what makes a bad teacher?
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Anonymous
I did not thank you. You must be a teacher...ugh, sad and sorry. |
Anonymous
You must be an idiot. |
Anonymous
I'm not the PP whom you are attempting to slam. However, I am a teacher, and when you attack someone's English skills while making dreadful mistakes yourself, you look foolish. ugh, sad, and sorry . . . You must NOT be a teacher. |
Anonymous
Are all teachers this rude in private? |
Anonymous
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I can be just as rude in person, too. We are human after all. And we pay taxes just as the "others" do.
Enjoy this rain-free day!
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Anonymous
I'm the educator who posted the corrections. I meant the post to be sort of a light-hearted but facetious response, but obviously it was viewed as rude by the intial poster. Thanks for supporting me! :0) |
Anonymous
5:49 here. I think you nailed it with your response. I can't think of anything else to add except that some school systems are beginning to "tighten up." In a middle school where I work, two teachers were pressured to resign at the end of the year. Basically, the principal initiated Personal Improvement Plans that were pretty tough. |
Anonymous
| 5.49 R U referring to the first quote (mine) or second quote in the above post? |
Anonymous
I was referring to the second post, but I agree with yours as well (in the states that have tenure). I've also taught in a highly regarded private school. I understand what you wrote about no real rights in a private school setting, although I was fortunate to work in one where we were pretty much regarded as one big family. It's was such a supportive teaching environment that we were willing to work for less than one might expect. I do think the second post nailed the reality/difficulty involved in getting rid of poor teachers. |
Anonymous
Wow, thanks for the productive feedback. I really appreciate it. First of all, the reason my dh was so upset was that ds came home crying on his first day. This has NEVER happened since he started school. (he is in 4th now) Did we actually do anything that day? No. We asked ds why he thought he was mean, and began to suspect that his behavior may have had something to do with it. We told him to be absolutely sure that he was making the best impression on the teacher, and following directions. We told him to check his behavior the next day, and indeed, his second day was much better. We told him that if he did not bring his assignment book home from now on, he would lose any screen time that night, as we could not determine if he had finished his homework without the assignments. Once we verified that indeed, he had misunderstood that this book was to stay at school (the teacher admitted that a few children had been confused as she had told them their Reading Journals were to be left at school. That part of the "homework" would be completed on arrival at school, to make sure they were retaining what they had read for homework). Despite that, we stuck to our guns, and he lost his screen time that night as we promised. I expect my child to behave at school. I have always called him out on that, including this time. Though he is bright, and always gets good grades, he has always struggled with attention and impulsivity. He is 9, and had a great year last year with a strict, but patient teacher. What upset dh and I was that she yelled at him (and most of the class from what other clasmates parents have told me) for writing an assignment in numbered sentences instead of paragraph form. He said that she did not like him and thought he was stupid (his words not hers). This is not the impression I want my child to have the first day. Especially a child who has always loved school. I ahve no problem with a teacher calling my child out on his behavior. |
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I taught many years ago and I think it's easier to be a good teacher when you don't have kids. I did cartwheels for parents and kids. I stayed late. I spent a lot of my own money to get creative teaching tools. I showered my kids with attention. If I had to teach today I think people would hate me because I have nothing left to give.
Re:bad teachers still teaching. One problem is very few parents are willing to put their complaints into writing either during the school year or once the school year is over. If the teacher sues for being fired, you need plenty of documentation. Private convos with the principal aren't enough. We have had some wonderful teachers. Here's what the few stinkers did: -play favorites and get overly chummy with some parents -humiliate a child with special needs -talking about confidential information in front of other parents -bragging about their own children during a conference -complaining when a class doesn't give them an expensive enough class gift (no joke, when I taught I heard this) -telling a parent "your kid is being teased and doesn't fit in" without offering any input about what the teacher is trying to do to create a welcoming environment for all -bringing her own child into school and letting her child be cruel to one of her students |
Anonymous
You're welcome. I'm happy to support a colleague! |
Anonymous
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Anonymous
Thanks!! =) |
Anonymous
same my teacher does this too 
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