Reply #53: You should behave professionally.

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You are going for a professional degree. You should emulate the highest standard at all times. First get a dictionary. As an educational supervisor, you should be literate. If you were in medical school, would you spit in your hands before examining a patient? The issues you mention are secondary. The way you handle them is primary. You should definitely see your professor. I'm sure he has some vital advice for you. If he's competent he doesn't want to "chew your ass" he wants to give you a clue.

I agree with the posters who say you are not ready or not suitable for the profession of education. As an educator, I always allow for the possibility of enlightenment, so I won't say get out. It sounds to me like you want to use the profession as a platform for revenge for past slights. You should have outgrown that by now. Your job is to turn the lights on in developing minds, not smack them down, and pin them to the canvas. You are in the tradition of Socrates, not Triple-H. You are in a collegial setting and your techniques and demeanor should be impeccable. Your role is not devil's advocate, but mentor and facilitator. You should not see yourself as competing with your students.

You may think it's petty, but I've sat on selection boards for principal candidates, and seen some disqualified for a grammatical error. How many years of college does it take to know that "alot" is not a word?

--IMM