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My favourite teacher told us about how he started up a forum to talk about RPG's.
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3 things. The ones who listened, the ones who were passionite, & the ones I got along with. It was great to look back at my graduation and say that I sat down to have a beer with my favourite teacher, and talk about the English course as if I was talking to one of my mates. I don't think he knew it, nor do I certainly think how he knew just how good a teacher he was, but feeling comfortable to express yourself in front of a class & teacher that is open to your opinion, rather than a stuck-up prick worked wonders for my results. Richie Flattery represent!
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The one that talked to me like I was a human, not just a pupil, is the one that I appreciate most. We could have a laugh, but he also made sure that I did my work, and told me off for being lazy or just a general asshole. Which I can be at times.
My favorite teacher was probably my 8th grade history teacher. He was hilarious. He made History fun for those who hated the subject, and he made it amazing for those like me who liked it as is! And like Quin said, he talked to us as we were human. And I agree that a teacher that shows that they're in simply for the paycheck isn't going to get much symphathy from the students. I get annoyed at teachers who whine all the time, because THEY'RE the ones who chose to teach, not us.
Hmmm... I'm trying to think of other things. Also, I think have a balance between strict and lenient is perfect. My 8th grade history teacher was just that. Having a teacher who goes nuts demanding that you have a 3 ring binder where the rings have a 1 inch circumference exactly in the color black with exactly 300 sheets of lined paper, etc, is really irritating and makes you resent the teacher a little. However, my history teacher last year was so ridiculously lenient, everyone walked all over her. I don't remember even trying in the class, because she lowered her standard so much for the dumb kids in the class. ;[
Also, have a great time being a teacher, Cid. I want to be one (music teacher though) and it's nice hearing about other people becoming teachers.
Tell them about EoFF.
there was a picture here
He and She have awesome hair. :]
Edit: I'm learning Japanese so I can become a Japanese Teacher.
I've (for those who have been victim to my Japanese Culture fanboyisms...) always been interested in learning it.
I had been learning French pre-the year I was MEANT to begin learning Japanese. Only me and about 2 others didn't know the language, we were left out in the cold... It disgusted me!
So I wanna learn it and become a major and teach people who actually have a wish to learn it~
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My 8th grade History teacher, was also my football coach, so it might be different in my case.
He was always nice, talked to us as we were humans, and before every test we'd sing the secret test song. It was in Old English, so I don't really remember it.
The reason he was so nice, was because when he was younger, he had cancer, and wasn't supposed to survive it, so when he did he decided to treat everything he knew with kindness, and as though everyday was his last day.
My favourite teachers are usually laid back, approachable people. It was always hard for me to go up and talk to teachers because I was so shy, but when it was very obvious that they were friendly, and open to conversation, it made it so much easier. But of course, being able to discipline when necessary is something I admired a lot. I wanted to respect my teachers, but when they were weaklings it made it difficult if not impossible.
Also, the ones that were really interested in their students. Teachers that asked what we were doing for the weekend, where we wanted to go for college, etc. And following up on those questions. Building a relationship. I mean, if you end up not caring about the kids at all I'm not saying you should fake it, but it was always a REALLY good feeling to know that a teacher genuinely cared.
Anyways, awesome subject :D
A teacher with a good sense of humour and lots of stories to tell.
My favorite teacher - my sixth grade teacher - was an extremely funny woman who made class fun. ^_^ Humor is good.
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I agree wholeheartedly with everything Yams has said.
Do not try to be their best friend and let them walk all over you. I had a teacher (in my psychology class) who did exactly that, except somehow she still was so self-righteous and thinking she was doing a service to the students. The coursework consisted of her giving us a piece of paper with terms on it, us having to define the terms in our notes (using the book), then having to take an open-note quiz the next day. I usually got done with the notes in like five minutes, but often times everyone else would just talk and she'd do nothing, because half the time she was caught up in their stupid ass conversations. And when they didn't have the notes done... she'd just put the quiz off another day for them. She was also the yearbook staff head, so she played favorites like crazy to her yearbook kids. (they always did a horrible job, too, as a minor footnote)
If that last paragraph was tl;dr, be strict on assignments when you say they're due unless there's an overwhelmingly good reason to do so otherwise. Assign homework and assignments in a way that you know is going to help them learn the material, but not in a way that you're just flooding them with things they either don't understand or are just repeats of stuff they've already picked up.
