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In reply to the discussion: "You want kids to come to class? You want them to get excited?" [View all]Wait Wut
(8,492 posts)1. Righteous rant, dude!
As an old person, even back in the old days, I had teachers that challenged every thought. That encouraged debate and conversation. There were others that put a book in front of us and 'checked out' for the rest of the class.
Guess which ones had better students?
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he's an idiot. First off, regardless of whether the teacher uses 'packets' or not, his approach
HiPointDem
May 2013
#35
And part of that, is the school system needs to make the teachers want to do that
Scootaloo
May 2013
#3
No. I've never known Novacaine to wear off in the chair. We disconnected on that.
Buzz Clik
May 2013
#14
I can't believe everyone is seeing a kid ranting at a teacher, with NO context, and everyone here
Squinch
May 2013
#8
Thank you. It seems *everyone* thinks they can do the teacher's job better ...
eppur_se_muova
May 2013
#10
Not that, but people who aren't teachers don't really know what they are talking about
duffyduff
May 2013
#21
Its funny how they all think they do, though, isn't it? You could cut the ignorance - and the
Squinch
May 2013
#29
On the other hand, the best history class I ever had in high school used solely packets.
Squinch
May 2013
#9
The kid is a potential failure and wants to blame it on everybody but himself.
duffyduff
May 2013
#20
The kid failed once and is trying to succeed. He feels the the teacher doesn't care.
Buzz Clik
May 2013
#24