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Teachers Should Have More Freedom In How They Teach Their Kids
Have you ever had a teacher who didnt follow the rules, but you learned more from that teacher than anyother
 toni  27 Oct 2009 22:54
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I can agree somewhat with your statement.

They so rigorously separate church and state, when we really could have benefited from what the instructor had to say about his or her view on religion.
Unless the teacher says something seriously offensive, I doubt that anyone will be upset about a teacher expressing their views on Christianity or any other faith.

However, I feel it is a very bad thing indeed when a teacher spouts off their political views to young, impressionable minds.
Most teens couldn't care less about politics, so if a well-respected teacher says "Go Obama" they'll simply accept that and believe it to be true.

Therefore, I feel something should be done about teachers saying their political views.
 
 Maggie1  28 Oct 2009 19:25
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Although I recognize that there needs to be a core curriculum and lesson plan to make sure essential subjects get covered I do agree I've seen teachers do their own deviations and have far bigger impact on their students. It takes a balance. You need a certain amount of curriculum and a certain amount of adaptation by the teacher to the students.
 
 Grenache  28 Oct 2009 10:10
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When the teachers have freedom in teaching their student, its not always a good thing. Thue older and stiffer teachers might think that by hitting their students is the only way of making them do well and give them motivation. But its not. It will only ake them hate their teachers more. And thus would have even less motivation.
 
 muahahaha  28 Oct 2009 05:50
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 I'm completely against teachers hitting students, but I also don't think that's in the scope of what this topic was about. The subject matter being taught and the way students are engaged in class are the question. Disciplinary action is a separate discussion.

Anyway, I had a teacher in high school who had a long stick and like to slam it against the chalk board or on desks. He never actually hit a student with it but the implied threat of force and the sudden impacts of the stick swinging were really disturbing. To this day I don't like that guy and think he should have been fired. So I'm with you on that.
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 28 Oct 2009 10:15
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