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Sina qua non
Joined: 20 Jun 2006
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 Posted: Fri Feb 02, 2007 9:06 pm Post subject: I'm kind of hairy and have rough skin. |
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Regarding attitudes about students, I try to not have any. In a lot of ways, teacher attitudes toward students become self-fulfilling prophesies.
I make my game plan outlining the activities and goals for each class (as well as a general script guiding the whole semester). I have an advanced degree in English, several years of experience doing what I'm doing, and a track record of positive student evaluations (both formal and informal).
I believe my game plan(s) of what I provide to the students in a class is both what the students need (vis-a-vis the mandate from my employer) and what they want. Using this plan, I put forth my best effort to be a powerfully radiating, focused point source of what the students need and want.
I love what I do. And I hope that I am successful. |
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crazy_arcade
Joined: 05 Nov 2006
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| Posted: Fri Feb 02, 2007 9:29 pm Post subject: |
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| narcissist... |
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Sina qua non
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| Posted: Fri Feb 02, 2007 9:48 pm Post subject: |
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This is a splice from a hijacked thread.
This is my teaching philosophy. What are other approaches to teaching?
BTW, we're probably all better off without name-calling. |
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Qinella
Joined: 25 Feb 2005
Location: the crib
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| Posted: Fri Feb 02, 2007 9:58 pm Post subject: |
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I don't understand what point you are making. It does not sound like a teaching philosophy, except for the first three sentences. The second paragraph is just autoapplause. Third paragraph is cryptic.
This is not to be critical or derisive, but I just can't see what you are getting at with this. |
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crazy_arcade
Joined: 05 Nov 2006
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| Posted: Sat Feb 03, 2007 2:19 am Post subject: |
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| I can't see any substance...just someone who is very very proud oh himself/herself. |
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Ody
Joined: 27 Jan 2003
Location: over here
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| Posted: Sat Feb 03, 2007 3:10 am Post subject: |
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| Sina qua non wrote: |
This is a splice from a hijacked thread.
This is my teaching philosophy. What are other approaches to teaching?
BTW, we're probably all better off without name-calling. |
that thread was a doomed from the start because everything the op said as a basis for his point of view was a lie. -and now your own passive aggressive reproach of my posts calling him to task is feeding the negativity.
all the same, i like what you said in response to that first post. perhaps others are not impressed with your contribution, but i think the approach to teaching that you have shared with us is a fair representation of the majority of teachers here; teachers who teach. that's what we do. we are teachers, not "teachers" (and i for one think we should show a little respect for each other rather than try to pump ourselves up with fool-hardy deceptions). |
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Sina qua non
Joined: 20 Jun 2006
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| Posted: Sat Feb 03, 2007 3:17 am Post subject: |
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| Ody wrote: |
| Sina qua non wrote: |
| BTW, we're probably all better off without name-calling. |
-and now your own passive aggressive reproach of my posts calling him to task is feeding the negativity. |
Eh? Take a chill pill, Jill. A poster called me a name.
BTW, I've put a lot of thought into the issue during the last few weeks, or so, and I'm pretty confident that, generally, I am not proud of myself, though I am somewhat happy, for the most part.
Pride is similar to esteem, except that pride is an excess of self-esteem (or, in other words, an over estimation); this is all in a dictionary.
Last I checked, rough skinned, hairy people generally aren't highly sought after by people of the opposite sex, so as for pride.... If anyone has the phone number of someone of the opposite sex for rough, hairy people, be sho' to give me a holla'.
If anybody has anything constructive to contribute, please do tell your approach to students, the classroom, lessons, and teaching. |
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Ody
Joined: 27 Jan 2003
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| Posted: Sat Feb 03, 2007 3:46 am Post subject: |
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| Sina qua non wrote: |
Pride is similar to esteem, except that pride is an excess of self-esteem (or, in other words, an over estimation); this is all in a dictionary.
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there's certainly nothing wrong with taking pride in your work. |
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crazy_arcade
Joined: 05 Nov 2006
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| Posted: Sat Feb 03, 2007 4:00 am Post subject: |
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| I did not call you a name. I describe a personality trait. |
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