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In reply to the discussion: "You want kids to come to class? You want them to get excited?" [View all]Scootaloo
(25,699 posts)3. And part of that, is the school system needs to make the teachers want to do that
I share this kid's frustration, but if I were in his teacher's position? Okay, I don't know her personally, but teachers in general are overworked, underpaid, and under pressure. What may be worse is that they spend years in school themselves, learning their subjects, learning to teach those subjects... and then when they get a teaching job, all of that becomes irrelevant, since they are now going to spend most of the school year "teaching" prep for standardized tests and passing out "packets" crafted by some dingus on the board who believes teachers aren't capable of creating their own programmes.
Both students and teachers are suffering from the state of our public schools.
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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