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Smarmie Doofus

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43. Judd Nelson in The Breakfast Club. That and....

Sun May 12, 2013, 05:14 PM

May 2013

Mr Bliss' mother is a teacher. So there may be a lot going on here psychologically.

That said, she's not SUPPOSED to "get up and teach 'em". The kids are supposed to teach EACH OTHER. She's supposed to "facilitate". She can actually be written-up for not having the kids broken up into groups. ( At least if they evaluate using Danielson.)

She's supposed to be the "guide on the side", not the "sage on the stage". Except when some kids can't work effectively in small groups. Then direct instruction. And make sure to differentiate for every level and preferred learning modality. And don't forget to gather data constantly while you are doing all of the aforementioned. Got it?

Teacher can't win. The fact that this clip's gone viral pretty much proves it.

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"You want kids to come to class? You want them to get excited?" [View all] Addison May 2013 OP

Righteous rant, dude! Wait Wut May 2013 #1

GOOD KID! elleng May 2013 #2

he's an idiot. First off, regardless of whether the teacher uses 'packets' or not, his approach HiPointDem May 2013 #35

Agreed proud2BlibKansan May 2013 #36

And part of that, is the school system needs to make the teachers want to do that Scootaloo May 2013 #3

Well stated. femmocrat May 2013 #4

Actually, a few facts need to be added. mbperrin May 2013 #5

Hm. Buzz Clik May 2013 #7

Ever known a dentist to let a patient be in total agony in the chair? mbperrin May 2013 #12

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

Yes!!! Context!!! sadbear May 2013 #16

+1. And notice which posters. HiPointDem May 2013 #31

Yes. I noticed that too. Squinch May 2013 #33

It's basically just a kid acting up in class. proud2BlibKansan May 2013 #37

Thank you. It seems *everyone* thinks they can do the teacher's job better ... eppur_se_muova May 2013 #10

I'm sorry, I didn't realize a degree means you're immune from criticism Addison May 2013 #15

You really never have taught adolescents, have you? mbperrin May 2013 #18

+1! Squinch May 2013 #28

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

It takes a teacher to know something about education duffyduff May 2013 #19

He ought to go to adult school with more age appropriate classes. Starry Messenger May 2013 #22

Teacher is on admin leave for the duration of the investigation. knitter4democracy May 2013 #25

On leave because a kid went nuts in her classroom? proud2BlibKansan May 2013 #38

Supposedly, it's in hoping the story will die down. knitter4democracy May 2013 #39

+1 proud2BlibKansan May 2013 #34

Packets. Wow. He has a great point, and I hope this teacher learned. Buzz Clik May 2013 #6

On the other hand, the best history class I ever had in high school used solely packets. Squinch May 2013 #9

Good point. Buzz Clik May 2013 #11

Yes, but this video has no context whatsoever, so we don't know whether the Squinch May 2013 #13

+1 sadbear May 2013 #17

I find your last point especially compelling. knitter4democracy May 2013 #26

+1 HiPointDem May 2013 #32

In reality, LWolf May 2013 #40

Good analysis. I have no issue with anything you said. However,... Buzz Clik May 2013 #41

I know those kinds of packets exist out there. LWolf May 2013 #42

This reply *makes* the thread. Smarmie Doofus May 2013 #44

Thanks, Smarmie. LWolf May 2013 #45

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

But we have no reason to assume that he is. Squinch May 2013 #27

Or he may be full of shit. Goblinmonger May 2013 #46

during the days in which this topic has been discussed... Buzz Clik May 2013 #47

This message was self-deleted by its author savebigbird May 2013 #23

Double Bind. no_hypocrisy May 2013 #30

Judd Nelson in The Breakfast Club. That and.... Smarmie Doofus May 2013 #43

This is the reality kids will have to learn bluestateguy Jan 2016 #48