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I hate education classes..

by Is it worth it?

Apr 6, 2016

I am fed up with education classes! This semester has been all about Finland. Their system is perfect and we need to be like them. Except for the no music part..music is critical. And we don't want to kill kindergarten; that goes without saying. Of course we know we can't only accept 7&37; of education program applicants, but is that really the key to their success? We just need to pay teachers like doctors, give them half their current workload aadd stop testing. What we aren't into is having the same teacher teach the same class in grades 1 through 6; but hey.. very few kids stay in the same school for 6 years anywway, so why would we try that? As long as we know tht homework is useless and kids need constant recesses all daay..we can be Finland! Except for he being 99.55&37; native English speaking part; Finnish is alo easy to read. And Finland has fewer kids in their whole system than we have in New York City's system. And we aren't socialist.

I am tired of teacher...See MoreI am fed up with education classes! This semester has been all about Finland. Their system is perfect and we need to be like them. Except for the no music part..music is critical. And we don't want to kill kindergarten; that goes without saying. Of course we know we can't only accept 7&37; of education program applicants, but is that really the key to their success? We just need to pay teachers like doctors, give them half their current workload aadd stop testing. What we aren't into is having the same teacher teach the same class in grades 1 through 6; but hey.. very few kids stay in the same school for 6 years anywway, so why would we try that? As long as we know tht homework is useless and kids need constant recesses all daay..we can be Finland! Except for he being 99.55&37; native English speaking part; Finnish is alo easy to read. And Finland has fewer kids in their whole system than we have in New York City's system. And we aren't socialist.

I am tired of teachers asking me my must haves in a job and watching people literally roll on the floor laughing at my insane must have-- TEXTBOOKS.

I am tired of being lectured about cultural sensitivity... today a teacher brought in guest speakers: MISSIONARES!! They were there to tell us why a dirt poor village in Latin America was a perfect plce to live; you just hadd to become art of their culture.. and tell them what religion to believe. But tha is better thaan being told off for suggesting that if your Muslim 14 year old student is being forced into n arranged marriage ou need to call CPS.

I am tired of hearing that we can't talk in our own clasrooms; our job is to step out of the way and let students discover knowledge. My college professor who really tried that--we haadd to ompletely teach ourselves for half of he semester, incluing working out when class met-- had it right! But my upright and flat out whiny attitude ruined what should have been a transformative experience; I ruined it for my classmates, too. But this doesn't matter anywway..all we will really do is test prep.

I amm tired of writing 88 page lesson plans that explain I will teach a weather vocabulary lesson (I am in foreign languages), and I am tired of making sure every lesson incorporates every "intelligence" in the mult-intelligence battery.

Does it get better when our are actually student teaching?? Thanks!

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computer isues :) nfm On 4/06/16, Is it worth it? wrote: > I am fed up with education classes! This semester has been all > about Finland. Their system is perfect and we need to be like > them. Except for the no music part..music is critical. And we > don't want to kill kindergarten; that goes without saying. Of > course we know we can't only accept 7&...See MoreOn 4/06/16, Is it worth it? wrote: > I am fed up with education classes! This semester has been all > about Finland. Their system is perfect and we need to be like > them. Except for the no music part..music is critical. And we > don't want to kill kindergarten; that goes without saying. Of > course we know we can't only accept 7&37; of education program > applicants, but is that really the key to their success? We > just need to pay teachers like doctors, give them half their > current workload aadd stop testing. What we aren't into is > having the same teacher teach the same class in grades 1 > through 6; but hey.. very few kids stay in the same school for > 6 years anywway, so why would we try that? As long as we know > tht homework is useless and kids need constant recesses all > daay..we can be Finland! Except for he being 99.55&37; native > English speaking part; Finnish is alo easy to read. And > Finland has fewer kids in their whole system than we have in > New York City's system. And we aren't socialist. > > I am tired of teachers asking me my must haves in a job and > watching people literally roll on the floor laughing at my > insane must have-- TEXTBOOKS. > > I am tired of being lectured about cultural sensitivity... > today a teacher brought in guest speakers: MISSIONARES!! They > were there to tell us why a dirt poor village in Latin America > was a perfect plce to live; you just hadd to become art of > their culture.. and tell them what religion to believe. But > tha is better thaan being told off for suggesting that if your > Muslim 14 year old student is being forced into n arranged > marriage ou need to call CPS. > > I am tired of hearing that we can't talk in our own clasrooms; > our job is to step out of the way and let students discover > knowledge. My college professor who really tried that--we > haadd to ompletely teach ourselves for half of he semester, > incluing working out when class met-- had it right! But my > upright and flat out whiny attitude ruined what should have > been a transformative experience; I ruined it for my > classmates, too. But this doesn't matter anywway..all we will > really do is test prep. > > I amm tired of writing 88 page lesson plans that explain I > will teach a weather vocabulary lesson (I am in foreign > languages), and I am tired of making sure every lesson > incorporates every "intelligence" in the mult-intelligence > battery. > > > Does it get better when our are actually student teaching?? > Thanks!

