[Rhodes22-list] teachers - Chris?

[Steven Alm]

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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> > >> >
> >
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> > >> >
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