bethievt

I'd say report it to your parents who can talk it over with you. I know my son wouldn't feel comfortable going directly to a principal.

zipper

Thanks all,

But do you know if its illegal or not. Cause if its not, I won't report it.

simba

on-line gambling is not legal.

I am baffled by some of the responses who asked him to stay out.

99cents

Read here
Online Poker Legal? - Internet Gambling Law and Online Poker

Sometimes people play with play money and that is like playing video game.

simba

99cents don't give me that crap. It is not worth a dime. You think it is ethical for a teacher to play poker either with real money or play money in front of minors? in a class room?

And before you tell me what do I know about gambling, let me tell you I frequently visit casinos in LA. I know what gambling is.

99cents

Simba, we're not talking about ethical, we're talking whether it's legal. Until all the facts are known, we can't assume it's gambling. What crap are you talking about? The jumping the gun crap?

zipper

Man guys, I saw, it's gambling with real money.

But its all cool. I won't report him!

OaksMom

In that same vein...though not illegal, our local school has a 8th grade social studies teacher that has for the past THREE years spent class time telling the students where the middle finger usage came from and how it is NOT an obscene gesture whatsoever...This when he should be teaching US History!

I would ask, do you think the school board would think it was acceptable have a bunch of eighth graders show up to the televised school board meetings 'flipping the bird'. Or is it responsible behavior for that teacher to okay such gestures when a kid might flip the bird when he was driving through a questionable neighborhood i.e; a notoriously gang ridden, scary area? I think not.

Parents have complained but nothing has been put in this teachers file for the past three years, apparently because no administrators have bothered to tell parents they need to file a formal complaint with the teachers union. I doubt that OP would have much influence unless he goes to the school board or the press. And teachers wonder why they get such a bad wrap at times!

99cents

Gambling online with real money or play money looks identical. You have chips. When you sign in you sign on the play money table, the software works the same.

catsushi

Ha, I still would report him. If it's affecting my learning, then I have a right to voice my opinion.

paying3tuitions

OaksMom, it actually IS an interesting history lesson about where the middle finger came from. If I may...the ENglish longbow fighters were captured by the French during wars in a bygone era. The English were very effective bowmen, so when captured, the French would cut off the top of their middle finger, to disable them as bowmen.

At one battle, the English showed up strong and ready to fight, having never been captured. They stood on a hillside and proudly taunted the French soldiers by showing them they still had their top middle finger, and then the battle began.

If you know anything about teaching history, this is a GREAT way to begin a lesson. The kids will be on the edge of their seats.

Why do you use every opportunity to claw at your teachers? That's what I call not fighting fair. But I won't make any gestures.

The teacher playing on a computer, even if the students are doing an inclass assignment sounds like a lazy young teacher who won't be around forever. If it were my kid, I'd call a principal and say, "My child mentioned to me that during assignments, he observes his teacher on computer unrelated to coursework. He believes it might even be online gambling, but is not at all sure."

The principal will likely do a surprise drop-in visit to the teacher's room, unannounced.

Don't even tell your kid you're dialing it in. It's too much for a h.s. kid; it's an adult problem. To the OP, I think I'd actually ask my parent to dial this one in, but protect you, meaning tell the principal not to say which family is calling it in.

It's wrong on two levels:

One, online gambling IS illegal.

TWO: While teachers have legitimate reasons to be on computers duiring classtime, everything from research to administrative work, while you guys work independently, if the teacher is playing solitaire, the principal might want to suggest better use of the teacher's downtime as he monitors the class. But that's a subtle, educational development of a young teacher. It's not illegal to play solitaire, just poor use of his time. A good principal will tell a developing teacher all kinds of other ways to hold down the class AND use his computer for academic purpose. School should be all about teaching YOU GUYS.

mardad

Our men's dean was a statistics prof with a photographic memory. On his rounds of the men's dorms one evening he came upon a poker game. He told the boys that there wouldn't be a problem as long as they dealt him in. After he took what he considered to be a sufficient amount of money he left.

This sounds like an urban legend, but our dean was incredible. By the start of school he had memorized the names and faces of all incoming males, about 250. He greeted us individually by name when we came to sign in.

99cents

I know some experienced teachers spend their times online searching for real estate. So it's not a young teacher thing.

Opie ofMaybery2

Some districts employ blocking software that prohibits going to gambling websites... plus records histories.. can't be ours is the only one.

As I said eariler I would make dam sure it wasn't a game program before I even thought about mentioning it to anyone. A simple what ya doin? isn't going to get you suspended. trying to get someone fired on something you're not certain of... might.

I also get the vibe this is a fishing trip...

99cents

^^agree. My company and a lot of companies have software to block these sites.