Apr 6, 2016

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More fun.. And today we discussed the hardest part of being culturally sensitive. A Chilean who said she struggled in her job placing Americans in jobs in a volunteer because they kept demanding the to know when they would get their visa (with the passport they left at the government office) just because we have 90 days to be in the country sans visa and they...See MoreAnd today we discussed the hardest part of being culturally sensitive. A Chilean who said she struggled in her job placing Americans in jobs in a volunteer because they kept demanding the to know when they would get their visa (with the passport they left at the government office) just because we have 90 days to be in the country sans visa and they were on day 85 but then came to understand how wealthy brats think (I.e. they assume they should demand things if they aren't given to them) was insighful. But my opinion is the hardest part of being culturally sensitive is knowing where to draw the line between culturally different behavior vs. unacceptable behaviour. There is an example! If we don't have a visa within 90 days we weren't legally in the country; I teach Spanish and I quit jobs in Latin America when I couldn't get a straight answer about when to expect my visa. This is horrible! People said I shouldn't be allowed in a clàssroom; someone cried. /06/16, Is it worth it? wrote: > I am fed up with education classes! This semester has been all > about Finland. Their system is perfect and we need to be like > them. Except for the no music part..music is critical. And we > don't want to kill kindergarten; that goes without saying. Of > course we know we can't only accept 7&37; of education program > applicants, but is that really the key to their success? We > just need to pay teachers like doctors, give them half their > current workload aadd stop testing. What we aren't into is > having the same teacher teach the same class in grades 1 > through 6; but hey.. very few kids stay in the same school for > 6 years anywway, so why would we try that? As long as we know > tht homework is useless and kids need constant recesses all > daay..we can be Finland! Except for he being 99.55&37; native > English speaking part; Finnish is alo easy to read. And > Finland has fewer kids in their whole system than we have in > New York City's system. And we aren't socialist. > > I am tired of teachers asking me my must haves in a job and > watching people literally roll on the floor laughing at my > insane must have-- TEXTBOOKS. > > I am tired of being lectured about cultural sensitivity... > today a teacher brought in guest speakers: MISSIONARES!! They > were there to tell us why a dirt poor village in Latin America > was a perfect plce to live; you just hadd to become art of > their culture.. and tell them what religion to believe. But > tha is better thaan being told off for suggesting that if your > Muslim 14 year old student is being forced into n arranged > marriage ou need to call CPS. > > I am tired of hearing that we can't talk in our own clasrooms; > our job is to step out of the way and let students discover > knowledge. My college professor who really tried that--we > haadd to ompletely teach ourselves for half of he semester, > incluing working out when class met-- had it right! But my > upright and flat out whiny attitude ruined what should have > been a transformative experience; I ruined it for my > classmates, too. But this doesn't matter anywway..all we will > really do is test prep. > > I amm tired of writing 88 page lesson plans that explain I > will teach a weather vocabulary lesson (I am in foreign > languages), and I am tired of making sure every lesson > incorporates every "intelligence" in the mult-intelligence > battery. > > > Does it get better when our are actually student teaching?? > Thanks!

Apr 11, 2016

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mark On 4/06/16, Is it worth it? wrote: > I am fed up with education classes! This semester has been all > about Finland. Their system is perfect and we need to be like > them. Except for the no music part..music is critical. And we > don't want to kill kindergarten; that goes without saying. Of > course we know we can't only accept 7&...See MoreOn 4/06/16, Is it worth it? wrote: > I am fed up with education classes! This semester has been all > about Finland. Their system is perfect and we need to be like > them. Except for the no music part..music is critical. And we > don't want to kill kindergarten; that goes without saying. Of > course we know we can't only accept 7&37; of education program > applicants, but is that really the key to their success? We > just need to pay teachers like doctors, give them half their > current workload aadd stop testing. What we aren't into is > having the same teacher teach the same class in grades 1 > through 6; but hey.. very few kids stay in the same school for > 6 years anywway, so why would we try that? As long as we know > tht homework is useless and kids need constant recesses all > daay..we can be Finland! Except for he being 99.55&37; native > English speaking part; Finnish is alo easy to read. And > Finland has fewer kids in their whole system than we have in > New York City's system. And we aren't socialist. > > I am tired of teachers asking me my must haves in a job and > watching people literally roll on the floor laughing at my > insane must have-- TEXTBOOKS. > > I am tired of being lectured about cultural sensitivity... > today a teacher brought in guest speakers: MISSIONARES!! They > were there to tell us why a dirt poor village in Latin America > was a perfect plce to live; you just hadd to become art of > their culture.. and tell them what religion to believe. But > tha is better thaan being told off for suggesting that if your > Muslim 14 year old student is being forced into n arranged > marriage ou need to call CPS. > > I am tired of hearing that we can't talk in our own clasrooms; > our job is to step out of the way and let students discover > knowledge. My college professor who really tried that--we > haadd to ompletely teach ourselves for half of he semester, > incluing working out when class met-- had it right! But my > upright and flat out whiny attitude ruined what should have > been a transformative experience; I ruined it for my > classmates, too. But this doesn't matter anywway..all we will > really do is test prep. > > I amm tired of writing 88 page lesson plans that explain I > will teach a weather vocabulary lesson (I am in foreign > languages), and I am tired of making sure every lesson > incorporates every "intelligence" in the mult-intelligence > battery. > > > Does it get better when our are actually student teaching?? > Thanks!

