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renate

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17. I don't think it's thankless for good teachers
Sat Jun 9, 2012, 01:29 PM
Jun 2012

Kids, especially the elementary- and middle-school ones, don't have the ability to see things from another person's point of view; they may assume that the teacher knows how they feel, or in the case of a strict teacher they may just think that the teacher is being mean rather than caring about their long-term best interests. But I think that as kids grow up and remember their teachers, they feel incredibly grateful for the good ones. This is definitely true for my kids, even though they never told their favorite teachers how they felt. (I usually try to, but sometimes I get distracted and the end of the school years comes and I think I'll do it after the summer....)

I adore, adore, adore good teachers. It is one hell of a tough job but the difference they make in people's lives is inspiring.

Random things I learned teaching. [View all] Are_grits_groceries Jun 2012 OP
Thanks for the suggestions. I work in a community college and I see how raccoon Jun 2012 #1
Another one I learned... Magoo48 Jun 2012 #2
That's another one. Are_grits_groceries Jun 2012 #3
So true..... Magoo48 Jun 2012 #6
(MUCH easier for Democrats than Republicans) . . .n/t annabanana Jun 2012 #8
A lot of these are applicable in broad range of situations. JNelson6563 Jun 2012 #4
Funny thing.... Wounded Bear Jun 2012 #5
+1! uponit7771 Jun 2012 #7
one more - mzteris Jun 2012 #9
Bravo!I have great respect for teachers., Phhhtttt Jun 2012 #10
I don't think it's thankless for good teachers renate Jun 2012 #17
I didn't get fed up with the kids. Are_grits_groceries Jun 2012 #19
My sister and I fought a few times growing up Greybnk48 Jun 2012 #11
#1 caused me endless trouble as a student. Odin2005 Jun 2012 #12
That depends on how the correction is made. Are_grits_groceries Jun 2012 #13
I would say something like, "uh, Mrs. X, actually..." Odin2005 Jun 2012 #16
That wouldn't bother me Are_grits_groceries Jun 2012 #18
Great post... awoke_in_2003 Jun 2012 #14
2 more: Are_grits_groceries Jun 2012 #15
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