tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11724987.post193567167993048394..comments2023-10-31T02:08:09.462-07:00Comments on Darth Weasel Jedi Mind tricks you: No, being a teacher does NOT mean you are a heroUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11724987.post-88605815799664799272011-07-18T03:31:08.143-07:002011-07-18T03:31:08.143-07:00No argument from this end of the continent.
You s...No argument from this end of the continent.<br /><br />You should've seen the battle that went on a few months ago when the city of Hartford wanted to tweak the seniority rules for teachers during the current budge fiasco.<br /><br />My god, you thought a tornado had cut a path of destruction through city killing thousands of people, with the way the unions bitched about it.G. B. Millerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09783331838434598963noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11724987.post-9883783435456450342011-07-17T22:46:42.843-07:002011-07-17T22:46:42.843-07:00No hate mail here, Darth. I remember the great tea...No hate mail here, Darth. I remember the great teachers for their dedication and caring. I tend not to remember the average teachers, but my pitchfork is reserved for those teachers who a) did not give a damn; b) did the bare minimum or less; or c) spent the class bragging about all of the things their teacher's salary bought (and believe me, there were too many of those.Scribehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01914750911571382791noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11724987.post-25088416585177610802011-07-17T17:19:09.951-07:002011-07-17T17:19:09.951-07:00"hamster-munching alligators who walk on two ..."hamster-munching alligators who walk on two legs and wear Christian Dior."<br /><br />When did you meet my mother's side of the family? :)<br /><br />Before college, I had a lot of educators who were just average. A couple of great ones, some good ones, a few awful ones. College brought better people, probably because they had expectations to meet in order to keep their jobs: publishing, research, etc., and also because (sorry, but it's true) it was a private college so I think the standards were higher.<br /><br />I think tenure is a terrible thing. As my high school economics teacher put it, "then they have to pull you out with a tractor."Riot Kittyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02725825736285347870noreply@blogger.com