And one of my favorite parts of classes like history and english was when we'd just go on totally tangent discussions and people would throw out what they thought on whatever topic. Make sure you have enough control so that if something like this comes up, you can cut it (but in a nice way) and keep on with the lesson. And also don't fill the kids with misinformation or hearsay - some of my teachers (such as the previously mentioned psychology one) would often answer the kids' questions with bull, and would present it as if she knew 100% that was the answer. If you're not sure, tell them that.
You're gonna have a hard time going in your first year and automatically being a teacher everyone loves. My favorite teachers were ones that were retiring at the end of the year I had them - this stuff has to have time to develop. Just don't let yourself start off on the wrong foot by letting them push you around. If you do that, they'll tell each other that you're a totally easy teacher, and if you try to break the mold of being easy, you'll be on their
My favorite teacher is/was my Calculus teacher. He always treated us like adults, but still appealed to our younger sides at times. Around Christmas time he always reads his classes a childrens' story, and coming from any other teacher, it would probably be lame, but not from him. On top of that, he actually knew what he was talking about. I've never understood a teacher more perfectly, and if someone in the class had a problem with the material, he'd make sure they understood it before we moved on. On top of that, he's my volleyball coach, and he used to be a hippie and still has a ponytail.
I had a few favorite teachers.
My english teacher was one of those love her or hate her teachers. Her teaching methods were kind of different and she didn't really care about the rules. Like tardiness and stuff like that. She always said when you have a rule book, the people giving you rules think you're a child. I agree, it's just common sense to show up on time, do your work, pay attention, and bring your materials to class. She never gave detentions or sent anyone to the dean's office. Instead she made a fool of people. I doubt anyone cared though. In that class we didn't have a lot of homework assignments though. It was always open class discussion about important things and sometimes she just gave us a free day cus she needed to get caught up on things. She just thought differently than most teachers and because of that, she developed a better relationship with her students than most teachers do.
My geometry teacher was the most friendly and helpful teacher I've ever had. And she gave extra credit like every day. She also had a great way with words and explaining things that made it easy to undersand things. Even though I forgot most of it now cus it was like 2 years ago, I got it then. She was also probably the youngest teacher in the school, so maybe that's why she was so friendly.
My food services teacher- I don't really know. I was in her class for 2 years, so we just really knew each other I guess. And she was really nice.
So you teach Seventh grade World History. Well in my history class, my teacher was a JERK. That was one of my classes where we all failed and I had to retake the class. But nobody told me that if I took a different class I wouldn't have had to take it, and I got an A in that other class. Jerks!
The best advice I can give you is to NOT give them current events pop quizzes with 40 questions about what's going on in Russia and who owns what makeup companies. It doesn't matter and kids have enough homework as it is. And uh... don't make them take notes on videos about drunken bisexual orgies in Rome. That was weird. I would have passed if it wasn't for those 2 things. The homework wasn't that hard.
My favourite teacher when I was in seventh grade was my Geography teacher. He didn't teach us a thing, and he used to give us utterly useless quizzes which I still remember the questions to. "Name all the countries taking part in the World Cup (2002)." "Who are my favourite members of S Club 7?" Absolutely useless and ungeographical to say the least, but oh, he was such a laugh and such a friend.
The best teacher I've ever had though was my old History teacher. Man, she really, really, really loved her subject, and she really, really, really knew it. She was always telling us about how she went here to visit this memorial and how she saw that, and how a friend of hers had told her this about Hitler, and how she bought postcards of war posters in London, and what people in Vietnam said about the war. She travelled, and she knew, and she was always sharing those anecdotes with us. And it just made us feel so much closer to the subject.
She wouldn't make us copy stuff from the board. She wouldn't make us cut out and paste
She really loved her stuff, we knew it, and we loved it too, because she made us love it. And she wasn't like -- a one-sided person or anything. She loved other stuff too, like football, but although she'd let us have miniature debates in class, she wouldn't let us get too side-tracked. She was really awesome
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