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Do American schools generally discourage thought ?

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Originally posted by: ucdnam
I'm going to start my teaching credential program in the fall and by spring, be student teaching HS biology. I do want my students to think, but in California, your first 2 years are probationary and you can lose your job for any reason or none at all. They do not need to give a reason. After that, the union protects you.

Anyway, I want my kids to think, but out of 30, there will probably be 5 who can think for themselves and challenge the norm, 20 that make the norm, and 5 that don't give a sh*t. I can spend time teaching 5 and leaving behind 25, teaching 20 and leaving behind 10, or try my best to reach all of them, but covering very little content, because everyone has different learning styles, learning speeds, and add on the personal problems, family problems, friends, etc. Then, multiple your 30 kids per class times 5 periods a day. Good luck with thinking outside the box...

When I'm reading your paper, out of the stack of 150 others, I'll smile and know you're thinking but really, I won't have the time to give it the proper response.
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Please be an unconventional teacher, and don't subscribe to the fvcking system...the BEST teachers I had in high school were so unconventional they taught me so much...

Ironically, my favorite professor at college was "let go" because he was so unconventional. Best professor I've ever had, and will probably ever have. He was bloody brilliant, albeit so unconventional he got either really BAD student reviews or STELLAR reviews. Oh well. The University of Iowa has an excellent Sociology professor now. Krier is his name, take his classes if you can.
 
Originally posted by: Mwilding
looks like your parents didn't believe that whole property value / school district relationship thingie...
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Well, that's not the problem. We are in the rich are of a very working class school district. Of course, the school district pays the lowest per student in our area ??? Our little hillbillie town will never seperate as long as it's run by the same dumbass who keeps running again and again and wins by because no one shows up to vote. He got a DWI and no one ever really cared. He has not done one thing besides fvck up our town :|

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Originally posted by: amdfanboy
Originally posted by: Mwilding
looks like your parents didn't believe that whole property value / school district relationship thingie...
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Well, that's not the problem. We are in the rich are of a very working class school district. Of course, the school district pays the lowest per student in our area ??? Our little hillbillie town will never seperate as long as it's run by the same dumbass who keeps running again and again and wins by because no one shows up to vote. He got a DWI and no one ever really cared. He has not done one thing besides fvck up our town :|

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Where are you located?
 
I'm in high school in Canada and while some teachers are like that, the good ones (mainly the older ones) promote independent thinking. Some teachers talk the entire class about things that are related to their subject but not in the curriculum, and then assign a million pages of reading and homework so you can figure out what you're actually "supposed" to learn by yourself. Takes a lot more work, but at least class becomes interesting...
 
Originally posted by: MadCowDisease
Originally posted by: amdfanboy
Originally posted by: Mwilding
looks like your parents didn't believe that whole property value / school district relationship thingie...
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Well, that's not the problem. We are in the rich are of a very working class school district. Of course, the school district pays the lowest per student in our area ??? Our little hillbillie town will never seperate as long as it's run by the same dumbass who keeps running again and again and wins by because no one shows up to vote. He got a DWI and no one ever really cared. He has not done one thing besides fvck up our town :|

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Where are you located?
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Ouside of Dallas in GarlandISD
 
good job for being a teacher ucdnam :beer: :thumbup;

one of my favorite teachers was my hs biology teacher for 2 years.

i was in a seperate program for graphic arts and design(photoshoped all day for 3 years) and really, regular high school teachers blow. i know the dumb kids dont make it any easier, and kids arnt getting smarter.

one suggestion i always wanted teachers to take.... make some flash animations, theyll help a lot of students understand things.

in my last year of hs i finally got into the AP classes and man... thoes kids are not even on the upper level, ap now a days means more like "your not stupid so we wont put you with the rest of the kids"
 
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