Comments on: Is This A Test? http://www.writingiscake.com/2009/11/19/is-this-a-test/ That tasty, tasty hobby... Thu, 09 Sep 2010 02:01:43 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=abc By: Scott http://www.writingiscake.com/2009/11/19/is-this-a-test/comment-page-1/#comment-544 Scott Fri, 20 Nov 2009 03:23:11 +0000 http://www.writingiscake.com/2009/11/19/is-this-a-test/#comment-544 My biggest frustration as a teacher are those students whom a colleague of mine refers to as "the aggressively ignorant." These are the ones who refuse to learn, no matter how much we try to help them or how hard we work to make material relevant. In many cases, these students are merely echoing their parents' attitudes, and it is these parents who lobby against educational funding. It's a pernicious cycle that doesn't seem to be getting better. But thank goodness for those kids who choose to learn in spite of what their slacker friends and misguided families may say. My biggest frustration as a teacher are those students whom a colleague of mine refers to as “the aggressively ignorant.” These are the ones who refuse to learn, no matter how much we try to help them or how hard we work to make material relevant. In many cases, these students are merely echoing their parents’ attitudes, and it is these parents who lobby against educational funding. It’s a pernicious cycle that doesn’t seem to be getting better. But thank goodness for those kids who choose to learn in spite of what their slacker friends and misguided families may say.

]]> By: Jeff Moriarty http://www.writingiscake.com/2009/11/19/is-this-a-test/comment-page-1/#comment-543 Jeff Moriarty Fri, 20 Nov 2009 00:22:46 +0000 http://www.writingiscake.com/2009/11/19/is-this-a-test/#comment-543 People value education, but it is so removed from their immediate view it is hard for them to prioritize. It's big numbers and vague generalities for most people, and the same people who don't want to pay taxes for education lament the state of our current system. Then there are challenges in the system itself, like outdated methods of education in many cases. But a heart salute to the many teachers who work hard with what they have for the sake of the students. People value education, but it is so removed from their immediate view it is hard for them to prioritize. It’s big numbers and vague generalities for most people, and the same people who don’t want to pay taxes for education lament the state of our current system. Then there are challenges in the system itself, like outdated methods of education in many cases.

But a heart salute to the many teachers who work hard with what they have for the sake of the students.

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