Teachers who never visited VA historic places

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unbelieable. can our expectations of good teachers be any lower? is it ok to teach mount vernon but choose to not visit there even once? of course it is 'ok' because we should expect the bare minimum from our teachers... seriously why even bother sending kids to any field trips then? get a samsung VR headset and you can check off everything on your bucket list.

Good grief. This is fast becoming one of the more ridiculous demands on teachers. Some people are looking for things to complain about.

FWIW, I was a teacher prior to moving to Virginia. Guess what? I taught kids about Mt. Vernon and Jamestown LONG before I ever visited either one. I never taught in Virginia, but, since moving here, I have visited Mt. Vernon and Jamestown--among other historical sites. Do I think it would have helped my teaching? Not really. I might have picked up some materials, since I taught prior to the internet. Am I glad I visited them? Absolutely.

And, for the record, teachers all across the country teach about Mt Vernon and Jamestown because they are a part of American history--not just Virginia history. They also teach about aeronautics without ever having visited the Air and Space Museum.

As for field trips, they have value to some kids--to others, not so much. Just go to the Smithsonian on a school day and watch. Some groups are attentive and learning, and others are running wild through the museums.

i'm sure your students would've love it if you had visited the site where jane was found and had a cool story to tell. you might've even inspired a couple to learn more about that period. isn't that what teaching is about?

This may be one of the reasons families decide to homeschooling their kids. Teaching is not about putting a video every other day.

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Anonymous wrote:I live in the VA 'burbs and haven't stepped foot in the Capitol since high school. And the last time I visited the Smithsonian was about 5 years ago.

I have a life and kids and a job and don't have time to make a whole day of visiting historic places.

Plenty of us who have all of these things still visit museums and historic sites. That doesn't mean we don't "have a life". It just obviously isn't a priority for you and that's fine. One of my kids is really into history and museums, so he likes to go to the Smithsonian museums, Mount Vernon, etc. I try to take him occasionally to keep up his interest. My other kid could care less. Not sure where you are in the burbs, but we're in Arlington and can get down to the museums via car in 15-20 minutes on weekends.

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Anonymous wrote:unbelieable. can our expectations of good teachers be any lower? is it ok to teach mount vernon but choose to not visit there even once? of course it is 'ok' because we should expect the bare minimum from our teachers... seriously why even bother sending kids to any field trips then? get a samsung VR headset and you can check off everything on your bucket list.

My expectations of teachers have nothing to do with them visiting a few local/regional historic sites.

Seriously, the only one who cares about this is you, OP. Why not spend your energy worrying about things that matter.

i'm not OP. and there're two of us who care, sorry to disappoint.

Ok. There are at least two fools concerned about this.

naming calling. nice.

It's "name calling" NOT "naming calling." You should learn how to write before criticizing teachers for doing anything, as this isn't your first mistake in this thread. I find it rich that you are here criticizing teachers for something absolutely insane, but you can't write a proper sentence to save your life. You and OP both sound unhinged and I feel sorry for whoever has to deal with your brats.

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Anonymous wrote:unbelieable. can our expectations of good teachers be any lower? is it ok to teach mount vernon but choose to not visit there even once? of course it is 'ok' because we should expect the bare minimum from our teachers... seriously why even bother sending kids to any field trips then? get a samsung VR headset and you can check off everything on your bucket list.

My expectations of teachers have nothing to do with them visiting a few local/regional historic sites.

Seriously, the only one who cares about this is you, OP. Why not spend your energy worrying about things that matter.

i'm not OP. and there're two of us who care, sorry to disappoint.

Ok. There are at least two fools concerned about this.

naming calling. nice.

It's "name calling" NOT "naming calling." You should learn how to write before criticizing teachers for doing anything, as this isn't your first mistake in this thread. I find it rich that you are here criticizing teachers for something absolutely insane, but you can't write a proper sentence to save your life. You and OP both sound unhinged and I feel sorry for whoever has to deal with your brats.

Why can't s teacher in her 40's or 50's grab her car and make the effort to visit an archeological museum that is 2 hrs drive? Teaching is not about putting students to watch videos almost every day, it is about actively making presentations and allowing students to ask questions.
I truly feel sorry for your poor judgement.

