OT: US Education

[harry_potter00]

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From: harry_potter00
Subject: Re: OT: US Education
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Date: 8/19/00 5:07 pm  (ET)

Hurrah!

Your posts are always insightful, and I enjoy reading them.

I have, in the past, had teachers who, while rigorous in providing sundry
assignments of "busy work" never seem to come across with anything more
than numbers and formulas. There are many teachers who will say "Whether
you pass or fail, I'll still be here." It is people like that who make
you wonder, why anyone would WANT to become a teacher.

Then there are the sporadic teachers who I find really care about their
subject, and truely want their students to lean. I have taken that our
own Ebony aka AngieJ is one of these. I have had at least two teachers
who made me think why, and encouraged the possibilities, opening my own
eyes to a plethora of things otherwise un-thought-of.

There are also Teachers who have rejected me simply because I always get
my work done first, and make good grades. That was really hard for me to
deal with, as I am used to teachers who want students to be as punctual
as possible and only encourage doing better.

Finally Alicia/Sue "quite insightful" Spinnet, I happen to be in the
same year as you. I also loathe Standardized test because, while have no
trouble passing them, there our many I know who certainly aren't "dumb"
might might be labeled so by these tests results.

Scott (Who seems to be droning on as much as the teachers of whom he is
being skeptical)

Gosh! After reading this I surely hopw I don not sound too full of myself,
as I did not mean to make this a self-glorifying post!!