nothing like trying to learn physics from a teacher that can hardly speak english.

[imported_Mike]

Maybe im being close minded here, but i hate it when my teachers dont speak very much english. For me, physics is hard enough, now i have to decipher what the teacher said?? My teacher is a cool guy, he makes the class fun by telling jokes(though sometimes i have no clue what the punchline was) but when he gets into physics, its hard to understand. Sorry if i offended anyone with this post, but i just hate when i cant understand what the teacher is saying.

 

[WinkOsmosis]

nothing like trying to learn physics from a teacher than harder speak english.

Maybe you should both enroll in an English as a Second Language class.

 

[Evadman]

I left ISU because my C++ teacher could barely speak english, and would respond to questions with, "ya, uh huh." while nodding. I did not pay sh!tloads of money for that crap. Deans did nothing when aproched my many students (many meaning over 50 at one meeting on this one teacher)

I am now self taught

 

[imported_Mike]

Maybe you should both enroll in an English as a Second Language class.

already am, lol. See what i mean, it makes it confusing...that title was just a test....

 

[UNCjigga]

Calculus prof was Russian and physics prof was Prussian, and I had those two back-to-back!!!

 

[WinkOsmosis]

Originally posted by: uncJIGGA
Calculus prof was Russian and physics prof was Prussian, and I had those two back-to-back!!!

Russia isn't spelled with a P, son!

 

[todpod]

but Prussian starts with a P

 

[imported_Mike]

Russia isn't spelled with a P, son!

what are we, grammar king? my point was not that I have good spelling/grammar skills, its just hard to learn from someone that doesnt have them.

 

[axelfox]

Originally posted by: CheapArse

Russia isn't spelled with a P, son!

what are we, grammar king? my point was not that I have good spelling/grammar skills, its just hard to learn from someone that doesnt have them.

That's from an episode of Home Improvement!

 

"I left ISU because my C++ teacher could barely speak english, and would respond to questions with, 'ya, uh huh.' while nodding. I did not pay sh!tloads of money for that crap. Deans did nothing when aproched my many students (many meaning over 50 at one meeting on this one teacher)

I am now self taught"

Oh Lord! That sounds exactly like my experience.

It upsets me when I have professors that struggle with the English language. And I tried to understand why no one seemed to be listening to the students' complaints. I'm not asking for professors who're English scholars. I just don't think it's asking too much to have someone who can speak basic English and eloquently.

Cheaparse, relax and stop getting defencive. Not everyone is always in a serious mood. Some people are just teasing, so relax. I think most students can relate to your situation. You end up being self-taught or getting assistance from a tutor.

 

[WinkOsmosis]

Seriously though.. I feel your pain. I was in a section meeting for my calc class last semester, with a Brazilian TA. She was HAWT but wrote stuff differently... like she was using Wingdings instead of Trebuchet MS.

 

[numark]

Better than learning physics from a teacher that hardly knows physics (And yes, this is, in fact, the case with my high school physics teacher. We have to "assist" him in solving basic algebra equations because he'll stand up at the board and stare at them, dumbfounded).

 

[imported_Mike]

Originally posted by: numark
Better than learning physics from a teacher that hardly knows physics (And yes, this is, in fact, the case with my high school physics teacher. We have to "assist" him in solving basic algebra equations because he'll stand up at the board and stare at them, dumbfounded).

lol

 

[Howard]

So there's no country called Prussia, eh?

 

[Spoooon]

Maybe if more people with english as their primary language were man enough to get their PhD in physics...

 

[Ender]

Originally posted by: numark
Better than learning physics from a teacher that hardly knows physics (And yes, this is, in fact, the case with my high school physics teacher. We have to "assist" him in solving basic algebra equations because he'll stand up at the board and stare at them, dumbfounded).

Sounds like my Chem teacher. Damn he's stupid.

"Umm... and the... *mumbles* goes here..."

That's his response when I ask him a question, and same with most of my classmates.

Sheesh, how do these teachers get their jobs?

 

[DoNotDisturb]

Originally posted by: Evadman
I left ISU because my C++ teacher could barely speak english, and would respond to questions with, "ya, uh huh." while nodding. I did not pay sh!tloads of money for that crap. Deans did nothing when aproched my many students (many meaning over 50 at one meeting on this one teacher)

I am now self taught

my teacher was an indian... hard to understand him.

 

[QueHuong]

I did not pay sh!tloads of money for that crap.

Well, if more english speaking americans could get a PhD and teach at a college level, maybe universities won't need to turn to foreign professors.

 

[brtspears2]

I cant stop cracking up in my business class with a Russian TA. She reminds me of Nadia, that one girl from American Pie. Her english and herself are huge destractions.

 

[mAdD INDIAN]

heh...our Profs speak good english but have think foriegn accents. Well not all of them, but quite a few.

Most of our Profs are all foriegn, very few Canadian profs. Most are either Oriental, Persian/Arab, Indian, or European. Same goes for the TAs.
But most of them do know their stuff.

 

[Maverick]

Originally posted by: Howard
So there's no country called Prussia, eh?

yeah there is...its just called Germany now.

 

[numark]

Originally posted by: Merkon

Originally posted by: numark
Better than learning physics from a teacher that hardly knows physics (And yes, this is, in fact, the case with my high school physics teacher. We have to "assist" him in solving basic algebra equations because he'll stand up at the board and stare at them, dumbfounded).

Sounds like my Chem teacher. Damn he's stupid.

"Umm... and the... *mumbles* goes here..."

That's his response when I ask him a question, and same with most of my classmates.

Sheesh, how do these teachers get their jobs?

They're hurting so much for teachers these days (no one wants to work a stressful job for such a low paycheck) that they're pulling in people from the street. Although the odd thing is, this teacher has been teaching physics for must be 10-15 years and he STILL hasn't even understood the first chapter

 

[imported_Mike]

They're hurting so much for teachers these days (no one wants to work a stressful job for such a low paycheck) that they're pulling in people from the street. Although the odd thing is, this teacher has been teaching physics for must be 10-15 years and he STILL hasn't even understood the first chapter

almost sounds like california public schools...

 

[Evadman]

Originally posted by: MindStorm

I did not pay sh!tloads of money for that crap.

Well, if more english speaking americans could get a PhD and teach at a college level, maybe universities won't need to turn to foreign professors.

The reason given was that the university had to have a certain amount of teachers who were not from the US, and that they could not do anything about it. Well, I could, and did. Not sure how many others followed my example.

 

[imported_Mike]

Originally posted by: MindStorm

I did not pay sh!tloads of money for that crap.

Well, if more english speaking americans could get a PhD and teach at a college level, maybe universities won't need to turn to foreign professors.

there is very little, to none, incentive for people to become teachers now a days, so i dont really think its a matter if they could, but if they want to...with overtime hours and no extra pay to show for it.