how do you feel about teachers

[Luna 831 468]

how do all of you feel about teachers in all grades or in general. there are good teachers for the most part and on the other hand there are the ones who only care about the money and not helping the kids.

 

Edited July 28, 2014 by Luna 831

[BronyPony 575]

In general, I feel teachers are of no use now days besides allowing students to get a grasp at the material if they need help with understand something. A majority of the information that is taught in schools is accessible online and with a new outernet being distributed around the world, teachers might become void while tutors will become a larger employment option. That is just my opinion, though.

[Luna 831 468]

In general, I feel teachers are of no use now days besides allowing students to get a grasp at the material if they need help with understand something. A majority of the information that is taught in schools is accessible online and with a new outernet being distributed around the world, teachers might become void while tutors will become a larger employment option. That is just my opinion, though.

but tutors are the same way they only wont the money and perks .

[Deathstroke 1,564]

If the teacher is an ass i hate them other than that i have no grudge for anyone 

Edited July 28, 2014 by Deathstroke

[BronyPony 575]

but tutors are the same way they only wont the money and perks .

I can agree with that, but it was merely an example.

[Luna 831 468]

If the teacher is an ass i hate them other that i have no grudge for anyone 

i agree with this example

[M'aiq the Liar 5,804]

I feel like they are a mixed bag. There are quite a few teachers that legitimately care about trying to grow their students into the average American, who can fully function in the ever changing society. Alot of the issue comes from what we expect of them, alot of people seem to have forgotten that public school is not meant to cultivate large amounts of new Einsteins and Hawkings, but rather just teach the average person just enough so that they can be a productive member of society.  Alot of teachers get negative attitudes toward this, and alot of it is not under their control with standardized testing, and soon the common core curriculum.

 

so there are some teachers out there that care, and most if not all start out wanting to change the world and their students lives. But due to external pressures, and the stress of dealing with a ever increasingly disconnected youth, quite a few teachers just "check out" and only do the job to keep themselves afloat financially.

[babymoondust 223]

If they use aversive methods, (shouting, punishment, embarrassment, negative tones of voice), in attempt to force the child to pay attention to lessons when the lesson is boring the child, or to somehow "make" the child learn by the way the teacher teaches when the child requires an alternative way of learning.. the teacher is detrimental to the child's progress. 

[BronyPony 575]

I feel like they are a mixed bag. There are quite a few teachers that legitimately care about trying to grow their students into the average American, who can fully function in the ever changing society. Alot of the issue comes from what we expect of them, alot of people seem to have forgotten that public school is not meant to cultivate large amounts of new Einsteins and Hawkings, but rather just teach the average person just enough so that they can be a productive member of society.  Alot of teachers get negative attitudes toward this, and alot of it is not under their control with standardized testing, and soon the common core curriculum.

 

so there are some teachers out there that care, and most if not all start out wanting to change the world and their students lives. But due to external pressures, and the stress of dealing with a ever increasingly disconnected youth, quite a few teachers just "check out" and only do the job to keep themselves afloat financially.

I think the system does account for students who don't want to become the next Einstein or Hawking. If a person achieves a high GPA then they can get into a high level college while other students get into the average college. Pressure by teachers tests a students want or ability to get the highest they can be. That is my take on it. I just hate teachers(not the person) with a passion because of the fix curriculum system. 

[M'aiq the Liar 5,804]

I think the system does account for students who don't want to become the next Einstein or Hawking. If a person achieves a high GPA then they can get into a high level college while other students get into the average college. Pressure by teachers tests a students want or ability to get the highest they can be. That is my take on it. I just hate teachers(not the person) with a passion because of the fix curriculum system. 

Alot of the issue (and hate for teachers) comes from how much parents attempt to pressure the teachers into turning their children into the next hawking.

And the massive push to put kids into college (despite that most jobs currently should not require a college degree they should be taught at trade schools, but due to a forced inflated education market even jobs at fast food requires degrees.) has not helped with this.

 

But again, there are always going to be some good and some bad in any public service job.

[BronyPony 575]

Alot of the issue (and hate for teachers) comes from how much parents attempt to pressure the teachers into turning their children into the next hawking.

