I ****** said 'no'. I will never change my mind. I'm actually seriously tempted to be harsher in my grading this year because of the constant pressure. You're just hurting yourself at this point, start ****** realizing that, I will ****** leave Korea before I dole out A's or B's to arrogant brats who refused to put in any effort because they felt entitled and above it all.
Haha, sorry to hear that. Will that effect you if you're trying to renew your contract?
Quote from: vicarious on November 02, 2018, 02:41:26 pmHaha, sorry to hear that. Will that effect you if you're trying to renew your contract?I guess we'll find out soon enough.EDIT: Well, that's a first. Never had a post I'm responding to disappear while i'm typing my response to it before.
If I were a Korean teacher, and was unhappy with the grades my lazy-ass NET was giving to my little angels, I would just fudge them when I enter the scores into their grade spread sheets. It's super easy, completely avoids conflict, and leaves everybody happy (because ignorance is bliss).I suspect it's been done a few times behind my back which is frustrating but, I mean, it's not like I can demand to see the final grade breakdown of each and every student...
Also, ugh - the whole attitude towards technical schools being for the failed students really grinds my gears. Measuring intelligence or potential by such narrow criteria as academic performance in a small selection of subjects is so wrong. Some people might be awful at math, language, and science, but could be a gifted musician, woodworker, electrician, plumber, or something. And all of those are skilled labour. There's literally no shame in that.
Some of you guys on here gave me advice to challenge my middle school students as a way to keep them engaged in the class. Well I tried, and my CT told me that it was too hard for them (I'm literally teaching animal kingdom vocabulary like mammals, reptiles, etc.). Oh but I bet you it wouldn't be if these scoundrels actually payed attention.She told me I should give them something on the elementary level instead. This is all so counter-productive! And now I gotta come up with another lesson for this week.
Some of you guys on here gave me advice to challenge my students as a way to keep them engaged in the class. Well I tried, and my CT told me that it was too hard for them (I'm literally teaching animal kingdom vocabulary like mammals, reptiles, etc.).
Quote from: JVPrice on November 05, 2018, 12:25:49 pmSome of you guys on here gave me advice to challenge my students as a way to keep them engaged in the class. Well I tried, and my CT told me that it was too hard for them (I'm literally teaching animal kingdom vocabulary like mammals, reptiles, etc.). Nonsense. I taught a whole series of lessons on that same topic, and it was just fine. Sure, there were some kids for whom it was too difficult, but they were the same kids who managed to make it to middle school 3rd grade without learning how to count past ten or answer "how's the weather."
Quote from: Mister Tim on November 05, 2018, 12:28:38 pmQuote from: JVPrice on November 05, 2018, 12:25:49 pmSome of you guys on here gave me advice to challenge my students as a way to keep them engaged in the class. Well I tried, and my CT told me that it was too hard for them (I'm literally teaching animal kingdom vocabulary like mammals, reptiles, etc.). Nonsense. I taught a whole series of lessons on that same topic, and it was just fine. Sure, there were some kids for whom it was too difficult, but they were the same kids who managed to make it to middle school 3rd grade without learning how to count past ten or answer "how's the weather."yeah, i'm not sure how this happens.english classes several times a week, for years upon years, and they can't even answer, "what's your name?"
Keep in mind that every single person attends elementary school. We have this vision sometimes of teaching, this noble profession where we burrow into the minds of naive young boys and girls and impart our wisdom on them.Bollocks. Think about how many absolute morons you know, or meet on a daily or weekly basis. These people went to elementary school, too, and they knew EVEN LESS than they do now. It's not easy to say, but some kids are absolute morons. Their fate is sealed.
Quote from: oglop on November 05, 2018, 02:21:23 pmQuote from: Mister Tim on November 05, 2018, 12:28:38 pmQuote from: JVPrice on November 05, 2018, 12:25:49 pmSome of you guys on here gave me advice to challenge my students as a way to keep them engaged in the class. Well I tried, and my CT told me that it was too hard for them (I'm literally teaching animal kingdom vocabulary like mammals, reptiles, etc.). Nonsense. I taught a whole series of lessons on that same topic, and it was just fine. Sure, there were some kids for whom it was too difficult, but they were the same kids who managed to make it to middle school 3rd grade without learning how to count past ten or answer "how's the weather."yeah, i'm not sure how this happens.english classes several times a week, for years upon years, and they can't even answer, "what's your name?"When the emphasis is on the answer and not the process, the teacher, in order to speed things along, will tell the slower students the answers. Certain students realise they can do nothing and be spoon fed. The teacher sees a low student score as a black mark against her name, rather than a sign that the student has a weakness. Teachers coaches the student in order to make her class look batter than it is. Rinse and repeat for 10 years and then when they hit a uni class where the teacher will gladly fail them, they can't understand why they fail.
yep. i wonder, does this happen in other subjects too?
At least I was actually trying to teach them something new. That's what teachers do, right?