[Rhodes22-list] teachers - Chris?

Fri Aug 24 06:28:26 EDT 2007

Slim,
I was not my intension to bash teachers, I just didn't have any that did any
more than give assignments.
Just like in any profession, there are good & bad. Don't take it personal.
Jb

Steven Alm wrote:
> 
> JB,
> 
> I think people become teachers for one of two reasons.  Either they had a
> great teacher that inspired them so much as to want to continue their
> work,
> or they had such a bad teacher that they want to go into the field to
> correct what went wrong.  Or both.  I had both.
> 
> You may be right about higher ed teachers being on ego trips.  Most of my
> college profs were like that, but the same cannot be said of primary and
> secondary teachers.  Working in the trenches of public schools destroys
> any
> ego you might have had when you started.  It's a very humbling job.  You
> start to feel like you're the bottom of the food chain.  Every body's your
> boss--the Principal, the parents, the school board, the legislature, even
> the students are your boss.   That whole "public servant" thing got to
> me--big time--and I bailed.  But don't go bashing teachers who are more
> willing than I and are sticking it out.  It's a dirty job and someone has
> to
> do it!  My hat's off to those who somehow manage to find the joy and
> fulfillment of teaching our country's youth.
> 
> Example:  Here in Minnesota, (starting wage--26K)  high school students'
> car
> insurance is determined by their grades.  If I give a kid a "D" in Band,
> I'll get an angry call from the dad who doesn't give a rip about music but
> he has to shell out more money for his kid's car insurance, and I'm to
> blame!!
> 
> Like Elle said, walk a mile.
> 
> Slim, still keeping my MN teaching licence current just in case...
> 
> On 8/23/07, elle <watermusic38 at yahoo.com> wrote:
>>
>> Methinks your teachers may have had the same
>> impression of you.
>>
>> Three months off? that would be between mid-June when
>> school is out and mid -August when teachers return?
>>
>> How would you like working 12-14 hr days 6 days /wk?
>>
>> Walk a mile, bud, before you speak of what you do not
>> know.
>>
>> Needing more rejuvenation...
>>
>> .elle
>>
>>
>> --- Just bent <j.bulfer at jbtek.com> wrote:
>>
>> >
>> > In the 12 years of public schools, I probably have
>> > had about 35 different
>> > teachers. I can't think of 1 that impressed me even
>> > a little bit. They all
>> > seemed to be on a power trip. I think they have one
>> > of the best jobs, 3
>> > months off every year. Great for planning long
>> > vacations. I was going to be
>> > a teacher but circumstances required plan B, get
>> > married & have kids, (but
>> > not in that order.) I've trained many adults, I
>> > don't think that's anything
>> > like trying to teach children. I agree, a very noble
>> > profession but I think
>> > it is abused by many, mostly in higher education.
>> > Jb
>> >
>> >
>> > Brad Haslett-2 wrote:
>> > >
>> > > Slim,
>> > >
>> > > I'll throw my hat in the ring!  If I had to choose
>> > any single point in my
>> > > career as the best moment, it would be one while
>> > instructing.  I had the
>> > > pleasure of enduring an "education" class a few
>> > years ago taught by a "no
>> > > shit" General in the Airforce" and a Phd. in
>> > Education.  He was "known" as
>> > > the asshole on campus but it was one of the
>> > richest days of learning in my
>> > > career.  You know the old expression, "those who
>> > can, do, and those who
>> > > can't, teach?"   He fully debunked that theory.
>> > If I have to choose
>> > > between
>> > > 'pilot' or 'teacher' on my tombstone, give me the
>> > teacher label. What a
>> > > noble profession!
>> > >
>> > > Brad
>> > >
>> > > On 8/23/07, Steven Alm <stevenalm at gmail.com>
>> > wrote:
>> > >>
>> > >> Ed,
>> > >>
>> > >> You mean to tell me that just because I have a
>> > garage and some wrenches
>> > >> that
>> > >> does not make me a mechanic?  8-)
>> > >>
>> > >> Slim, former teacher, husband of teacher, brother
>> > of teacher, son of two
>> > >> teachers
>> > >>
>> > >> On 8/23/07, Tootle <ekroposki at charter.net> wrote:
>> > >> >
>> > >> >
>> > >> > Chris,
>> > >> >
>> > >> > Why the narrow point of view?  Teachers?  Has
>> > Stan taught us about
>> > >> > sailboats? sailing?  You best include this
>> > forums premire teacher don't
>> > >> > you
>> > >> > think?  And another problem, because someone
>> > has title teacher does not
>> > >> > make
>> > >> > that person a teacher.
>> > >> >
>> > >> > Ed K
>> > >> > Greenville, SC, USA
>> > >> > addendum:  "The reasonable man adapts himself
>> > to the world; the
>> > >> > unreasonable
>> > >> > one persists in trying to adapt the world to
>> > himself. Therefore all
>> > >> > progress
>> > >> > depends on the unreasonable man." --George
>> > Bernard Shaw
>> > >> >
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