[Anonymous]

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unbelieable. can our expectations of good teachers be any lower? is it ok to teach mount vernon but choose to not visit there even once? of course it is 'ok' because we should expect the bare minimum from our teachers... seriously why even bother sending kids to any field trips then? get a samsung VR headset and you can check off everything on your bucket list.

Good grief. This is fast becoming one of the more ridiculous demands on teachers. Some people are looking for things to complain about.

FWIW, I was a teacher prior to moving to Virginia. Guess what? I taught kids about Mt. Vernon and Jamestown LONG before I ever visited either one. I never taught in Virginia, but, since moving here, I have visited Mt. Vernon and Jamestown--among other historical sites. Do I think it would have helped my teaching? Not really. I might have picked up some materials, since I taught prior to the internet. Am I glad I visited them? Absolutely.

And, for the record, teachers all across the country teach about Mt Vernon and Jamestown because they are a part of American history--not just Virginia history. They also teach about aeronautics without ever having visited the Air and Space Museum.

As for field trips, they have value to some kids--to others, not so much. Just go to the Smithsonian on a school day and watch. Some groups are attentive and learning, and others are running wild through the museums.

i'm sure your students would've love it if you had visited the site where jane was found and had a cool story to tell. you might've even inspired a couple to learn more about that period. isn't that what teaching is about?

This may be one of the reasons families decide to homeschooling their kids. Teaching is not about putting a video every other day.

There are these things called books that teachers read to educate themselves. They don't need to visit everywhere they teach about. If the only places they can do a good job teaching about are places they've visited, our kids are in a lot of trouble. Do you homeschool? I doubt very much anyone is homeschooling because teachers haven't been to Jamestown or any other historic site you deem important.

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Anonymous wrote:unbelieable. can our expectations of good teachers be any lower? is it ok to teach mount vernon but choose to not visit there even once? of course it is 'ok' because we should expect the bare minimum from our teachers... seriously why even bother sending kids to any field trips then? get a samsung VR headset and you can check off everything on your bucket list.

My expectations of teachers have nothing to do with them visiting a few local/regional historic sites.

Seriously, the only one who cares about this is you, OP. Why not spend your energy worrying about things that matter.

i'm not OP. and there're two of us who care, sorry to disappoint.

Ok. There are at least two fools concerned about this.

naming calling. nice.

It's "name calling" NOT "naming calling." You should learn how to write before criticizing teachers for doing anything, as this isn't your first mistake in this thread. I find it rich that you are here criticizing teachers for something absolutely insane, but you can't write a proper sentence to save your life. You and OP both sound unhinged and I feel sorry for whoever has to deal with your brats.

Why can't s teacher in her 40's or 50's grab her car and make the effort to visit an archeological museum that is 2 hrs drive? Teaching is not about putting students to watch videos almost every day, it is about actively making presentations and allowing students to ask questions.
I truly feel sorry for your poor judgement.

Are you daft? Never mind. I answered my own question.

It's not enough that your child's teacher teaches the curriculum and accompanies your student on this field trip, but said teacher must make a cursory visit prior to the field trip, on his/her own time and dime, in order to teach this requirement of the curriculum (which is not all that important to ANYONE outside of VA)? What are you even talking about? Also, unless this is his/her first year teaching 4th grade, he/she has visited already. Or are you saying that this is such an important place it's shameful to wait until 4th grade to incorporate it into the curriculum? You make no sense.

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Anonymous wrote:unbelieable. can our expectations of good teachers be any lower? is it ok to teach mount vernon but choose to not visit there even once? of course it is 'ok' because we should expect the bare minimum from our teachers... seriously why even bother sending kids to any field trips then? get a samsung VR headset and you can check off everything on your bucket list.

My expectations of teachers have nothing to do with them visiting a few local/regional historic sites.

Seriously, the only one who cares about this is you, OP. Why not spend your energy worrying about things that matter.

i'm not OP. and there're two of us who care, sorry to disappoint.

Ok. There are at least two fools concerned about this.

naming calling. nice.

It's "name calling" NOT "naming calling." You should learn how to write before criticizing teachers for doing anything, as this isn't your first mistake in this thread. I find it rich that you are here criticizing teachers for something absolutely insane, but you can't write a proper sentence to save your life. You and OP both sound unhinged and I feel sorry for whoever has to deal with your brats.

