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Having seen the original video and post interviews, and while Jeff Bliss may have gone about this the wrong way, I think he made really good points and honestly does sound like someone who cares about his education and that of others. I think we've all had the teacher he described. So many students would be complacent, or even happy that they have an easy teacher, but the truth is an easy teacher (or one who just gives out packets) isn't challenging or benefiting their students in any way.
 
Chalk one up for classroom douchbaggery. While I will never support it. I have to say, it is getting some attention pointed in the right direction in this case.


I can't wait to see if it leads to meaningful action...my guess is that it won't. But I could be wrong...there is a first time for everything.
 
Having seen the original video and post interviews, and while Jeff Bliss may have gone about this the wrong way, I think he made really good points and honestly does sound like someone who cares about his education and that of others. I think we've all had the teacher he described. So many students would be complacent, or even happy that they have an easy teacher, but the truth is an easy teacher (or one who just gives out packets) isn't challenging or benefiting their students in any way.

it is true that some kids are terrible to deal with, But I had teachers and college professors like that. People that couldn't give a crap about teaching. They were just collecting a paycheck.

I also had teachers that were awesome, and made you want to go to their class. Teachers that cared.

I know he was disrespectful, but seeing that video reminded me of the times my time and money were wasted on professors that didn't care.
 
I gotta ask since it's either a lot time since I was school or you guys work differently overseas, probably both :lol.
What are 'packets'? are they like books of information or something.

Just curious cos I've never heard it before and you guys seems to talk about about them.

As for the vid, it looks like a set up to me at least. I'm not commenting on the issues raised as I say cos I'm overseas and don't know your schooling (hell, I don't really know our shooling anymore :lol) so I'm just going by the actions/reactions etc and I think it was set up, the speech that is.
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it is true that some kids are terrible to deal with, But I had teachers and college professors like that. People that couldn't give a crap about teaching. They were just collecting a paycheck.

I also had teachers that were awesome, and made you want to go to their class. Teachers that cared.

I know he was disrespectful, but seeing that video reminded me of the times my time and money were wasted on professors that didn't care.
Most teachers I've had read the lesson when we get in class, tell us our assignment, hand it out, then get on their computers and listen to music/read the news/leave the classroom to go chat with other teachers doing the same thing/etc.

I had one history teacher in HS that wouldn't only read the lessons, but would put everything in his own words and actually try getting each student involved. He would start conversations with us about almost every little detail in our lesson. He made sure we were all caught up and understood the material before moving on. Everyone including myself made an A in that class. Loved that class. You could tell that not only did this person really care about and understand the subject he was teaching, but he cared about his students' education as well. Most of my other teachers just seemed to be there only to "do their job" and get out.
 
Why do people think it's a set up? When something happens...people record it. We have that ability now.

Lord knows I wanted to record my teachers and students doing rude or silly things, but I did not have the necessary equipment at that time.
 
He certainly isn't acting like one.

18 and still in high school? Model student. :lol

Christ, why don't you guys read the story before you make your opinions? :lol

Why argue about age, education, or even the fact that he is talking back to his teacher? He is standing up for what he believes in and if he thinks that the teacher is doing a half *** job then I respect him for voicing his opinion. It's HIS education after all.

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How many of you guys are teachers? Hands? Hands? anyone? Then don't comment like you know what's what until you are. It's a very challenging, draining job. For every kid who cares about their education you have 20 who could care less and if it isn't Minecraft, Xbox or something else then it's not worth their time.
 
What's scary is you are serious.

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We've all been students and had one or more teachers that we weren't too thrilled with, but how many of us have stepped into a teacher's shoes? I think if anything we could try and remove or balance out some of the bias.
 
We've all been students and had one or more teachers that we weren't too thrilled with, but how many of us have stepped into a teacher's shoes? I think if anything we could try and remove or balance out some of the bias.

That's very true.

Is there any coteachers that you think are lazy, and don't give kids what they need at your school Criterion? Or are all the teachers you work with proud and happy to teach?

I deal with A LOT of teachers, (work at staples, we get flooded with Purchase Orders from the school district.) and most of them seem to be pretty proud to be a teacher. They seem to love it.

I think it takes a certain type to teach, every once in a while there's that teacher who just doesn't care. I had a football coach for my Western Literature class, he didn't even show up half the time.
 
We've all been students and had one or more teachers that we weren't too thrilled with, but how many of us have stepped into a teacher's shoes? I think if anything we could try and remove or balance out some of the bias.

How many of you guys are teachers? Hands? Hands? anyone? Then don't comment like you know what's what until you are. It's a very challenging, draining job. For every kid who cares about their education you have 20 who could care less and if it isn't Minecraft, Xbox or something else then it's not worth their time.

that is true. I can only speak as a student.
and, while what you are saying might be true, there are some people that just don't care. People who were not meant to teach, but became teachers anyways.

In High school I did not mind. I was actually glad to have teachers that didn't give a crap, but when you are paying in college that crap was infuriating.
They were wasting everyone's time and money. What is worst is that in College you have people that are there because they care, because they want to be.

I know being a teacher might be a hard job, and people don't think about it, but it sucks if you care about your education and the teacher doesn't.
 
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