Hello from a teacher

[Ceiling Cat]

Your username rather reminds me of 4chan...

Anyway, if this isn't trolling, I'd like to play some arcade Arkanoid. With your arguments as blocks.

TheCancer Wrote:I often wonder if being a part of a compulsory school system makes me part of the problem or part of the solution.

Very funny, indeed. It depends, as some teachers are batshit insane about their classes, and every such one wants their field of teaching to be the "most important". And yes, they even resort to shoving it down your throat in hopes you'll thank them someday.

TheCancer Wrote:It's very important to me to make my living without causing harm to others.

Have you ever seen "Dead Poets' Society"? It's obvious that the administration is often at fault, not a teacher. And the latter ones are afraid of making things interesting, because it's 'not in the program'.

TheCancer Wrote:I have also been met with a lot of hostility from students who, in my opinion, have no disability what-so-ever and just plain hate school so they naturally see me as some kind of enemy.

There must be a reason. For example, it might not be your fault but your job still requires forcing material and bad grades on the students who can't even understand it. They suffer from it, and you keep your job. Is this fair?

TheCancer Wrote:However deeply these students do not want to be taught by me, be assurred that I want to teach them even less. I am entirely opposed to compulsory education. If you do not want to be there I do not want you there. I do not want to force anything on anyone ever. I also think students who suppossedly do want to be in school but are frequently disruptive should be quickly expelled from the tradition environment and given some kind of alternative.

The alternatives we have in today's world... let's see: becoming a bum, going to a crappy apprenticeship which is still school, and being forcibly sent to a boarding school by parents.

TheCancer Wrote:There's a lot of things wrong. Students shouldn't be forced to take classes they don't want to take and on the other hand they shouldn't be allowed to take classes they can't handle. I hate being asked to teach algebra to students who still can't multiply and divide, for example. No wonder negative behaviors start brewing! Also, outside of education I am very socially libertarian as well. I believe that drugs should be legalized as it should be an individual's personal choice what he does with his own body. As for minors, drug use is between you and your parents, the government should stay out of it.

But you still force it on them. If you don't want to, change your job! Oh wait, your HS diploma can be shoved up your butt, as you still won't get a job.

TheCancer Wrote:On the other hand, I deeply despise violence and think that people who commit violent crimes should be removed from society by means of execution.

Even if it's the system that makes people violent in the first place? Grrrrreat. Conform or die, is that what you want?

TheCancer Wrote:From an economic standpoint I believe that if the government is going to create a world where people need money to survive they should also provide people with the money. I know even young people will scoff at that kind of idealism but that's my take. Everyone should be provided with a place to live, nutritious food, health care and access to a free education just on the grounds that people have value therefore should be cared for. Well, that's a bit of my story. Maybe I can help some of you see things from a different angle. I know I can learn a lot from the people here as well.

Peace.

You forgot something... freedom of choice, maybe? Or, you're out of school already and hence you don't even give a flying fuck about those who still are brainwashed there?
And you even help the process. It's disgusting.


Did I set a new highscore?