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Re: Random stuff - the anything else thread
Originally Posted by caretaker
(Post 12488485)
I think at some point the educational system began to deteriorate. When my mother was secretary to the provincial minister of education around 1971 give or take a year he was getting letters from teachers around the province and she remarked that some of them weren't particularly good at spelling or writing letters, which mystified her.
Budget cuts in the 90's meant teachers were teaching subjects they had little education/knowledge in. |
Re: Random stuff - the anything else thread
when I left my last teaching position there were no physics teachers left in the science department.
Not a single person with a physics degree. 8 people with biology or some pseudo science qualification |
Re: Random stuff - the anything else thread
Originally Posted by Zoe Bell
(Post 12489032)
when I left my last teaching position there were no physics teachers left in the science department.
Not a single person with a physics degree. 8 people with biology or some pseudo science qualification |
Re: Random stuff - the anything else thread
Originally Posted by Zoe Bell
(Post 12489032)
when I left my last teaching position there were no physics teachers left in the science department.
Not a single person with a physics degree. 8 people with biology or some pseudo science qualification The IB & AP teachers were top notch, but only the smart students got those teachers. My high school was really 2 schools in one, IB/AP and then regular students. |
Re: Random stuff - the anything else thread
Originally Posted by bats
(Post 12488474)
I've met Canadians who haven't heard of The Underground Railroad
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Re: Random stuff - the anything else thread
Originally Posted by plasticcanuck
(Post 12489285)
And I’ve met Brits who haven’t heard of the Luddite Movement. I don’t understand the point of your post.
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Re: Random stuff - the anything else thread
Finally caught who is believed to be the Golden State Killer.
Crimes took place in the 1970's and 80's. https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/...=.1fa6836407a8 |
Re: Random stuff - the anything else thread
Originally Posted by Jsmth321
(Post 12489335)
Finally caught who is believed to be the Golden State Killer.
Crimes took place in the 1970's and 80's. https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/...=.1fa6836407a8 |
Re: Random stuff - the anything else thread
Originally Posted by bats
(Post 12489314)
Maybe your education is to blame for that lack of understanding
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Re: Random stuff - the anything else thread
Huge fire across the street from our building.
I somehow slept through it all. Surprise to wake up to. Building still had the hall vents on so hallways were smokey. https://www.google.ca/amp/s/www.cbc.ca/amp/1.4636100 |
Re: Random stuff - the anything else thread
Originally Posted by Zoe Bell
(Post 12489032)
when I left my last teaching position there were no physics teachers left in the science department.
Not a single person with a physics degree. 8 people with biology or some pseudo science qualification Unless you understand some fundamental principles from an early age you're destined to become one of an ever expanding class imprisoned by it's ignorance. The unlucky will become those who can't subordinated to those who can. An ability to understand basic mathematical principles allows you to assess different variations to simple problems and this gives you the ability to make reasoned judgements. Understanding basic principles of physics explains how events happen in the real life in simple terms and this generates an awareness of how the world works. For example if drivers understood a little bit more about inertia then perhaps they wouldn't drive so close behind me. Society, and it's political decision makers, do themselves no good by refusing to pay teachers, expecially 'science' and maths teachers, the rate for the job. It's an investment in the future in it's purest sense since by definition they won't see the benefits for many years, so perhaps that's why it doesn't rate a serious political discussion. |
Re: Random stuff - the anything else thread
Personally I never had an issue with what I was paid as a teacher. That wasn't what led to me turfing it in as a career.
The endless "planning" paperwork and other bullshit did not help. The situation when I left was basically that there was a shortage of physics teachers, so physics was taught badly. Thus no one gained an interest in it to want to teach it. The answer to this, as far as I could tell was to systematically remove any trace of what I would consider to be actual physics from the curriculum. |
Re: Random stuff - the anything else thread
Bad experiences with teachers can lead to a phobia of school and further education.
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Re: Random stuff - the anything else thread
Originally Posted by Jsmth321
(Post 12489814)
Bad experiences with teachers can lead to a phobia of school and further education.
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Re: Random stuff - the anything else thread
Originally Posted by Siouxie
(Post 12490013)
So can bad experiences with other pupils! I was school phobic at a very young age due to bullying.
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