A couple days ago, one of my students yelled at me for misreading a question. A few days later, a couple of students were stunned that I got a haircut...Are teachers really held to such a high standard that they aren't viewed as humans? Here are a few reasons why they shouldn't be judged by a higher standard:
-Back in April I published this stupid bitstrip detailing the frustrations of dealing with unprepared students:
Yesterday, my department held a meeting of about 50 teachers in my room. Just as the meeting was to start, the teacher sitting next to me sheepishly asked, "Do you have a pencil I could borrow?"
-Last week, I received an invitation to an upcoming faculty Christmas social on a Saturday. I promptly filled mine out and turned it in..."No thanks, not interested." (I try to avoid anything work related on weekends) A few days later, there was a campus wide email saying something to the extent of: "We received an RSVP for the Christmas party, but it has no name on it. Could the person who submitted it please let us know who you are?"
-Yesterday afternoon, a teacher was starting to write a word on the board and before she was through, asked me for the correct spelling. I told her that she was spelling it right so far except for the "a". A couple minutes later, she came up to me to prove me wrong by pointing out the word in the dictionary. "See?" she said "It does have an 'a' in it!" What was the word she asked me for the correct spelling? "College" What was the word she pointed out to me in the dictionary? "Colleague" Since she is my college, I'll let that one go and hope she graduated from a good four-year colleague.
-Back in April I published this stupid bitstrip detailing the frustrations of dealing with unprepared students:
Yesterday, my department held a meeting of about 50 teachers in my room. Just as the meeting was to start, the teacher sitting next to me sheepishly asked, "Do you have a pencil I could borrow?"
-Last week, I received an invitation to an upcoming faculty Christmas social on a Saturday. I promptly filled mine out and turned it in..."No thanks, not interested." (I try to avoid anything work related on weekends) A few days later, there was a campus wide email saying something to the extent of: "We received an RSVP for the Christmas party, but it has no name on it. Could the person who submitted it please let us know who you are?"
-Yesterday afternoon, a teacher was starting to write a word on the board and before she was through, asked me for the correct spelling. I told her that she was spelling it right so far except for the "a". A couple minutes later, she came up to me to prove me wrong by pointing out the word in the dictionary. "See?" she said "It does have an 'a' in it!" What was the word she asked me for the correct spelling? "College" What was the word she pointed out to me in the dictionary? "Colleague" Since she is my college, I'll let that one go and hope she graduated from a good four-year colleague.
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