At our school, finding a teacher who is passionate and interested in what they are teaching is so rare. Going to a class and learning something new is honestly shocking, since it happens so infrequently. I think it's ridiculous that I can miss more than half of my classes and still get good marks. I can miss entire weeks, and when I get back, I haven't missed anything.
Then, teachers expect my respect. Are you kidding me? I'll respect you when you have earned in, and in my mind, the fact that at least two of my teachers this semester have no idea what the course they are teaching is even about does not give me any reason to respect them.
I do not mind doing the work, normally I enjoy it. What drives me crazy is that in my grade 12 university classes I feel like I am missing out on learning. We're all going to be in shock next year when we reach university and college considering as of right now, few of us have the work ethic that it takes to make it in post-secondary.
If you want my respect - give me homework, test my intelligence, give me that thirst for knowledge that you're supposed to - teach me something.
youuuu, you amaze me and i love it. i find that you are one of those people who dont just talk..because its fun. and thats awesome. im not gonna drop names either but i completely agree. since i have all the same classes as you do. usually people find out who my favourite teacher is and then they freak out and wonder why, "hes a hard ass" well yea, thats why i like him because he isnt going to baby me and give me unlimited extentions. university wont do that for us and we need to wake up and realize it. because if we dont, we wont get anywhere in life, were going to drown in the immense amounts of work assaigned to us.
ReplyDeleteim one of those kids that needs my intelligence tested, i need pressure, i need to be challenged. if not i might fail. which sucks because i know im pretty smart.
all in all i 100% agree with you
ps. get a like love hate button like heather has on her blog so i can love this post. <3
thank you!!
ReplyDeleteCouldn't have said it better myself Shannon.
ReplyDeleteYou have captured the thoughts of so many of us here.
I want nothing more than to have role models, and elders who I admire for the valuable lessons they teach us, but sometimes, especially recently, I have been terribly dissapointed.
I have one thing to say: Demand the respect you deserve by giving us a reason to give it! We work hard for our grades, it's only fair that teachers do the same.
thank you!
ReplyDeletelike honestly I feel exactly the same way with some of my classes this semester!