[Rhodes22-list] teachers - Chris?

Fri Aug 24 07:47:57 EDT 2007

...MY HS science teacher was the one who inspired me to learn to fly between
my
Freshman and Sophomore year....And the skys haven't been safe since!!! :-)

Hank

On 8/24/07, Brad Haslett <flybrad at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> Elle & Slim,
>
> Maybe I got really lucky but I had almost a handful of very dedicated and
> proficient teachers in the very tiny public school I attended.  MY HS
> science teacher was the one who inspired me to learn to fly between my
> Freshman and Sophomore year.  I remain friends with my HS guidance
> counselor
> and share e-mails weekly.  I was so bored my Senior year I convinced the
> school board to allow me to drive my own car to the county vocational
> school
> to attend Distributive Ed.  My DE instructor knew I working on an Airframe
> and Powerplant apprenticeship so he didn't require me to attend class, but
> enabled me to drive straight to the airport and work.  That later caused
> some problems when my Principal visited the vocational school one day and
> found out I didn't attend class.  He suspended me for three days, which
> was
> hardly any punishment.  I later got suspended again, this time perhaps
> justly, for buzzing an afternoon PE class at my HS low enough to have the
> coach and his students lying face down in the dirt.  Then I got expelled
> for
> taking off for three days on a flying expedition.  The Illinois State
> Board
> of Education put the fear of God in me that I needed to beg my way back in
> school (only two months to go) and failed to mention that my college
> entrance exam scores were high enough to not even bother with graduating
> from HS.  My boss came up with a better idea - we blackmailed two school
> board members for some of their extra-curricular activities and they did
> my
> bidding for me.  By the time I did start college I had been on my own for
> a
> while and was paying my own way.  I didn't tolerate BS from college
> professors and they sensed that.  Fortunately, the last 2 1/2 years I
> attended the University of Arkansas at Little Rock, an adult oriented
> commuter school with a much higher than normal average student body
> age.  My
> oldest son is attending there now, working on a second undergrad degree in
> Construction Management since his first degree in partying at the U of A
> Fayetteville hasn't yielded too many job offers.
>
> I love teaching but I doubt I'd last two days in the public school
> environment.  The first time little Johnny's Dad came to complain about
> something I'd rip his head off as well.  My hat goes off to anyone to can
> survive those conditions.  Both of my sons attended Catholic Boys high
> schools where parental input and interference was greeted by throwing your
> little precious out.  Frankly, I liked that - spared me listening to a lot
> of whining.
>
> Brad
>
> 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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