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This is a rant.. I'm not looking for advice. But I am wondering if anyone will admit to agreeing with me, because only one of my classmates gets where I'm coming from..

I'm having a hard time with my classes because they are CONSTANT insane horror stories-- and no one is willing to admit that: A) some stories people tell in class might not be true at all and/or we might not have the full picture

B) some problems could be solved if we-- as students now and educators later-- politely but firmly explain "that's unacceptable" and ask that the problem be resolved

C) Some problems are so severe teachers in that situation need legal help (assuming they can't just quit, which I get apllies to 99.7 percent of us).

If we ever say these things in response to the horror storiess, everyone calls us naive and "living in a fanasty world".

Cases: I) Graduate students transferring in classes: I admit I to have dealt with the issues of credits transfer and i...See More
The standards.. Here is a randomly chosen standard from a national data base of standards: World Language

GRADE

¨ Grades: K-12

CONTENT STANDARD

¨ Communication - Interpersonal / Conversational

BENCHMARK

The student engages in conversations, provides and obtains information, expresses feelings and em...See More
Jul 10, 2010
Pam I am currently a Spanish teacher, and I'll admit that not everything you learn in all of your classes is "necessary." I remember sitting in some of my first education classes and thinking that the class was a huge waste of my time. However, not everything they teach you in your education/world languages classes is a waste of time.

In educa...See More
Jul 12, 2010


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