you two are obviously not teachers. have you ever tried to keep thirty or forty students engaged in classwork? have you ever had to deal with disrespectful students? one hour of detention is nothing, this kid was probably extremely disruptive to the rest of the class's learning. to suggest that this teacher would be better off dead makes me sick. it's people like YOU who are the problem with schools, by making it impossible for us to teach or discipline your children.
I realize you have some pent up frustration because of your own (apparent) teaching experiences... but seriously, you don't know that the kid was disruptive or not. Furthermore, this kid, in defending what he knew to be true, was doing more to educate that class than the teacher was. If he was disrespectful by knowing something, I hope there are way more disrespectful kids out there (though... unfortunately I doubt it).
A 'professional' teacher would have used the opportunity to be the bigger person (figuratively and literally) and admitted that learning is a lifelong process, that sometimes we are all wrong.
If not, welcome to the world of 1984, where 2+2=5.
That teacher was stupid, as are you El Presidente. If you can't manage the students, get out of the classroom. Nobody forced you to pretend to teach.
I spent time in many classes over the years where disruptive students are usually simply bored, and humour, dialogue, and even special projects (to be presented to the class by them) satisfy their desire to be noticed and make them feel important.
Everyone learns something in that scenario. One hour in detention? That's just an ego on a power trip.
That teacher should be one of the dead soldiers in Iraq.
ReplyDeleteThis place goes on the list of places my children will never visit let alone attend.
ReplyDeleteThis is a large part of the problem with modern schools. Training by rote removes the capacity to learn.
you two are obviously not teachers. have you ever tried to keep thirty or forty students engaged in classwork? have you ever had to deal with disrespectful students?
ReplyDeleteone hour of detention is nothing, this kid was probably extremely disruptive to the rest of the class's learning. to suggest that this teacher would be better off dead makes me sick. it's people like YOU who are the problem with schools, by making it impossible for us to teach or discipline your children.
to el presidente
ReplyDelete1600 km = 1 mile
soo
yeah
the kid was right huh?
Thats a good reason to defy the teacher....
Maybe you are that teacher hahah
@El Presidente
ReplyDeleteYeah, how dare this kid interrupt a teacher's false teachings and try to help the class learn. You obviously are a teacher.
@ el presidente...
ReplyDeleteI realize you have some pent up frustration because of your own (apparent) teaching experiences... but seriously, you don't know that the kid was disruptive or not. Furthermore, this kid, in defending what he knew to be true, was doing more to educate that class than the teacher was. If he was disrespectful by knowing something, I hope there are way more disrespectful kids out there (though... unfortunately I doubt it).
A 'professional' teacher would have used the opportunity to be the bigger person (figuratively and literally) and admitted that learning is a lifelong process, that sometimes we are all wrong.
ReplyDeleteIf not, welcome to the world of 1984, where 2+2=5.
That teacher was stupid, as are you El Presidente. If you can't manage the students, get out of the classroom. Nobody forced you to pretend to teach.
I spent time in many classes over the years where disruptive students are usually simply bored, and humour, dialogue, and even special projects (to be presented to the class by them) satisfy their desire to be noticed and make them feel important.
Everyone learns something in that scenario. One hour in detention? That's just an ego on a power trip.