what makes a bad teacher?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Great question! And I am a teacher. 1) Little or no sense of humor, and/or ability to laugh at oneself. 2)burnt out/uninspired/bored teachers. 3) Teachers w/ poor skills in communication, orginization, creativity. 4) judgemental teachers who are unable/unwilling to recognize their student's strengths. 5) teachers who focus more on their student's weaknesses. 6) those who do not differentiate their teaching styles/behavior management for individual students.7)those who simply do not care. 8) cold, uncaring teachers.....I could go on....

I'd also include teachers who can't spell or use proper grammar.

Give me a break!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Teachers that are not able to speak, or write in the english language.

Let me help you--
You provided an incomplete sentence.
Since you're referring to people, you should use "who" instead of "that."
"English" should be capitalized.
You do not need a comma.

You're welcome!

I like you.

-A fellow teacher, who loves reading all the things non-teachers hate about teachers!

[Anonymous]

And lastly, not having children themselves. I know that there are those who will swear up and down that makes no difference but it really, truly does - especially in an early childhood setting like Prek, K, 1st -3rd.

Disagree. In the early grades, teachers with small children miss far too many school days because of sick kids.

[Anonymous]

High school teachers who don't grade in a timely manner. Son had one who didn't grade until the mid-term. I had no idea he was doing such a sorry job--and neither did he.

[Anonymous]

Lack of communication...and I don't even mean when there is a problem. We had a teacher who dropped the ball on several things one year with just my child. Have a discussion with me and admit the mistake.

Failure to ensure that what is important to a child is followed through.

Failure to allow equal volunteering for important tasks...i.e. our school allows parents to come in a read to the kindergarten class. When my son was in kindergarten, there were 29 kids but only 15 spots available to do this.

Failure to ensure that the county's max field trips are used per year per class. (Even a quick cheap one to somewhere close by versus only one).

Failure to let parents know about important events that they can attend in sufficient enough advance time (class parties that parents are invited to, ceremonies, etc.)

Failure to assign homework of a substantive and regular nature starting early on (and I don't mean just 'read tonight').

Failure to teach cursive and math facts by rote memory early on + spelling lists.

Failure to enrich those that need the enrichment on a regular basis. I used to teach so I know how easy this truly is - it is NOT hard at all.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Lack of communication...and I don't even mean when there is a problem. We had a teacher who dropped the ball on several things one year with just my child. Have a discussion with me and admit the mistake.

Failure to ensure that what is important to a child is followed through.

Failure to allow equal volunteering for important tasks...i.e. our school allows parents to come in a read to the kindergarten class. When my son was in kindergarten, there were 29 kids but only 15 spots available to do this.

Failure to ensure that the county's max field trips are used per year per class. (Even a quick cheap one to somewhere close by versus only one).

Failure to let parents know about important events that they can attend in sufficient enough advance time (class parties that parents are invited to, ceremonies, etc.)

Failure to assign homework of a substantive and regular nature starting early on (and I don't mean just 'read tonight').

Failure to teach cursive and math facts by rote memory early on + spelling lists.

Failure to enrich those that need the enrichment on a regular basis. I used to teach so I know how easy this truly is - it is NOT hard at all.

Homework, cursive, spelling, and math facts by rote memory are not necessarily up to the teacher, but "school policy."

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Lack of communication...and I don't even mean when there is a problem. We had a teacher who dropped the ball on several things one year with just my child. Have a discussion with me and admit the mistake.

Failure to ensure that what is important to a child is followed through.

Failure to allow equal volunteering for important tasks...i.e. our school allows parents to come in a read to the kindergarten class. When my son was in kindergarten, there were 29 kids but only 15 spots available to do this.

Failure to ensure that the county's max field trips are used per year per class. (Even a quick cheap one to somewhere close by versus only one).

Failure to let parents know about important events that they can attend in sufficient enough advance time (class parties that parents are invited to, ceremonies, etc.)

Failure to assign homework of a substantive and regular nature starting early on (and I don't mean just 'read tonight').

Failure to teach cursive and math facts by rote memory early on + spelling lists.

Failure to enrich those that need the enrichment on a regular basis. I used to teach so I know how easy this truly is - it is NOT hard at all.

used to . . .

couldn't hack it?

[Anonymous]

Indifference - give me a new teacher who's excited to be there over one who's tired of being in the classroom any day. Favoritism isn't great either.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Lack of communication...and I don't even mean when there is a problem. We had a teacher who dropped the ball on several things one year with just my child. Have a discussion with me and admit the mistake.

Failure to ensure that what is important to a child is followed through.

Failure to allow equal volunteering for important tasks...i.e. our school allows parents to come in a read to the kindergarten class. When my son was in kindergarten, there were 29 kids but only 15 spots available to do this.

Failure to ensure that the county's max field trips are used per year per class. (Even a quick cheap one to somewhere close by versus only one).

Failure to let parents know about important events that they can attend in sufficient enough advance time (class parties that parents are invited to, ceremonies, etc.)

Failure to assign homework of a substantive and regular nature starting early on (and I don't mean just 'read tonight').

Failure to teach cursive and math facts by rote memory early on + spelling lists.

Failure to enrich those that need the enrichment on a regular basis. I used to teach so I know how easy this truly is - it is NOT hard at all.

used to . . .

couldn't hack it?

We moved and I found out I had a high risk pregnancy and a child with needs. I stayed home. Anything else, nosey and insulting person?

[Anonymous]

Teachers who are prima donnas. Teachers who expect children and parents to be deferential to them without demonstrating the same degree of respect in return.

[Anonymous]

Teachers who do not return their student's graded assignments.

[Anonymous]

Teachers who have not mastered the subjects they teach.

[Anonymous]

Teachers who teach from a script.

[Anonymous]

Teachers who can't think outside the box.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Great question! And I am a teacher. 1) Little or no sense of humor, and/or ability to laugh at oneself. 2)burnt out/uninspired/bored teachers. 3) Teachers w/ poor skills in communication, orginization, creativity. 4) judgemental teachers who are unable/unwilling to recognize their student's strengths. 5) teachers who focus more on their student's weaknesses. 6) those who do not differentiate their teaching styles/behavior management for individual students.7)those who simply do not care. 8) cold, uncaring teachers.....I could go on....

I have no idea why someone picked up this old thread, but this quote jumped out at me. RIGHT RIGHT RIGHT. And we were paying full freight at a private school for this. DC still has nightmares of that year. We left. That teacher is still in place.