I agree with you, and at times I have felt similar frustration. I don't know if it's all teachers, most teachers, the majority of teachers, or just a small amount of teachers that are so vocal as to hijack the rest of teachers.
I agree with you, and at times I have felt similar frustration. I don't know if it's all teachers, most teachers, the majority of teachers, or just a small amount of teachers that are so vocal as to hijack the rest of teachers.
If you want to know the thoughts of your local teachers, check social media. As they all feel insulated from any consequences, they share their views freely and they largely veer toward authoritarianism. It is shocking.
Agreed. It was all the "double two" students that went into teching. The smarter ones either continues studying for PhDs or got out into something else.
I was once about to become a teacher in the early nineties. I stayed an extra year, took education courses, and even went through student teaching. I was horrible back then at classroom management and chalked it up to being not much more than a kid myself. But part of it was the system even back then. I remember being told by other teachers that for the most part the idea was to "pass" students who were seniors even as they were failing. I remember feeling so discouraged to hear that. I attended a parent teacher conference or two and at that point it was like the students and parents were aligned against the teachers...and who could blame them. The cancer of "letting things go" only gets worse over time until education ends up becoming indoctrination.
I agree with you, and at times I have felt similar frustration. I don't know if it's all teachers, most teachers, the majority of teachers, or just a small amount of teachers that are so vocal as to hijack the rest of teachers.
If you want to know the thoughts of your local teachers, check social media. As they all feel insulated from any consequences, they share their views freely and they largely veer toward authoritarianism. It is shocking.
Also Nextdoor. Hideious app.
Jimmy in my school it was the majority of the teachers. Over 50 of them.
I have always respected teachers for their kindness and knowing how to teach...but I lost all respect for them during covid.
And another point...Teacher colleges turn out complete IDIOTS. They
do not know how to research anything. I think all teachers should have real life
experience before they go into teaching, preferably in the dreaded private sector.
I agree with you there. There is the general consensus that "those who can't do, teach." and it appears to be an accurate assertion.
Agreed. It was all the "double two" students that went into teching. The smarter ones either continues studying for PhDs or got out into something else.
I don't think I could handle the indoctrination process of a PhD. I saw what my sister went through, and saw the changes she went through as well.
I was once about to become a teacher in the early nineties. I stayed an extra year, took education courses, and even went through student teaching. I was horrible back then at classroom management and chalked it up to being not much more than a kid myself. But part of it was the system even back then. I remember being told by other teachers that for the most part the idea was to "pass" students who were seniors even as they were failing. I remember feeling so discouraged to hear that. I attended a parent teacher conference or two and at that point it was like the students and parents were aligned against the teachers...and who could blame them. The cancer of "letting things go" only gets worse over time until education ends up becoming indoctrination.