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Buzz Clik

(38,437 posts)
8. There are teachers who should be banned from the classroom until the end of time.
Tue May 7, 2013, 05:01 PM
May 2013

No doubt about it.

But, I cannot imagine having any of my kids evaluate their teachers at that age. My kids tended to like teacher who were easy and soft and hate teachers with high expectations. I want the high expectations and worry a lot less about the personality issues (most of the time).

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No shit, right? Who, in the end, are the clients, the customers? NYC_SKP May 2013 #1
How does your comment relate to teacher evaluations by the students? Buzz Clik May 2013 #3
Students traditionally are powerless. Letting them evaluate teachers would go against tradition. NYC_SKP May 2013 #4
I don't know. I think that teacher evaluations by a bunch of hormone poisoned kids... Buzz Clik May 2013 #5
"hormone poisoned kids"????????? Addison May 2013 #7
You ever have a 14-year-old boy or girl in your home for more than 2 hours? Buzz Clik May 2013 #10
Folks said the same kinds of things about blacks Addison May 2013 #16
save that all kids are that way DonCoquixote May 2013 #27
Ageist. Neoma May 2013 #49
Brain research. LWolf May 2013 #54
Be careful Addison May 2013 #62
What the poster described is not pseudo-science. And to liken it to phrenology is quite bizarre. Squinch May 2013 #67
It isn't pseudo-science. LWolf May 2013 #74
Citing "brain research" Addison May 2013 #75
No. LWolf May 2013 #80
LOL!!!!!! Buzz Clik May 2013 #57
Seemed to strike a nerve Addison May 2013 #60
Yeah, you're trying to bait me. Buzz Clik May 2013 #61
You're baiting yourself, and I'm just reeling you in Addison May 2013 #63
We're CRK7376 May 2013 #56
Yep. Buzz Clik May 2013 #58
Yes, I do think most teachers of adolescents ask them on some basis to say what was good and what mbperrin May 2013 #77
Just a guess: you don't spend a lot of time in schools, right? Squinch May 2013 #26
Spent most of my life in schools Addison May 2013 #29
Your wording is very careful. In what capacity did you spend most of your life in schools? Squinch May 2013 #31
Not that I think it matters Addison May 2013 #40
And who said that children don't have thoughts and feelings and perspectives? Squinch May 2013 #46
Squinch, you said it was "silly" to ask kids . . . Addison May 2013 #48
I am not afraid of anything. But here are some realities: Squinch May 2013 #50
We're not arguing over the same topic Addison May 2013 #52
And if the children's opinions of their teachers becomes part of the evaluation, how are you going Squinch May 2013 #65
And should administrators never be allowed to fire a teacher? Addison May 2013 #68
On the say so of a child? Squinch May 2013 #69
Of course. Addison May 2013 #70
Really, you are too much. Have a nice day. Squinch May 2013 #71
Here's one. I teach seniors. Young lady spills a drink in class, so I hand her some paper towels we mbperrin May 2013 #78
And if she handed in excellent work, according to your standards, Addison May 2013 #79
If your attitude is shared by other adults in these kids' lives, then they don't have much chance. NYC_SKP May 2013 #9
And you'd be willing to let them have decision making power over your employment? Buzz Clik May 2013 #11
I would not give them sole power, any more than I'd use just one form of assessment for them. NYC_SKP May 2013 #12
Well, it is a crazy idea! marew May 2013 #32
Well said Addison May 2013 #14
Putting aside the disgusting fact that Cato provided this... Buzz Clik May 2013 #2
I do find the fact that Hentoff joined the Cato Institute one of life's great mysteries Addison May 2013 #6
There are teachers who should be banned from the classroom until the end of time. Buzz Clik May 2013 #8
Because being children- marew May 2013 #20
Wow is right Addison May 2013 #23
So you are comparing children to animals! Really? marew May 2013 #36
Nothing simple and primitive about reading Addison May 2013 #41
no mystery at all. hentoff is a winger. HiPointDem May 2013 #81
You have that right! marew May 2013 #17
I'm not suggesting teachers don't care Addison May 2013 #21
Of course they care! marew May 2013 #37
. Squinch May 2013 #22
Thanks marew May 2013 #39
I think it would be very easy to go through the Squinch May 2013 #42
You are so on target! n/t marew May 2013 #45
This is really very silly. Squinch May 2013 #13
What if we had no idea what kids "need" to learn Addison May 2013 #15
We have a pretty good idea what kids in grade school need to know. Even Bill Gates. Squinch May 2013 #19
I work with kids, too Addison May 2013 #28
What you are suggesting has nothing to do with giving children credit for their intelligence. Squinch May 2013 #33
Come on! marew May 2013 #44
Right! marew May 2013 #43
Excellent post! n/t marew May 2013 #18
+1 MichiganVote May 2013 #30
agreed 100 percent.... mike_c May 2013 #34
Well said Addison May 2013 #47
I think we are talking about two different things.... mike_c May 2013 #73
I've seen it countless times where a teacher is Squinch May 2013 #51
I agree with some CRK7376 May 2013 #59
Because DonCoquixote May 2013 #24
EXACTLY! marew May 2013 #38
Old issue on Long Island HockeyMom May 2013 #25
I was not involved in K-12 education.... chillfactor May 2013 #35
There isn't any reason not to have students evaluate teachers. FBaggins May 2013 #53
Ask a first grader "how many times they are called on to interact with the content," and his answer Squinch May 2013 #66
Stupidest idea EVER duffyduff May 2013 #55
Can we pick the students? My 1st graders love me. proud2BlibKansan May 2013 #64
Some college kids could do it just fine. Igel May 2013 #72
The evaluation of teaching skills is difficult at best, even when done by experts. Student may ladjf May 2013 #76
professsors greymattermom May 2013 #82
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