Description : Does anyone remember a teacher or teachers in high school telling them that what they're learning is somehow going to be important later in life so they had better learn it well and not to forget it?
Last Answer : I am sadly one of the few, few, children that has needed Algebra and even some complex things outside of HS. Between Photography, being a nerd, a geek, and a Writer who is obsessive about the details, I need as much knowledge as I can cram into my skull without bumping something else out.
Description : Teacher troubles! What to do? It's the beginning of the year!
Last Answer : My best advice is that this would be an excellent situation for your daughter to handle. I think she should talk to the teacher and tell him how she feels about what she said and that his joking ... If she can deal with it and get satisfaction, it will be a wonderful learning for her in assertion.
Description : If you attended public school in America: did any teacher of yours ever say anything antiGod?
Last Answer : I don’t recall religion coming up at all. I did have a teacher in 8th grade, however, that was a hardcore Republican. He had a huge Ronald Reagan poster in the classroom, and he would often ridicule “bleeding heart liberals” during class.
Description : Have you ever disliked a teacher that everybody else loved?
Last Answer : I hate a teacher that everyone else hates as well, but that’s not the same now, is it?
Description : What's the best thing a teacher has ever said to you?
Last Answer : “Don’t sell yourself short.” “Art is a business.” and “David Stolte, GROW UP!”
Description : Thinking about Trump's idea to have school teachers carry firearms - is that basically telling the bad guys "shoot the teacher first?"?
Last Answer : You can’t shoot all of the teachers at the same time, so, no.
Description : Do you agree with students turning in cell phones to the teacher when they walk into class?
Last Answer : In a previous generation, would teachers or administrators or boards had tolerated the notion of students plugging telephones into an RJ11 outlet in the classroom as class convened? Of course not. So why would they tolerate the modern version of this now?
Description : How much leeway does a teacher or professor have when giving a pupils grade?
Last Answer : If it is real science with clearly defined right and wrong answers, like maths, physics, chemistry, or biology, then not much. But if it is subjective nonsense like philosophy, theology, or economics, all the leeway in the world.
Description : What should we do with a child that hit a teacher?
Last Answer : I would go for the principle's option. Really, throwing him out of the school actually contributes to the problem. That is what schools are for, teaching children to behave. Denying proper ... encourage the boy to further misbehave and become a criminal, something society has already had enough.
Description : Is it abuse if a grade school teacher tells her student his I.Q. ?
Last Answer : No, not abuse in any way, shape or form. Your teacher was, most likely, just sharing the results of your test. There are plenty of gifted under achievers out there and it’s your own fault if you can’t apply your intelligence in your life and career choices.
Description : What would you do if you were a teacher and one of your students throws a tissue away and she accidentally knocks some of your papers in the trash?
Last Answer : Duh! Call her attention to the accident, and ask her civilly to retrieve the papers and straighten things up.
Description : Why is my government teacher so generous on my part?
Last Answer : answer:He clearly wants to fuck you. Or he doesn’t.. go with whatever makes you happy.
Description : What would you tell a teacher when you say you have to use the restroom, and he/she says that you should have went during travel time?
Last Answer : ~ I would call her a bitch and threaten to pee out the school bus window If she doesn’t pull over. DON’T take my advice. ~
Description : What would happen in NYC if a teacher spanked and/or tied up a child to a chair?
Last Answer : Nothing… if he has tenure. He can always be sued.
Description : What do you feel about student led parent teacher conferences?
Last Answer : You can’t mean that. If you do, then why are the teachers included?
Description : If a 14 yo girl is raped in a school bathroom on the advice of a teacher, is it enough for the court to say that the circumstances "will hopefully never again be repeated" [Details]?
Last Answer : They just gave the little rapist a hall pass. Pffft! This is so wrong on so many levels I don’t have the energy to address them all. Suffice it to say this is Alabama, still a backwards ass state full of uneducated educators apparently.
Description : Teacher-student friendship/relationship?
Last Answer : What could possibly go wrong? Honestly though, it’s one thing to offer to help and it’s another thing to actually do something. Give one of them a call and I bet one of two things will happen. They’ll either try to “get with” you or they’ll blow you off.
