So I was prepared to buy a Woodie tomorrow ....

[JC Okie]

as a failed teacher (i sucked at it-- i mean really, really sucked) i envy JC Okie and the chilled cat

my only imaginary friend when i was a little kid was "my teacher"

When you say you sucked at it -- really, really sucked, I wonder how. Maybe your humor was just a little too "edgy" for the students? What grade did you teach? That makes a difference. I taught college freshmen and sophomores, and they "got" me.

 

[MamaTried]

When you say you sucked at it -- really, really sucked, I wonder how. Maybe your humor was just a little too "edgy" for the students? What grade did you teach? That makes a difference. I taught college freshmen and sophomores, and they "got" me.

i "student-taught" bonehead english in grad school

i suppose my humor (or lack thereof) had something to do with it. or the fact that i have limited patience with absolute .......


both tendencies, which you've witnessed over the last coupla years


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luckily (for the world at large), i realized i sucked rather early on

 

[JC Okie]

i "student-taught" bonehead english in grad school

i suppose my humor (or lack theeof) had something to do with it. or the fact that i have limited patience with absolute ******.


both tendencies, which you've witnessed over the last coupla years


ETA: more ons

luckily (for the world at large), i realized i sucked rather early on

Got it. 'Nuf said. Let me just say....I don't know when it was that you were in grad school, but in the 23 years between the beginning of my teaching career and the end if it, the students got progressively LESS prepared for college English, and progressively LESS interested in learning ANYTHING. It got to be pretty absurd by the end. No matter what I said or did or talked about or tried to explain, the ONLY question was "Will this be on a test?" They were more and more rude and disengaged every year.

I was ready to retire when I did.

 

[MamaTried]

Got it. 'Nuf said. Let me just say....I don't know when it was that you were in grad school, but in the 23 years between the beginning of my teaching career and the end if it, the students got progressively LESS prepared for college English, and progressively LESS interested in learning ANYTHING. It got to be pretty absurd by the end. No matter what I said or did or talked about or tried to explain, the ONLY question was "Will this be on a test?" They were more and more rude and disengaged every year.

I was ready to retire when I did.

i did my tour of duty in the early 70's, Jan

and no hazard pay to boot