Why can't s teacher in her 40's or 50's grab her car and make the effort to visit an archeological museum that is 2 hrs drive? Teaching is not about putting students to watch videos almost every day, it is about actively making presentations and allowing students to ask questions.
I truly feel sorry for your poor judgement.

Why can't a parent grab their car and make the effort to visit sites 2 hours away on their time off? I am asking this rhetorically of course, because your statements/questions make no sense. I am guessing you are irritated with a particular teacher, and rather than ask that teacher something you are generalizing and making judgments/assumptions that are honestly pure nonsense.

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Anonymous wrote:unbelieable. can our expectations of good teachers be any lower? is it ok to teach mount vernon but choose to not visit there even once? of course it is 'ok' because we should expect the bare minimum from our teachers... seriously why even bother sending kids to any field trips then? get a samsung VR headset and you can check off everything on your bucket list.

My expectations of teachers have nothing to do with them visiting a few local/regional historic sites.

Seriously, the only one who cares about this is you, OP. Why not spend your energy worrying about things that matter.

i'm not OP. and there're two of us who care, sorry to disappoint.

Ok. There are at least two fools concerned about this.

naming calling. nice.

It's "name calling" NOT "naming calling." You should learn how to write before criticizing teachers for doing anything, as this isn't your first mistake in this thread. I find it rich that you are here criticizing teachers for something absolutely insane, but you can't write a proper sentence to save your life. You and OP both sound unhinged and I feel sorry for whoever has to deal with your brats.

Why can't s teacher in her 40's or 50's grab her car and make the effort to visit an archeological museum that is 2 hrs drive? Teaching is not about putting students to watch videos almost every day, it is about actively making presentations and allowing students to ask questions.
I truly feel sorry for your poor judgement.

Why don't you offer to find and pay for a babysitter for her kids for several hours and also offer to drive her down yourself? Since it's obviously so important to you.

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i'm sure your students would've love it if you had visited the site where jane was found and had a cool story to tell. you might've even inspired a couple to learn more about that period. isn't that what teaching is about?

Actually, I taught primary grades. Jane was discovered just four years ago (after my last visit), and, frankly, I don't think I would have wanted to tell her story to young children. Would you? Cannibalism is a pretty tough subject. As a parent, I would not appreciate a child learning about that.

Here are some things that I did teach young children:

[quoteI'm sure your students would've loved it if you had visited the site where Jane was found and had a cool story to tell. You might've even inspired a couple to learn more about that period. Isn't that what teaching is about?

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Anonymous wrote:unbelieable. can our expectations of good teachers be any lower? is it ok to teach mount vernon but choose to not visit there even once? of course it is 'ok' because we should expect the bare minimum from our teachers... seriously why even bother sending kids to any field trips then? get a samsung VR headset and you can check off everything on your bucket list.

My expectations of teachers have nothing to do with them visiting a few local/regional historic sites.

Seriously, the only one who cares about this is you, OP. Why not spend your energy worrying about things that matter.

i'm not OP. and there're two of us who care, sorry to disappoint.

Ok. There are at least two fools concerned about this.

naming calling. nice.

It's "name calling" NOT "naming calling." You should learn how to write before criticizing teachers for doing anything, as this isn't your first mistake in this thread. I find it rich that you are here criticizing teachers for something absolutely insane, but you can't write a proper sentence to save your life. You and OP both sound unhinged and I feel sorry for whoever has to deal with your brats.

Why can't s teacher in her 40's or 50's grab her car and make the effort to visit an archeological museum that is 2 hrs drive? Teaching is not about putting students to watch videos almost every day, it is about actively making presentations and allowing students to ask questions.
I truly feel sorry for your poor judgement.

Why don't you offer to find and pay for a babysitter for her kids for several hours and also offer to drive her down yourself? Since it's obviously so important
to you.

Because they have two months of vacation and I just have 10 days. My tax dollars are already going to their benefits. Sorry, I'm not an Uber driver to give free drives to people who have over two months of vacations per year.