Description : Does my teacher hate me?
Last Answer : answer:Welcome to Fluther. One statement early in your presentation is a tip-off to me to be very wary of what follows: Nobody likes her. When I hear statements like this: everybody knows that and nobody ... for How can I find a way to enjoy this class more? then maybe you can. Good luck.
Description : Why would a teacher insist on a hand-written note from a parent, as opposed to an email?
Last Answer : I suppose she thinks your child is a genius & therefore can hack your email and type in full complete sentences at a level to make it appear as if she is an adult so because she doesn’t trust that it’s really you as opposed to your genius child she wants to get the handwriting analyzed.
Description : How do I tell my teacher her class is boring?
Last Answer : Put what you just said very politely in writing and give it to her. Suggest a more interactive approach with all due respect!
Description : Summer reading lists for school: Should vacation be vacation, or if you think reading lists are a good thing, how much is reasonable for a teacher to require?
Last Answer : I have to do 3 big books over 4 weeks holiday… I don;t think it’s very nice at all. It takes the fun out of reading, and reading is my favourite thing to do, ever!
Description : Who was your favorite teacher? Your least favorite?
Last Answer : They were both in high school, actually. Mr. Murcko was.. English and Drama. He was just fun. He rode his bike to work and he had a crazy beard, and most of the kids made fun of him ... us anything. He just let everyone screw off in class.. which would normally be welcome, but I liked science.
Description : Today is World Teachers' Day, 2011. Anybody got a teacher story they want to tell?
Last Answer : answer:Just would like to say: “Thanks Mrs. Anderson, wherever you are…”
Description : Can I become a teacher with a college level English in Canada?
Last Answer : answer:I'm sure that collages won't really help you get towards your goal of being a teacher. Ahem, a collage is a form of art in which various materials such as photographs and pieces of paper or ... COLLEGE is where you can go to get your degree in various subjects and move on to start a career.
Description : If you were a teacher, would you be friends with your students on Facebook?
Last Answer : No way. I know someone who does something similar, accepts his student’s friend requests on facebook – and I agree with you. The whole thing strikes me as creepy. Perhaps as adults, after highschool.. I don’t know. Not younger kids. Something about it that I just don’t like.
Description : What are the qualities of a good teacher at the high school level?
Last Answer : answer:No fear! Actually, the same qualities that make a good teacher at the elementary level, are the same qualities that make them a good teacher at the HS level. Ability to genuinely relate to the students, to care about them, to know their stuff, to be fair, but firm.
Description : If you were a school teacher what grade/ age would you teach and why?
Last Answer : 1st grade, kids are cool at that age. :D
Description : What do I say in an email to my teacher concerning the grades he has posted for me?
Last Answer : In my experience, teachers would wait up until the last day or so to post grades. I think they just have a lot on their plates, and it takes a while to grade assignments for an entire roster of ... nothing annoys teachers more. Just send him a short, honest email and you should be fine. Good luck.
Description : Do you need to major in education to become a teacher?
Last Answer : Depends on what you wanna tach, but if you wanna be an elementary or high school teacher, it might be a good idea.
Description : Are you a born teacher?
Last Answer : I’m a born teacher. I teach people around me about a variety of subjects: reading, computers, fitness… I’m pretty good at it too. I do it when people ask for it and when they don’t. If teachers were compensated better for their work, it’s what I would do with my life.
Description : Was there a teacher in your school that all the kids made fun of?
Last Answer : There was the one with the goiter-like tumor, the one that wore polyester AND socks with sandals, the one who spit when he spoke…. Yep! Come to think of it… Was there one we didn’t make fun of?
Description : Could I have pressed charges against my gym teacher in high school?
Last Answer : If you don’t think there was any harmful intent and she was embarassed, it was best to let it drop. Any legal action would have ben tremendously embarrassing for you both and would probably only have hurt her career.
Description : How would you act around a teacher if you felt like they disliked you, but you still want to pass the class?
