Have you ever heard this saying about teachers? How accurate is it?
916088
I buy that.  I teach myself and it is very funny to watch when we have all district meetings.  Each grade teacher behaves the way that their students would.  High school people are very serious and business like.  Elementary school teachers are serious but more touchy feely.  Middle school teachers (like me) screw around and throw things and get off task.
355
On one side I say yes and on the other I say no. It depends really. Some teachers I do not think should be teachers, and I think this will help remove them, yet the good teachers also may be removed because of that too.
857455
I would say yes to your question.  I believe the deeper question that you are asking is, "What should we do with teachers who do not maintain their skills?"\n\nSome of my colleagues who are "older and wiser" really fail to connect with students.  They really would be better off in another field of work.
1010700
Many teachers say that they're just there to teach, and they are not paid enough to have to put up with abuse from students; however, many teachers are not taking time to really get to "know" their students, some teachers are not "cut out" for teaching, and many do not advance themselves to learn recent brain research to really understand why some students are the way they "really" are. Many teachers do not understand many reasons such as environmental, prenatal, brain development, etc, so they don't understand different types of students' negative behavior.  Because of not understanding these factors, many teachers see the "kids" as "bad," so the teachers become mean. And, most importantly, if there is too much class disruption because of negativism, from both teacher and student, much instructional time is lost. And that's a major reason that teachers become more annoyed or meaner! Also, many students are afraid to tell their parents about the abuse, so nothing gets done, and many bad teachers get away with "being extremely mean."  Also, some students come in with personal problems, they don't tell the teacher, and therefore, some teachers go with what they have, and you can figure out the rest for yourself. One of the best books to read about why we have such negative discipline in the schools is Jane Healey's "Endangered Minds." Also, many teachers should be required to attend conferences/workshops on "Conflict Management." There are many pros and cons about this topic, and one of the best solutions is to have the teacher, the student, and the parent/s involved in a peaceful conference to discuss negative issues and how to deal with the student. To put it bluntly, teaching in today's society, with all the factors (which we didn't have many years ago) is a tough job, but somebody has to do it. And, many of us, who are teachers, know the factors, so we stay in the teaching job because we love to teach, plus we love and understand kids. Those who can't understand this, need to get out of education and find another field to work in.
32255
For some yes.  For others, it's a job.   But considering how little we pay them, you'd think there's something else there besides just a job.\n\nNow consider this.  Teachers are human too.  They have good days and bad.  They have favorites (even if they don't say it).  So what you are feeling might be some of that.
236480
A balance of both. Teachers are there for a reason, as well as peers.
2798
Well, teachers are usually specialized in the area that they are teaching.  So while they might be smart at one thing, they might not know anything about another subject.  This is not to say that teacher's do know all about the subject matter at hand.  They learn new things while they teach also.  \n\nHere's a bad analogy:\nIt's like reading a book more than two times.  You always see more the second time around.  Therefore, this effect might take place while teaching from a book.\n\nNow, there are some teachers who don't know how to teach very well, so I guess you might call this an "act."  but, I would call it "practice."
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"A teacher is never a giver of truth - he is a guide, a pointer to the truth that each student must find for himself. A good teacher is merely a catalyst."\n\nUnfortunately, I can't find a source for this quote. But it's listed under the quotes section of his IMDb biography:\nhttp://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000045/bio\n\nMore Bruce Lee quotes:\nhttp://thinkexist.com/quotes/Bruce_Lee/
903215
No, because it's not right for teachers to influence students to believe what they believe.  Also, if a teacher was, say, Buddhist, and a student was say, Christian, or if the teacher was, say Democratic, and she talked about how she felt about the President, it might upset the student that the teacher is so different and that might be what they focus on instead of learning from the teacher.  We tend to look down on people who's religions are different, and if a student looks down at a teacher, how's he or she going to learn anything?  If the student is mad at what the teacher said to attack the President, wouldn't that take away from the concentration on the lesson?\n\nMy social studies teacher said that his goal was to not let anyone find out what he believes, if anything, or his political party, if he has one.That way, we will only judge him as an intelligent teacher instead of what he believes.
150542
Sometimes your teachers will want you to assist them in persuing THEIR vision.....Keep true to your own vision as well.
108882
Not all teachers are cruel to students. The ones who are, probably don't know any other way to control their class. It's not a very good excuse, but being the only adult in a room full of kids is an intimidating experience. Especially if the kids aren't paying attention. Usually, the 'cruel' teachers have good sides too. You just have to follow the rules to get on, and stay on, that good side.
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An effective, efficient teacher constantly evaluates whether her students are learning, not just the "quality" of her teaching.  If a teacher is only focused on her behavior, she could be performing wonderful teaching.  However, if her students are not learning, despite her teaching, the teaching is ineffective. \n\nEffective teachers look at student assessments, see what students are and aren't learning, and then adjust instruction accordingly.  If kids didn't learn something, the effective teacher goes back and reteaches it.  If one kid didn't learn it, the teacher offers that student (and requires his participation!) extra assistance.\n\nWhen teachers refuse to let students fail, student achievement soars.
105886
This is a famous quote:\n \n "Those who cannot do, teach"\n\nMay not be what you are looking for but it is funny
606855
Depends on the like though! I've aways wanted my teachers to like me because i was good at my work,but teachers are human, we tend to see them as walking encyclopedias - it would be good to know them as they really are people with feelings, family, dreams like everyone else too don't you think?
870679
Well, perhaps that's where the world is going. Nowadays teachers not only have to teach, but according to the government take over teaching values, respect, sex education, handling money & social skills. Perhaps they are now expected to do the learning for the students too?!? Hmmmm, interesting thought....
656716
First I think that 20% is a low estimation.  Second, teachers work incredibly hard to ensure that lessons are tailored to meet the needs of varying skill and ability levels.  Finally, even though teachers do what they can with the limited resources that they are given to work with, it remains difficult to reach all students (particularly with the levels of apathy at an all-time high).  There is nothing inherently wrong with the public school system.  The flaw however, is that not enough financial resources are put into a potentially great system.  With sufficient resources (financial, physical, and human), the percentage of students that would not understand their lessons would drop significantly.
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Henry Adams said, "A teacher affects eternity; he can never tell where his influence stops." \nTeachers occupy a special place of privilege and responsibility, whether they are lecturing at a college, leading an honors seminar at a high school, beginning to acquaint children with the joy of learning at an elementary school, or instructing people in faith at a church. \n\nWe have paid insufficient attention to the roles that teachers play within the church, for good and for ill.