Recent questions tagged teachers

Description : It's World Teachers Day. Anybody have a shout out to a teacher who maybe changed your life in a positive manner, in either a big or a small way?

Last Answer : Although I was never in any class that she taught, I’d like to be a loudmouth laudator for my wife. She finally retired from teaching when she was 69. I wish I had more time to post the praise she deserves.

Description : Have you ever asked a former teacher to grab lunch or coffee?

Last Answer : I offered my grade 6 teacher sugar cookies that I made in grade 9. She declined.

Description : Did you ever have a teacher make passes at you in Jr. High or High School?

Last Answer : I wish.

Description : Hour per hour, are teachers paid better than cabbies, bus drivers, trucker, plumbers, etc.?

Last Answer : Better than cabbies, I think. Better than bus drivers I think. Trucker? IDK. Have to ask Squeeky on that one. Hour per hour, I think plumbers make more BUT…if they aren’t working they don’t get paid.

Description : Have you ever had a mentor? Who has been your Merlin, your Gandalf, your Dumbledore?

Last Answer : My grandpa and my mom. In university, my Philosophy professor Dr. Philip Merklinger. He told me to not to let the bastards grind me down… and my mom is still teaching me to pick my battles, my grandpa taught me that even mosquitos need to eat.

Description : Can a married teacher like his student?

Last Answer : answer:Yes. It is possible. You should know that it happens a lot, and that responsible teachers do nothing about it. If a teacher is irresponsible enough to try to push it further, that tells you the teacher is not a person of good character. Do not be flattered. It is not a good thing.

Description : Can teacher have a crush on a student?

Last Answer : Yes, if he/she is human it is both possible.

Description : In honor of Teacher's Appreciation Week, which teacher had the most impact on you?

Last Answer : Rick Scott, because he gave a damn and he was enthusiastic about his subjects he taught. Of course when they redistricted his school, he ended up teaching shop class, because “he wasn’t qualified enough.”

Description : Do students take advantage of a substitute teacher?

Last Answer : Of course they do! We sit in different seats, and get each other into trouble by using each others' names. Once, a girl named Diamond who acts up in class a lot told the sub that her name was my ... a lot of fun. Our regular teachers don't teach much anyway, so it wouldn't matter if we learned.

Description : College teachers, junior college instructors, et al.: do you look up your students' grade records?

Last Answer : answer:It never occurred to me to do that when I was teaching. I don't think it is allowed; if it is, I never knew how to do it. I assume that federal privacy laws would apply. Those ... done in a specific prior class, but that was usually in the context of advising them about future course choices.

Description : Do students take advantage of a substitute teacher?

Last Answer : Of course they do! We sit in different seats, and get each other into trouble by using each others' names. Once, a girl named Diamond who acts up in class a lot told the sub that her name was my ... a lot of fun. Our regular teachers don't teach much anyway, so it wouldn't matter if we learned.

Description : Adults: back at school did you have a teacher who was so mean to you that you still have not gotten over it now that you are an adult?

Last Answer : answer:Yes. The principal at my middle school was a complete ass. He was the kind of guy who strutted around and thought he could never be wrong. I was a very good kid in school, had excellent ... the gym teacher's part, and the bastard never even apologized for accusing me of pretending to be sick.

Description : I am quite worried by this teacher?

Last Answer : We are not always the best judge of these things for ourselves. Maybe a friend could accompany you sometime when you are in this teacher’s presence, and report to you what he or she saw and thought.

Description : If you were charged with a misdeamonor domestic violence can you still become a teacher?

Last Answer : I am confused that you didn't check this out before you declared your major. I suggest you talk to the teacher ASAP and come clean. Explain exactly what you have told us here. It might be fine since it ... . You may even be able to have it expunged if you contact an attorney. It WAS 10 years ago.

Description : Did a teacher ever say something to you that stayed indelibly etched in your mind?

Last Answer : “Don’t sell yourself short.”

Description : Are teachers undervalued in our society? If you say "yes," why?

Last Answer : answer:Most definitely they are and that is wrong, because they are molding the future. I wish teachers in the USA were honored, venerated and revered, the way they are in Japan. They certainly deserve to be treated that way; at least most of them.