And the massive push to put kids into college (despite that most jobs currently should not require a college degree they should be taught at trade schools, but due to a forced inflated education market even jobs at fast food requires degrees.) has not helped with this.

 

But again, there are always going to be some good and some bad in any public service job.

I think the push comes from the myth that the United States has had a lack in engineers and scientists currently:

 

http://www.tlnt.com/2013/07/23/a-big-shortage-of-american-engineers-a-new-study-says-no/

[Fade 78]

"Tell me and I forget. Teach me and I remember. Involve me and I learn."

 

Teachers, to be excellent, always immerse their students, whether their students are kinetic, auditory, or visual learners, across all curriculums. That is something the Internet can't always do.

 

And yes, the U.S. tosses out more lawyers than engineers.

[BronyPony 575]

"Tell me and I forget. Teach me and I remember. Involve me and I learn."

 

Teachers, to be excellent, always immerse their students, whether their students are kinetic, auditory, or visual learners, across all curriculums. That is something the Internet can't always do.

 

And yes, the U.S. tosses out more lawyers than engineers.

I agree and disagree at the sametime. Again, I pointed out that teachers can be used to help students who try to understand the material if they don't. The Internet provides a vast amount of information that is useful. If you use information more often, you remember it. If you begin using it, you learn it as well. For example, I am involving myself into not only programming, but also some engineering with chips, such as the Raspberry pi, for my projects. I am taking information online and applying it to my projects. From my projects, I learn the information.

[M'aiq the Liar 5,804]

I think the push comes from the myth that the United States has had a lack in engineers and scientists currently:

 

http://www.tlnt.com/2013/07/23/a-big-shortage-of-american-engineers-a-new-study-says-no/

I meant the push in general, most people are not being pushed into college to become engineers, they are just being pushed into college in general. Why do you think we have so many in student debt with degrees in cyborg literature and canine gender studies? The push in general began during the late 80s, and has been steadily growing ever since. This creates near mass education inflation, leading to alot of degrees no longer having employable worth. But that is a debate for another time.

[Invincible 2,092]

I don't know how much teachers are paid in other countries but here it's considered a petty job, and if i recall anything from my highschool days correctly it's pretty thankless. I truly think teachers in everywhere non-academia are folks teaching because they love teaching and want to help students. Professors can be a bit douchey... some of them (not all of them, mind you) really teach because they're forced to as part of their academic research funding or similar reasons - you can also tell this by how disinterested they are in helping people learn their materials.

 

Still... the general most are good folks that i have lots of respect for. It's a profession that requires lots of patience and many arn't cut out for it.

[Unikitty 1,212]

There isn't a time that goes by where I think back and reckon "Nah. My teachers were stupid. They're useless."
I never completed school. I had trouble with people - teachers and students - and it lead to a downfall in my ability to keep interested in school. But if I could go back, I would. I would, and I would profusely apologise to every single(well, not every one, as there were a couple bad teachers) teacher I was taught by.
While I don't doubt that some teachers just don't know what they're doing, 99% of the time, they're here for you - the student.

There is no such thing as a teacher that is just there for a cushy, high paying job. Teaching is practically pennies in return. The only way a money-hungry teacher could make it worth the hassle, is by being in the highest of tiers, as head of age groups, or at a vice/principal level. And even then, it's not exactly glamourous.

Sure, it's possible that some teachers may not be in their desired field(I know both of a teacher who was in high-school, that wanted to teach Primary(10yr olds) - as well as a Primary teacher, who wished to work with university students). But it's not possible for them to be completely ignorant of what their job entails.
It's a long and difficult career, and now that I am a little more wise, I don't envy a single one of them.

I simply wish I could do it again; right.

[BronyPony 575]

There isn't a time that goes by where I think back and reckon "Nah. My teachers were stupid. They're useless."

I never completed school. I had trouble with people - teachers and students - and it lead to a downfall in my ability to keep interested in school. But if I could go back, I would. I would, and I would profusely apologise to every single(well, not every one, as there were a couple bad teachers) teacher I was taught by.

