Why does teachers give loads of work and projects?
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"Why do teachers give a load of homework and projects?"\n\nTeachers give you a load of homework and projects to educate you in that field of study. You'll be suprised at what you could possibly learn or become, and realize that you are fortunate to even recieve an education. So quit your complaining and count your blessings.\n\nAlso, I reccomend you focus a little more on that english homework of yours, okay?
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Well i love my alg 2 teacher cuz he makes the class fun and really cares about us. My english teacher is compelelty crazy. I think she really is from another planet, she is so fun to mess w/. My Human Anatomy and Physiology teacher is soooooooooo boring, but he's still cool. Last my World Cultures teacher is a real b***h. She loves to give us 2 projects at once, as if we don't have any other classes, and she doesn't give us notes or anything!
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Geez, it depends on the teacher. Some teachers heavily incorporate technology while others teach in the same way as instructors did fifty years ago.
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I just read some research about a week ago from a study that showed teachers who choose or felt they had a gift for teaching had students who performed 50 percent better than those who did not.  That is not just a drop in the bucket.\n\nBut....here is the reality in America.  The schools are underfunded, the president's program has left education in a shambles, classrooms are too full, no one wants to pay anymore taxes for new schools or even expansions.  Teachers are having to be parents, guardians, police and counselors.  Their pay stinks. Under those conditions, teachers, even those who are truly gifted become disillusioned pretty fast.\n\nThink about it...it seems a lot of you are still in high school...what goes on in your classroom, is the teacher given any respect, do they have any time to teach or do they have to spend all their time disciplining students and trying to control the class.  Your teachers are not dumb, they just do not know what to try anymore.\n\nI expect they are as frustrated as you are as students.  Maybe you guys (teachers and students) need to pull together and start telling the people who can make a difference what needs to be done for our schools.
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Why not, my students do it everyday. I do it.
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I've noticed that also. People at the top of their class get rewarded for their grades, or for being teachers' favorites. Some people try very hard, yet no one ever recgonizes it. I know (from experience) that people don't need to try very hard to be the top of their class, or even grade, but some people I know work extremely hard to get the 85% on the test, but some people who study for a few minutes get the 95% and get congratulated.\n\nEffort needs to be rewarded too.
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Yes (but it's unlikely teachers actually do give you to much work! Your brain has a pretty huge capacity for work). Apparently drinking water helps avoid this. Take bottled water into your classes.
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Unless you are limited with your resources, why not just let them have what they want - there would be sufficient to go round. Once one cild <lol> has grabbed everything in his excitement, they will soon calm down once they start work and then you can share the stuff round or ask them to do it. \n\nIf you're limited, why not dish out the stuff or get them to pick something they want in turn? That way you could see their choices as they go and maybe even asked why they have chosen that/those particular thing(s). Make a nice talking point wouldn't it?\n\nAnd I'm not even a teacher! lol.\n\nGood luck.
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Teachers love to hear from students, especially those they have taught in the past.  It makes their job more rewarding!  As a teacher, I love getting e-mails from students telling me how they are doing, where they are at, and all that jazz.  \nYou can always write them a letter and send pictures (they would love to add a new pic on their bulletin!).  I always liked going to visit my former teachers at school when I was in town .  I even e-mail (IM too!) back and forth with a few former teachers!  I can tell you that teachers have had a huge impact on my life, and of course the reason why I chose the profession.  And I know they don't get tired of hearing that.  It would definitely make their day!
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Because you are at school...you are supposed to be doing school work!
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A good teacher will seek additional help for the child as well as work as many interventions into the classroom as possible.  Discussions with parents and other school staff would also be happening.   Also, talk with the student, sometimes knowing you have someone trust worthy to talk to can help a lot!
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You see, it's like this.  Teachers are bitter, old, mean people who can't stand the idea that kids are going home and have nothing to do but watch TV and play video games.  So they assign homework.  Sometimes they assign LOTS of homework.  Most of the time they just throw it away when you turn it in.  They don't want to bother correcting it ... they're gonna go home and watch TV and play video games.\n\nOr they want to help you learn.  I don't know which.