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Anonymous wrote:unbelieable. can our expectations of good teachers be any lower? is it ok to teach mount vernon but choose to not visit there even once? of course it is 'ok' because we should expect the bare minimum from our teachers... seriously why even bother sending kids to any field trips then? get a samsung VR headset and you can check off everything on your bucket list.

My expectations of teachers have nothing to do with them visiting a few local/regional historic sites.

Seriously, the only one who cares about this is you, OP. Why not spend your energy worrying about things that matter.

i'm not OP. and there're two of us who care, sorry to disappoint.

Ok. There are at least two fools concerned about this.

naming calling. nice.

It's "name calling" NOT "naming calling." You should learn how to write before criticizing teachers for doing anything, as this isn't your first mistake in this thread. I find it rich that you are here criticizing teachers for something absolutely insane, but you can't write a proper sentence to save your life. You and OP both sound unhinged and I feel sorry for whoever has to deal with your brats.

Why can't s teacher in her 40's or 50's grab her car and make the effort to visit an archeological museum that is 2 hrs drive? Teaching is not about putting students to watch videos almost every day, it is about actively making presentations and allowing students to ask questions.
I truly feel sorry for your poor judgement.

Why don't you offer to find and pay for a babysitter for her kids for several hours and also offer to drive her down yourself? Since it's obviously so important
to you.

Because they have two months of vacation and I just have 10 days. My tax dollars are already going to their benefits. Sorry, I'm not an Uber driver to give free rides to people who have over two months of vacations per year.

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I'd rather have my kids' teachers spending time on professional development - responsive classroom, writing programs, etc - instead of visiting random VA historical sites.

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Why can't s teacher in her 40's or 50's grab her car and make the effort to visit an archeological museum that is 2 hrs drive? Teaching is not about putting students to watch videos almost every day, it is about actively making presentations and allowing students to ask questions.
I truly feel sorry for your poor judgement.

You do understand that you do not have to visit Jamestown in order to answer questions about it. I'm still reeling from the fact that you want the teacher to teach your snowflake about cannibalism.

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Anonymous wrote:unbelieable. can our expectations of good teachers be any lower? is it ok to teach mount vernon but choose to not visit there even once? of course it is 'ok' because we should expect the bare minimum from our teachers... seriously why even bother sending kids to any field trips then? get a samsung VR headset and you can check off everything on your bucket list.

My expectations of teachers have nothing to do with them visiting a few local/regional historic sites.

Seriously, the only one who cares about this is you, OP. Why not spend your energy worrying about things that matter.

i'm not OP. and there're two of us who care, sorry to disappoint.

Ok. There are at least two fools concerned about this.

naming calling. nice.

It's "name calling" NOT "naming calling." You should learn how to write before criticizing teachers for doing anything, as this isn't your first mistake in this thread. I find it rich that you are here criticizing teachers for something absolutely insane, but you can't write a proper sentence to save your life. You and OP both sound unhinged and I feel sorry for whoever has to deal with your brats.

Why can't s teacher in her 40's or 50's grab her car and make the effort to visit an archeological museum that is 2 hrs drive? Teaching is not about putting students to watch videos almost every day, it is about actively making presentations and allowing students to ask questions.
I truly feel sorry for your poor judgement.

Why don't you offer to find and pay for a babysitter for her kids for several hours and also offer to drive her down yourself? Since it's obviously so important
to you.

Because they have two months of vacation and I just have 10 days. My tax dollars are already going to their benefits. Sorry, I'm not an Uber driver to give free drives to people who have over two months of vacations per year.

Well if you aren't able to prioritize it in your time off then don't expect them to do so.

Also, their salaries reflect that they only work 10 months/year. Maybe you should chip in some money to pay for these additional work days.

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It always shocks me when I find out that the PE teacher has never been to a DC United game and is teaching soccer! Just horrible.

I am also shocked to find that the science teacher is talking about ocean ecology and has never been to the Baltimore aquarium. I think, heck, why hasn't he grabbed his car and driven up there?

The dang English teacher is teaching kids how to write news articles and she has never visited the Newseum!! Holy cow. I am dumbfounded.

The math teacher is teaching probability and has not visited the National Harbor casino!!! Geez.

I cannot believe how unprepared these teachers are!!!