Student Teachers, Part II
When I wrote my blog last week, I thought I knew what disgust for a student teacher was really like. I was wrong. This past week, I experienced an experience that made my dislike for my unnamed student teacher much deeper.
The date was March 1, 2006--Last Wednesday. I was enjoying my lunch break, when I received a phone call from my mom. She was extremely upset. She ranted and raved about how I was so disrespectful to my teacher, and gave her "defiant" looks, and made a fool of her. in front of the class. While I don't deny doing some of these things to some extent, she took it totally out of context. She asked my mom for permission to send me to the principal's office, to which my mom gave her consent. Can you believe this? I submit that you cannot.
By disrespectful, I guess she meant that I talked in class or something. See, the problem with Mrs. Blank and many other student teachers is they think they have to have total and complete control over every tiny aspect of the classroom. They will not allow you to speak a few words to your neighbor, even though you are diligently working on your assignment.
I do admit to giving her defiant looks, but I think they are in order. Everytime she tells someone to stop talking for no reason, I roll my eyes. She totally deserves this though, she needs to tone it down.
While I may have contributed to making a fool of her in front of the class, it was basically her fault. She asked a question, "What does 'fiscal year' mean?" When no one responded she simply said, "You guys should take accounting," and preceded with the lesson. Out of my curiosity, I asked her, "Are you going to tell us what it means?" She said "No." As you can see, she brought that upon her self.
But why do student teachers feel like they have to inflict such strong dominion over their pupils? My conclusion is this: they feel insecure about their teaching capabilities, and therefore have to make up for it by being in absolute control. It's a downward spiral that can only be reversed by...It can't be reversed. We'll all just have to deal with it.
The date was March 1, 2006--Last Wednesday. I was enjoying my lunch break, when I received a phone call from my mom. She was extremely upset. She ranted and raved about how I was so disrespectful to my teacher, and gave her "defiant" looks, and made a fool of her. in front of the class. While I don't deny doing some of these things to some extent, she took it totally out of context. She asked my mom for permission to send me to the principal's office, to which my mom gave her consent. Can you believe this? I submit that you cannot.
By disrespectful, I guess she meant that I talked in class or something. See, the problem with Mrs. Blank and many other student teachers is they think they have to have total and complete control over every tiny aspect of the classroom. They will not allow you to speak a few words to your neighbor, even though you are diligently working on your assignment.
I do admit to giving her defiant looks, but I think they are in order. Everytime she tells someone to stop talking for no reason, I roll my eyes. She totally deserves this though, she needs to tone it down.
While I may have contributed to making a fool of her in front of the class, it was basically her fault. She asked a question, "What does 'fiscal year' mean?" When no one responded she simply said, "You guys should take accounting," and preceded with the lesson. Out of my curiosity, I asked her, "Are you going to tell us what it means?" She said "No." As you can see, she brought that upon her self.
But why do student teachers feel like they have to inflict such strong dominion over their pupils? My conclusion is this: they feel insecure about their teaching capabilities, and therefore have to make up for it by being in absolute control. It's a downward spiral that can only be reversed by...It can't be reversed. We'll all just have to deal with it.
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