While I don't doubt that some teachers just don't know what they're doing, 99% of the time, they're here for you - the student.

 

There is no such thing as a teacher that is just there for a cushy, high paying job. Teaching is practically pennies in return. The only way a money-hungry teacher could make it worth the hassle, is by being in the highest of tiers, as head of age groups, or at a vice/principal level. And even then, it's not exactly glamourous.

Sure, it's possible that some teachers may not be in their desired field(I know both of a teacher who was in high-school, that wanted to teach Primary(10yr olds) - as well as a Primary teacher, who wished to work with university students). But it's not possible for them to be completely ignorant of what their job entails.

It's a long and difficult career, and now that I am a little more wise, I don't envy a single one of them.

 

I simply wish I could do it again; right.

I am guessing you haven't encountered the Teacher's Union at all. They do it for the money.

[yeet 2,027]

I've had good teachers. I've had bad ones.

 

Our english teacher wants us all to get A grades so she can get a bonus on her pay check.

Science teacher is cool. But does shout when everyone just keeps talking over him.

[Hashi 324]

I went to quite a nice school, and all the teachers there were wonderful. There was one who had been teaching there for about 40 years, and he was a little grumpy, and a couple of others were mad, and some others were a little strict, but every single one put you before themselves

[Unikitty 1,212]

I am guessing you haven't encountered the Teacher's Union at all. They do it for the money.

I suppose not. But in all honesty, if they're in it for the money, they're in the wrong career.

[Zekromic 1,054]

I got a few really caring teachers, but I have big examples of humanity's failures. One who forces her socialist point of views, others who instead of teaching, defend the bullies, etc

[Luna 831 468]

I got a few really caring teachers, but I have big examples of humanity's failures. One who forces her socialist point of views, others who instead of teaching, defend the bullies, etc

Teachers should be there for the students to help them learn and grow a lot.

[iceestarz 5,847]

I've had some generally crappy teachers, but on the other hoof I've also had some out right awesome ones too!

 

My art teacher I had in Washington for the majority of my junior year before I moved to Texas was amazing. I was one of his favorites and he was definitely my favorite teacher ever. He always encouraged me to try new things although I always incorporated ponies into my drawings just to irk his nerves. He always wanted me to try draw something other than ponies, which I did once just for him lol. He trusted me and would let me take home a lot of art supplies that he wouldn't let any other student have. Plus he gave me the opportunity to do a mural painting with him and the art club giving me 44 hours of community service plus a medal, which I still haven't got from my old high school, who were supposed to mail to me a couple months ago meanie heads, I gotta get on their plots once school starts back up.

 

But on the other hoof. I also had a teacher who literally almost made me fail a class. And in my school if you fail one semester of a class you have to retake the entire year of it. It wasn't even my fault. I had a B+ for the first semester in Washington. Then in February I had double jaw surgery, was out of school for 3 weeks. When I went back to school I was only there for like a week and half before moving to Texas. Then my physics teacher here never once thought to teach me the whole semester worth of stuff before the final exam. I told her I never learned any of the topics they did for 2nd semester. So basically she expected me to pass my exam when I wasn't taught the majority of the work. She should've only given me a test on what I was taught by her, since my old high school taught me the force of motion and shiz and this other school was doing crap like concave and convex mirrors. Needless to say I failed the test with like a 20. It was pathetic. I almost cried at school I was that upset. I was so flustered with it that I missed my bus stop and had to walk super far to get to my house. Yeah, I just started bawling on my way home. Luckily my mom fixed it and talked to my counselor about the situation, it was literally the last day of school, and my last hope of passing physics. My counselor fixed everything and got my teacher to not be a jerk and raise my final grade to passing.

[Fender 1,284]

I can only speak for American teachers...but uhm...

 

I like teachers who actual help you through the material they are trying to teach you and then test you on it later. I don't like the seemingly 90% of American teachers who throw a work packet at your face and tell you to figure it out.

[LED Dasher 228]

I think some teachers are more useful than others. I've met teachers who have simply indoctrinated me and those who have actually given me real, practical knowledge.