Ocean View School District.The district makes the rules and as a administrator he must enforce them.
He is a believer in rules and by all means all our children in todays society need them.
In life as adults there are rules we all have to follow or there are consequences and the same goes in school. School's have always been a place to learn and watch your child blossom,they have always had rules and those who have challenged authority never win.
I believe that Mr. Jetzer,All the wonderful teachers, Mr. Everett,librarian,music & pe teachers,clerical staff,Nurse Shelly,Special Ed teachers,Speech,Resource,Noon Duty Supervisors,Parent Volunteers,PTA make up the most amazing school community I have ever witnessed. I wish that the parents who are focused on all that he's done wrong, might put themselves in his shoes. Oh, thats what I thought pretty big shoes to fill. Bottom line is, in life there are people you are not going to like, and situations you can't change but what does badmouthing a person make you gain?
I invite all you not so happy parents to come in and work in the school,read the district rules,seem the happy faces when a child gets there birthday card from Mr. Jetzer,or how excited they are when they win the spirit trophy, or lets remember all the times he pops in classes and helps students,answers questions and solves problems.
I wish you all well and hope that instead of being negative you turn your energy positive and move onto a school that you find suitable,because this school does not need parents like you.
Involved Village View Parent or should I say Cut and Paste Village view parent?
ReplyDeleteI have read this nonsence before you posted it under “ being present and accounted for “ and mamao2x2 was way to kind to you in her two response and instead of exserising your mind responding when you get challenged you walk away and post the same dribble again ? Try responding to mamaof2x2 I have copied part of the mamaof2x2 response.
“Is it that implausible to you that while they are being educated they are allowed the freedom to be a kid? Is it really beyond your imagination to consider that what is working for you might not be working for someone else? No one is saying "it is my way or the highway” that is currently in disagreement with Jetzer’s approach …only those of you that support his “structure “are saying this. “
You could have edited your response put some thought back into what you had wrote earlier it but no you run away and without any contemplation slap down the same garbage here.
I have never read a blog before this one. I can honestly say that if this is typical I do not believe I have missed much.
ReplyDeleteInvolved Village View Parent? I hope you read this before it gets censored warning I WILL NOT be as kind to you as some have been.
Let us all take a look some of the gems you have come up with #1 through #6.
Commenting on the issue of not letting the kids play before school she writes.
#1 ‘God forbid it is a serious injury then the district has a lawsuit.’
At first glance this seems like just a feeble cop-out strait from the mouth of Aaron Jetzer “AJ” to hers. However as I continued to read it became clear that although the answer is indeed feeble for her is not a cop-out.
She actually is so incredibly simple at her core that ridicules answers (such as the one above) to any of her question are rationalized and accepted IF the answer comes from an authority figure like AJ.
#2 ‘In life as adults there are rules we all have to follow or there are consequences and the same goes in school.... And those who have challenged authority never win.’
‘Those that challenged authority never win’…. You are F***ing kidding right!!
Who thinks like this? Sheep think like this, walking talking professional victim’s think like this. Many dimwitted Junior high school cheer leaders think like this.
#3 “Come in and work in the school, read the district rules”
So if it is a rule and someone or some group has written it down then I guess it should be followed???
She dose not challenge rules remember
‘Those that challenge authority never win.’
I am sure she insists on her children following all the rules as well. "Sit still little Jonnie like a good boy do as the man says. It is good for you."
Real simple exercise go and read the Nuremburg Laws. Now there was a set of rules for you.
#4 “Instead of being negative you (should) turn your energy positive”
Must be the Cheerleader in you again. I tell you what take all of your combined mental faculties your positive energy harness it and you might be able to ever so slightly toast bread.
Challenging someone’s position is being ‘negative’? You troglodyte it is called democracy you should come out of your cave and try it some time.
#5 ‘Move onto a school that you find suitable, because this school does not need parents like you.’
Classic response of a true coward. This is exactly what she would do. She would run away. She can not fathom why anyone would stay and speak their mind when it is so easy to run away. And be sure of this if there is no where letf to run to she will step alongside the majority and change her position.