Last Answer : Kill em with kindness. Honestly, just try not to fuck up. Don't give them a reason to dislike you more than [you think] they already do. Do your work, participate in discussions - be average my man ( ... to fuck off if you feel so inclined. but you'd better hope you don't need their help later.
Description : How close should a Student-teacher Relationship be?
Last Answer : what teacher?
Description : What are the steps to becoming an art teacher?
Last Answer : my sister is an art teacher in sprinfield. I believe she just took 4 years of college majoring in art education. Then she became a student teacher, after that she was an asistant teacher for a year until she found a job opening as an art teacher. Hope that helps :)
Description : Do you think it's acceptable for a teacher to carry a concealed weapon?
Last Answer : Uh… how about, no way. It sounds like he should switch professions.
Description : What made/makes your favorite teacher your favorite teacher?
Last Answer : A great intellect combined with a great sense of humor. The fact that he was handsome, and I was an 8th grade girl may have had something to do with it, too!
Description : What was your favorite class in high school or college? Was it the teacher or course that made it great?
Last Answer : answer:First, Philosophy. It was both the teacher and the course that made the whole thing wonderful. It was taught by an ex-Jesuit at a Jesuit University and he made the course come alive. He was ... and to find and map constellations and to see and somewhat understand what the naked eye can't see.
Description : Have you ever stayed on a bus or train until you've finished doing homework or read a novel, or had a nap?
Last Answer : answer:No, never. I was always eager to get off of the public transportation (whatever city I lived in) that the first priority was exiting, and the lesser priority was homework or book. Maybe ... transport is clean and comfortable, and (with a couple of exceptions) US public transport is not.
Description : Have you ever had a close friend move away while you were in school?
Last Answer : answer:After freshman year of college, I moved back to NY from Florida. My best friend was distraught and didn't talk to me for months. This is an example of how to NOT react. After some time ... can still talk and visit. Just because they're moving, doesn't mean they are disappearing from earth.
Description : Have you ever taken a class in school just because you had a crush on someone who would be in the class?
Last Answer : yup. Thats mainly how I ended up with a masters in evolutionary biology that I don’t need and never use.
Description : If you had a dollar for every time algebra and calculus helped you in life would you have n dollars?
Last Answer : Simple math plays a part in everyones daily life. Algebra and calculus would depend if your occupation requires them.
Description : When I was a kid we didn't need armed guards or cops in school. We had Nuns! What is your experience with Nuns ?
Last Answer : I got an F in reading in the third term, second grade and the bitch held me back for another year! (I didn’t go to school there the following year so, nah nah na-nah-nah, Sister!)
Description : Casting your mind back to your school days, which teachers had memorable names?
Last Answer : My brother had a first grade teacher named Mrs Outhouse, her real name. I had a fourth grade teacher named Mrs Diapher, but we all called her Mrs Diaper and she never corrected us on it.
Description : If you had an opportunity to redo kindergarten would you?
Last Answer : Oh man, I could ace that now!
Description : If you had to sum up subjects like Chemistry, English, Art, etc. in a single sentence, what would they be?
Last Answer : His “Learning about the world at a molecular level”. My answer:“Tiny things that explode when you burn them and do other insane stuff that I don’t fully understand”.
Description : How was your first day back to work/school? (for those of you who had the summer off)
Last Answer : It turned out great although I didn't sleep much last night from anxiety (mainly about getting enough sleep, ironically enough.) It was good to see people, I got a new interesting project and it felt ... back in professional garb so to speak. I had too much time in my own head this summer.
Description : What subjects that you had in school actually contributed something to your life so far?
Last Answer : On a whim I decided to take Japanese classes during High School. It completely changed my life. Not only did I live in Japan for a bit which was awesome, but it has let me have all sorts of ... for years it's still there and probably always will be. Hands down the most life-changing school result.
Description : Who was the longest friend you've had?
Last Answer : the longest friend I have ever had is 82 inches long
Description : What would you do if a college professor had a strong accent and you could not understand him or her?
Last Answer : I think you should learn how to construct a sentence with a subject and a verb (!) before you criticize the way someone else talks. then when you’re done with that, you should read English with an Accent, by Rossina Lipp-Greene.