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nostaw
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Even if you're right - you're wrong.
My girlfriend today was telling me about how she got a test back today and she had a question marked wrong. The problem is, the answer was perfectly correct - though it wasn't what was on the teacher's answer key so it was marked wrong. Questions that can have multiple possible answers should NOT be graded with an answer key.
This only further proves how useless many teachers are. I often question if a teacher really knows anything about the subject they're teaching, since all they have to do is tell the class what's in the book. Ever seen a teacher get asked a question, and s/he has to look up the answer? I have.
In nearly every profession, you have to actually know something to perform your duties. In teaching, you don't have to know anything. Ironic, eh?
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Re: Even if you're right - you're wrong.
Quote:Ever seen a teacher get asked a question, and s/he has to look up the answer? I have.
Happens to me all the time.
Quote:In nearly every profession, you have to actually know something to perform your duties. In teaching, you don't have to know anything. Ironic, eh?
I've had to pass six different certification exams to get all my certifications. A lot of people can't pass those tests. It doesn't mean I know everything about all the subjects I can legally teach but I had to know something.
If you want to be a different fish, you've got to jump out of the school.
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They should at the very least know nearly everything about the subject they're teaching - at level they're teaching it. I understand it's a bit illogical to believe anyone could learn everything about every subject, but if you're teaching it, you should know what you're talking about.
As a comparison, a brain doctor may not know absolutely everything about brain surgery, but you can be sure they will make sure they learn it to a level that they should be able to quickly answer nearly any question about brain surgery. Just like a teacher should be able to answer nearly every question about the subject they're teaching.
Often times, I've had to correct a teacher's mistake. They don't seem to like that, but if a teacher is going to teach us mostly useless information, I'm going to make damn sure that to best of my knowledge, the students are learning the actual facts about the subject.
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Quote:brain doctor
Yep. Neurosurgeons are smarter. Sorry if we're not living up to your expectations. I would suggest that teachers make an equivalent pay grade but then I wouldn't be competitive enough to be able to keep my teaching post.
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Not to mention substitute teachers stroll in and teach perfectly fine. The only problem they have is power related. Sometimes in math or Spanish or French they'll have a bit of trouble but usually they can cover the topics easily.
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What is ridiculous here is the hipocrisy. A teacher isn't required to memorize what students are forced to.
Problem, officer?
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Ceiling Cat Wrote:What is ridiculous here is the hipocrisy. A teacher isn't required to memorize what students are forced to.
I've never given a test that even came close to my subject area certification exams. They were also much harder than any tests I took in college.
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