And she is not the only one saying this many many of you are saying the same thing for the same reason.
The most offensive and preposterous statement I have read from any of you so far number six. Regarding AJ she wrote.
#6 ‘he changed the way I thought.’
Mr. Jetzer has not changed the way you think. He has told you what to think, I am sure you abandon thinking for yourself long ago. You are one of the best example’s Social Conditioning and Conformity I have come across this year. You are the perfect Sheep. However you are not the only sheep out there.
The Drum circle Hippie that started this blog, the Goose-stepping PTA Members, the stay at home mom that wants everyone cut out box tops , the liberal everyone needs to be heard “civil disobedience” crowd (by the way your kids wont disobey at school even if you told them to. It goes against their conditioning). All of you and I mean all of you are the same.
You are all sheep. Your progeny are sheep as well.
I am not raising sheep I am raising Lions.
My Lion’s are not having their childhood taken away from them because Mr. Jetzer dose not let them play in the morning before school or because they have to set sill and not talk at lunch. They do not come home upset that their teacher was not nice today or feel that their are missing out because they did not get to have a birth day party at school.
Mr. Jetzer the man (thought I might point that fact out) his rules and his followers that try to enforce the rules have been brought to my attention by my Lion's last year and we have discussed them and moved on .
In general if the rule dose not makes sense we do not subject ourselves to it. Meaning if my son comes home with a note that says he was running around before class started and did not stand in line like he was told before the bell; we discuss it and tear the note up. We then talk about all the other timid little sheep that stood around and did as they were told and how silly the grown up sheep are that they need theses rules to feel they have control. And yes I actually do refer to you and your kids as sheep to my little Lion’s.
My Lion’s have great self-awareness, self-esteem, are kind, well mannered and utterly fearless in the face of what you see as ‘authority.’
This is not something that I have just started instilling in them because Aaron Jetzer showed up two years ago! I am not a sheep therefore my kids are not sheep. How could they be sheep? It is in their nature to be Lion’s.
I have had them to myself 5 years before they ever went to school. I have them every minute of every day when they are not in school. I do not have to break down any conditioning that this poor soul “Involved Village View Parent” has been consumed by. Because it never has a chance to take root.
(“Those that challenged authority never win” I swear to GOD when I read that I almost PUNKED really I did I spit out my dinner)
While so many of you are telling your kids what to think and the schools are busy conditioning them how to think training them 'walk the line'
I am training my Lion’s to think for themselves and evaluate their decisions based on a Immutable code of conduct. A code of Conduct that dose not change regarless if they are at home, at school, our in the public forum.
They try their very best to live this code daily.I repeat it every morning individually with each of my children Strength, Vigilance and Honor if you live by these you will live free.
I expose them to adversity physical and mental. It hardens their resolve regardless if they fail or succeed. Lion's must not always win but they must fight.
This is how Lion's are raised .
Mr. Jetzer, His rules, the Teachers, other parents all of them are viewed for what they are, who they are, and what merit if any we give their 'authority' is self determined by the fact that we are free.
I tell my Lion’s be careful who’s authority you choose to put yourself under.
It plays out like this.
If one my Lion’s break’s someone else’s “rules” they will only receive discipline from me if their actions are without Honor. They know this. They are not always correct and I do not always take their side and they know this as well.
This has not created little monsters of Anarchy without respect for anyone but their own Father as some would think. Far from it many of you have said to me “what great kids you have”. Every Teacher they have ever had has commented to me on what a pleasure it is to have them in class.
So if the discontent sheep looking for answers and are sad , depressed , angry , frustrated and are wishing for a kinder gentler Shepard than AJ for their little sheep , I say to you are looking for the wrong answer in-fact you are not even asking the right question’s .
To the sheep that are getting upset, and pissed off because their Shepard and his followers are being challenged, and feel he is not presently being ‘respected’ by the other sheep.
Don’t worry even if AJ commits a complete 180 and puts the discontent sheep back to sleep you will still love him. He will still give you Hugs and Kleenex when you cry. Then once again you will be proudly proclaiming
‘he changed the way I thought.’
And then for all the sheep all in the world will be as it should.