No. It doesn't get better. Education classes are taught by failed teachers (this is why they ran away from teaching K-12 to teach college) who are more philosophers than practitioners. The lesson plans you're writing in college are completely useless in a real world classroom.

Student teaching won't be much better, but then again real world teaching is terrible and your administrators will be like your profs in college: failed teachers.

They're talking about Finland? Finland?!? A waste of your time and tuition money! America isn't going to be Finland and couldn't be if it wanted to. Such a waste. I advise all of my younger family to NOT follow me into teaching. Run. Run now and get a degree outside of teaching with good employment prospects

Apr 12, 2016

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Thanks nfm On 4/12/16, mark wrote: > On 4/06/16, Is it worth it? wrote: >> I am fed up with education classes! This semester has been > all >> about Finland. Their system is perfect and we need to be > like >> them. Except for the no music part..music is critical. And > we >> don't want to kill kindergarten; that goes witho...See MoreOn 4/12/16, mark wrote: > On 4/06/16, Is it worth it? wrote: >> I am fed up with education classes! This semester has been > all >> about Finland. Their system is perfect and we need to be > like >> them. Except for the no music part..music is critical. And > we >> don't want to kill kindergarten; that goes without saying. > Of >> course we know we can't only accept 7&37; of education program >> applicants, but is that really the key to their success? We >> just need to pay teachers like doctors, give them half > their >> current workload aadd stop testing. What we aren't into is >> having the same teacher teach the same class in grades 1 >> through 6; but hey.. very few kids stay in the same school > for >> 6 years anywway, so why would we try that? As long as we > know >> tht homework is useless and kids need constant recesses all >> daay..we can be Finland! Except for he being 99.55&37; native >> English speaking part; Finnish is alo easy to read. And >> Finland has fewer kids in their whole system than we have > in >> New York City's system. And we aren't socialist. >> >> I am tired of teachers asking me my must haves in a job and >> watching people literally roll on the floor laughing at my >> insane must have-- TEXTBOOKS. >> >> I am tired of being lectured about cultural sensitivity... >> today a teacher brought in guest speakers: MISSIONARES!! > They >> were there to tell us why a dirt poor village in Latin > America >> was a perfect plce to live; you just hadd to become art of >> their culture.. and tell them what religion to believe. But >> tha is better thaan being told off for suggesting that if > your >> Muslim 14 year old student is being forced into n arranged >> marriage ou need to call CPS. >> >> I am tired of hearing that we can't talk in our own > clasrooms; >> our job is to step out of the way and let students discover >> knowledge. My college professor who really tried that--we >> haadd to ompletely teach ourselves for half of he semester, >> incluing working out when class met-- had it right! But my >> upright and flat out whiny attitude ruined what should have >> been a transformative experience; I ruined it for my >> classmates, too. But this doesn't matter anywway..all we > will >> really do is test prep. >> >> I amm tired of writing 88 page lesson plans that explain I >> will teach a weather vocabulary lesson (I am in foreign >> languages), and I am tired of making sure every lesson >> incorporates every "intelligence" in the mult-intelligence >> battery. >> >> >> Does it get better when our are actually student teaching?? >> Thanks! > > No. It doesn't get better. Education classes are taught by > failed teachers (this is why they ran away from teaching K-12 > to teach college) who are more philosophers than > practitioners. The lesson plans you're writing in college > are completely useless in a real world classroom. > > Student teaching won't be much better, but then again real > world teaching is terrible and your administrators will be > like your profs in college: failed teachers. > > They're talking about Finland? Finland?!? A waste of your > time and tuition money! America isn't going to be Finland > and couldn't be if it wanted to. Such a waste. I advise all > of my younger family to NOT follow me into teaching. Run. > Run now and get a degree outside of teaching with good > employment prospects

Apr 12, 2016

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Me.. In a class I am in now we all had to design and teach a mini class on cultural sensitivity. Hey look..the teacher above me was learning about that, too :).

The topic I was assigned was "in your opinion, what is the hardest part of being culturally sensitive?". The guidelines were: think of a problem you have seen..if you were act...See More