A TEACHER understood!

[Land Of The NotSoFree]

Boy i've been active here lately

Anyway, today I had a talk with one of the teachers at my school about the way I felt about high school/life after high school. She completely agreed with everything I said.

Shes a science teacer I believe, and I had her just once. I've seen her alot of times around the school. She even said schools really are for brainwashing before I even mentioned anything.

Things she agreed with:
High schools way of learning isn't for everybody
School makes learning boring
They tend to make things complicated when it can be taught much quicker
It teaches obedience more than anything
BRAINWASHING (Still shocked she said that)
People tend to learn or can learn on their own better, on their own time (she notes the internet)
A highschool diploma should not be the measuring stick (jobs, overall intelligence)

Also, she asked me this. What do you expect after finishing college? I said a good, high paying job. She said she can't really pay the rent on her own, and her moneys eaten up by bills, throw in taxes in there too.

She told me if anything in my situation, I should go for online school. She also agreed the school isnt making it any easier for me, since they have this amazing Block program thing that makes it easier, yet knowing im ridiculously behind, they refuse to put me in it.

AND, she spoke to my mom for a second, suggesting I take online school. Coming from a damn teacher, she disagreed. & now shes getting people to talk to me who see it her way. I've learned to accept the fact that my mom will NEVER understand me, no matter what.

[Miller0700]

No surprise to me. Some teachers in my school believe that same thing too.

[Stadium]

I wish my teachers were like that, but half of them make fun of me because of my grades and the other half just don't give a fuck. And my parents are the same way as your mom, I don't see what they aren't understanding, I really don't.

[SoulRiser]

There are indeed some cool teachers out there. Some of them have even visited here... hey, get that teacher to sign up here?

[Luizao876]

A cool teacher! MIRACLE! THANK YOU GOD!

Most of my teachers at my school are nice, but when it comes to if I ask that "Is this even important for our lives?" And they say nicely and detailed but actually it's like this: "YES BECAUSE YOU NEED TO LEARN THIS SO YOU CAN GET A DIPLOMA AND GET A JOB!"

[aCol]

Oh how often have I heared that. But, hence my class is a bit curios and asked for what we need that shit after we got a job, they'd tell us that school trains brain patterns on learning and widens up our horizon

[Efs]

Your mum may not understand the situation, but I'm surprised that teacher does and she seems pretty cool. Maybe you can try to get some classes with her if your mother doesn't let you take online schooling.

[aCol]

There are a lot more teachers that don't want to really put up with the education system but are in a position from where they cannot do much. At least this is the normal explanation I get.
However I think this is bullshit. If they'd get their asses up to kick ass together, they could really get something together.

[flann]

How could this person get through the education system? Fire this person, spreading freedom among the future generation!

[xydougie]

Yea while teachers are generally d***s a lot of them admit that public schools ,and high schools in particular , are filled to the brim with corruption...

Gotta say though, I never met one who actually realized the whole concept of forced schooling is just plain wrong . Talk to that teacher more dude

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(12-10-2011 12:03 AM)aCol Wrote:  There are a lot more teachers that don't want to really put up with the education system but are in a position from where they cannot do much. At least this is the normal explanation I get.
However I think this is bullshit. If they'd get their asses up to kick ass together, they could really get something together.

Yea or at least voice their opinions or go easy on the students