No, Brandon, you are talking about infatuation. I understand why they say, "High school never ends."
Right now, in a college class, we are getting our pictures taken and having to say where we are from and what our greatest fear is to everyone.
I think maybe I can't do school well because I am always judging how well I'm being taught. Maybe I should do that as a job.
Why do we insist that the cart drag the horse along the road?
Colleges want to offer varied programs to their prospective students because the education system, in true capitalist form I might add, is a competitive feild. But then, instead of what capitalism enthusiasts claim happens, competition does not yeild awesome results. Instead, the schools, in an attempt to keep with paying their increasingly large bills, take whoever they can to fill the positions the programs require, regardless of if that person is really the best suited.
And then you get to sit in a class and be read power point presentations.
Competition pushes people to cut corners, settle for cheap imitations, and just cheat over all in order to make sure that they come in on top.
And sure, if people kept integrity, maybe this wouldn't be an issue. But because the majority don't, if you do, you get fucked.
Happy birthday future generations.
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Hey boy, you need to read Veblan's "The Theory of the Leisure Class" it fits perfectly with your current thoughts and I thought of you when my teacher mentioned it yesterday before you had written anything. Weird ain't it?
I whole-heartedly agree.
Why not take a look at what is required to become a "simpleton" community college instructor?
FROM IL COMMUNITY COLLEGE WEBSITE:
JOB POSTING (NOTE REQUIREMENTS)
Mathematics Instructor
Degree
Master’s degree in Mathematics or Mathematics Education required.
Salary
Placement on the salary schedule is dependent on qualifications. Qualifications include education and related work experience.
Experience
Minimum two years teaching experience required, preferably at the community college or university level. Experience teaching developmental mathematics desirable. An interdisciplinary focus integrating innovative learning strategies and demonstrated ability to enhance the success of diverse student populations is essential. Experience incorporating technology and multimedia applications into the teaching and learning process and interest in all forms of alternative learning are highly desirable.
Responsibilities
Teaching assignment is in developmental mathematics. Collaborate with other mathematics faculty and the dean for Learning Enhancement in providing leadership for developmental mathematics curriculum and program development, student recruitment and retention. Participate in related college and curricular activities. Incorporate learning-centered college principles and concepts. Classes may be offered during daytime, evening and weekend hours and at multiple campus locations.
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I agree that there are many who don't live up to their potential as teachers...However, before trashing the entire profession, maybe think first. No one claims that teachers know everything, nor that they are expert entertainers, nor that they can meet each student's needs entirely. YOU ARE AN EXCEPTION, ADMIT IT! You always have been. Even in elementary school you were "bored with the monotany and foolishness of the curriculum". I whole-heartedly agree that you should not fight the system but CHANGE it. You'd do a good job, but I guarantee you might find it more difficult to teach than expected.
By the way, if you want a "stellar" teaching staff for your education, you'd best fork out the money for a private school (and I don't mean SDA).
From your teacher Blister,luv ya.
I definately didn't call community college instructors "simpleton[s]" and I'm sorry if that's the message I got across. I was dissapointed with the way the class was being taught which led me to being dissapointed with how the system works. I'm sorry to have implied accidentally that I was trashing the profession, it wasn't my purpose.
She's right, you know. You're just too damn smart for the system.
So the question always is : what do we do with that? Be lazy? Learn to cheat the system because we can? Screw it? Ignore it? Pretend it doesn't work that way?
What do we do when we see the flaws in soceity and don't have the tools to correct them?
Widge, there is hope. A, you need to get into an actual university even if it is a public one because that is where the scholars are. As my econ teacher says, you teach at community college because you cannot write. And 2, (little nudge to Rosenquist) you need to mix your generals with some applicable higher level classes because you get out of just what the book says and into the experiences of you scholarteachers. You would like my econ class if only for the teacher actually being a current scholar/writer and the fact that it is a high enough level class that he uses the text as a format but then goes off on his own discovories and those of prominent economists. For our 9 page midterm we have an extra 150 pages of reading with authors like Veblan, Biddick, Smith and he has told us we will need a good dictionary on hand for the reading. There is hope, don't give up.
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