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Amen to englishteacher!  The day does not end for us when the children go home - that's when you start the mountain of paperwork and planning that needs to be done to ensure the next day is smooth and productive. \nGood teachers will also very rarely have the full holidays, all teachers I know spend half their holiday in the classroom, organising the next terms work.  In addition, we also have a 24 hour a day, seven day a week "duty of care" to children (not just the children we teach, but all children everywhere, and that includes "vulnerable adults"), meaning we are never "off duty".  Teachers end up being friends with teachers cos it gets to the point when you can't talk about anything else!!  My cousin is constantly being berated by her husband for telling everyone (including taxi drivers and shop assistants) about the kids she teaches.  You just cannot leave the job behind when you (finally!) go home.\nAs for the money, the majority of teachers I know do it cos they love the job and want to help kids maximise their potential in life.  However, if salary is looked at as a reflection of the role you play in the functioning of society, how can we be receiving less than an advertising exec???  I think the issue teachers have with the money is that it is not reflective of the job that we do, compared to the salary received by others.  I'm not money grabbing, I don't aspire to be rich, but I do want society to recognise the importance of the job we do.  I don't "play with kids" all day, I work long and hard to ensure every child I am resposnsible for becomes the greatest person they can be.  If you don't want us to have more money to reflect that, then think of another way you can show us respect.
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I would say because people do not realize the full extent of how important teachers are, because without them who are you to say you would be who you are today.  I would say that the world is too caught up on celebrities and sports and things like that, that make so much more money it is ridiculous.  So I would have to say that people do not realize the importance of teachers and the amount of money they get paid, when the reward (their students) is priceless.
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I am very upset with your statement. I am a teacher but I typically put in 2-4 hours a night because I am bored with television and I can't move much because of my hip problem. (I am being operated on next week.) As a teacher and librarian, I like answering questions and helping people but I try not to do anyone's homework for them. \n\nHow do you know most of these people are doing this at work? Can you prove this statement?
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it is definitely rewarding, but the reward comes at a cost for some teachers...everything's a trade-off...i taught HS Sp. Ed., now i sub...i would rather teach full time again, but it's not always as easy to find a good teaching job as you might think...\n\ni really enjoyed being in the classroom...i would be thrilled when i knew i had gotten through to the kids in some way...\n\nnow, every position/school is different, but here are some everyday basics: a lot of paperwork, a lot of planning (for lessons, etc. - lesson plans are as hard as you want to make them, but there are many things to consider: dept. scope and sequence, state standards, district standards, modifications for different level students in the same class, plus you have to make it work in practice and make it interesting and enjoyable), a lot of grading/organizing, a lot of disciplining (depends on the class/teacher), a LOT of politics (the main thing i hate) - you will have to deal with some very unsavory people - be they administrators, fellow teachers or parents - a lot of meetings (department, school, parents), IEP (even for general ed), hearings, etc., a lot of phone calls and e-mails, a lot of time trying to figure out the grade software and get everything in on time, progress reports - and, of course, periodic professional evaluations/classroom observations by administrators, a lot of "staff development" - the education business is still a business and it's usually run like one...i'm a little cynical about it, but i only enjoyed teaching when i was in the classroom, which is about 50% of the job...\n\nsome people have a natural talent for all these things, but most of us struggle with at least half of them...do the rewards outweigh the negatives? you'd have to give it a try to see if you like it.\n\nyou never forget the kids you work with though, and the hope that you may have changed their life in some way...
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Remember that teaching in real life and teaching "concepts" and "methods" they teach you in school are very very different.  You have to be resourceful, patient, resilient, confident, creative, and strong!!!  Dealing with students daily is not easy and sometimes feel like a battle.  Also, there is a lot of politics involved with the administration and parents.  Be prepared for the worst and reap your rewards!