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PTH2009

In your adult life if someone spoke to u the way in which your old teachers spoke to u when u were in school would u not tell them to **** off ??

I got fair abuse off teachers in my school days such as being called lazy , a failure , always causing trouble etc. It was only in college that I found out I was dyslexic so that probley caused some of my low grades in school . I wasn't even a trouble maker

Some teachers I had were too up themselves like ' OK class when I call ur name off the attendance book u must answer in 'attendance miss' and nothing else if u say here or yeah miss u will be in trouble'. When she entered the room we all had to stand up and wait till she tells us to sit down. Teachers often make u feel so down by humiliating u in front of the class, uniform inspectors were the worst instead if taking u outside they used to shame u in front of the class for missing ur tie or not wearing the right colour shoes etc. College life is much better lectures are much better and actually help u and u can call them by first name and even some lectuers socialize with there students.

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The_Valeyard

Was just thinking some of the best teachers I had, were the ones who would rip the absolute piss out of us if we were messing. Make sure you didn't do it again.

whisky_galore

Kev W wrote: »

I feel genuinely bad for people who say school was the best years of their lives because in their case it's probably true.

Usually doled out by an older generation where beatings and administering kicks up the ar*e were commonplace.

The_Valeyard

El Weirdo wrote: »

Whisky.

No. Use the feckin E.

One eyed Jack

melissak wrote: »

Op said he/she was dyslexic in all fairness. Did you learn any empathy in school

melissa I have empathy for anyone with learning difficulties, but dyslexia is no excuse for poor spelling nowadays with modern technology. I was diagnosed with severe dyslexia at 7 years of age, it's one of the reasons why I absolutely despise the word 'retard' or calling someone 'retarded' being bandied about this site sometimes, because that's exactly how I was labelled by classmates.

My teachers were nothing short of incredible in school, and I made every effort to try and improve my writing, reading, verbal and comprehension skills. I was lucky enough to have been diagnosed early, unlike some of the posters here whom it seems were only discovered to be dyslexic later in their school years.

That was over 30 years ago, and nowadays teaching is nothing like it was back then. Nowadays teachers are much more aware of cognitive and learning difficulties (I was lucky my mother was my teacher at the time and could tell something wasn't right), and there are many more supports in place for children now than there were back then.

The problem as I see it nowadays isn't teachers, the problem is that far too much leeway and class time is given to students who don't want to learn, as opposed to students who learn differently from other students. It's easy accommodate students who learn differently, it's not so easy accommodate students who simply have no will to learn.

Kev W

whisky_galore wrote: »

"Best days of your life"......My hole.

I feel genuinely bad for people who say school was the best years of their lives because in their case it's probably true.

wp_rathead

Some people who are teachers are great disciplinarians - but dreadful at teaching
Luckily I only had one of them in secondary school

[Deleted User]

I had a lecturer in college who would demean students in a similar way. We were all grown adults, paying handsome tuition fees to have him talk at us for two hours per week (no questions allowed), breaking only for melt-downs anytime he spied a late arrival, or a student opening their laptop, or even caught daydreaming.

If he wasn't screeching at such culprits, he'd try to shame them with ridicule.

He is a heavyweight in his academic field, and nobody in authority had the balls to discipline him. He regularly appears on TV as a wizardy old expert, and I acknolwedge his talent, it's just a shame he's also a magnificent cúnt

smash

PTH2009 wrote: »

I got fair abuse off teachers in my school days such as being called lazy , a failure , always causing trouble etc.

These are the kind of people who aren't happy with their own life or how it turned out. They'll then meet you in future and if you've amounted to nothing in their eyes they'll say "told you so", but if you've exceeded their expectations they'll say it was because they pushed you to be better.

Basically these kinds of people are just arseholes.

ScumLord

Robsweezie wrote: »

Bit of a cheap dig considering he openly stated he was dyslexic.

I don't think dyslexia is an excuse for using "U" instead of "you". There's dyslexia and then there's just not trying.

It could always have been worse OP. I was in school in the 80s and got beat throughout, the headmaster took a special interest in me, keeping me in most lunch breaks, isolating me because I didn't like GAA. I knew he was particularly upset when he told me to take off my glasses so he could hit me in the face.

I don't know where the middle ground is, schools today may be to soft but the school I grew up in was completely ineffective. I learned next to nothing in school and left with complete disdain for authority. I should have loved school based on the kind of person I am now.

c68zapdsm5i1ru

Teachers are like any other group of professionals. There are good ones, bad ones and mediocre ones.

Yes, some go over the top with discipline, invent petty rules for no obvious reason, and think it's okay to make personal remarks to children in front of the class. And that's wrong.

But there are also lots of good teacher who have endless patience and are very committed to what they do.

Saying things like 'most teachers are c*nts' is just ridiculous and childish.

melissak

melissak wrote: »

Op said he/she was dyslexic in all fairness. Did you learn any empathy in school

Sorry. This was already covered

melissak

Op said he/she was dyslexic in all fairness. Did you learn any empathy in school

endacl wrote: »

Did they not teach a bit of spelling and punctuation at all, in between the berating and belittling?

Stojkovic

Some were great but most were trumped up power seekers who had a fetish for kicking the **** out of kicks.

And long holidays of course.

I remember the good ones and know karma will catch up on the abusers.

Tilikum

endacl wrote: »

My bad. Apologies OP.

They clearly didn't teach you how to read.

dont bother

from the age of 4 when i began my school career, i wasnt taking sh!t from ANY teacher. i had this thing, where i wanted to be treated the same as adults are treated, and i always answered back, gave out to THEM, and when i was in secondary school, because of me never taking a word of their sh!te lying down, i was suspended 4 times and then ultimately expelled a few months before my leaving cert. needless to say i kicked up a huge fuss, and was let back in a week later after a nice rest.

most teachers ARE cvnts, but i realise now, only if you expect them to treat you with any respect, thus not giving THEM the respect you should... as a child, i suppose.

i hated school.

Robsweezie

R.D. aka MR.D wrote:

I do agree that uniform rules are stupid. I can't see how they contribute to learning in any way.

One thing I will say about uniforms is that they take away the need to constantly have a new outfit ready for the school day, and prevents competition and bullying with clothes among students, who has the latest airmax Runners etc. Everyone appears the same so they're all on even footing. No one is made to feel inferior over their fashion sense. And a uniform can give a sense of belonging to kids.

But on the flipside there is the individuality and freedom of expression that's being taken away once a uniform is imposed, and the oppressive feeling of being a number in a system.

I hate those petty uniform rules that themselves get in the way of learning and often result in removal from class like lack of tie etc.

newport2

whisky_galore wrote: »

"Best days of your life"......My hole.

Indeed. College best years of your life, no doubt. Freedom, booze and SFA responsibility. It was great.....

El Weirdo

NachoBusiness wrote: »

Great whiskey.

Whisky.

The Backwards Man

Only good enough for hots and Irish coffees imo

R.D. aka MR.D

Deleted User wrote: »

I teach English in another country and I tried being the cool nice teacher for about a year or 18 months.. Everyone tries it because you think you're doing a good job if the kids are happy and it's less stressful for you.

Then you realize most kids learn nothing from that and you have to start being stricter and forget about being liked. Being the cool teacher only works for the good students.. Others have to be forced to learn or they'll drop behind from even one year of teenage angst.

Obviously, OP's teachers, like most of ours, were too strict and were proper asses but there's a middle ground. Rapport with the enthusiastic students but strict enough for others to be made do it. Treating a class of primary or secondary like they're adults in university should get you fired. It's the easy way out where you end up forgetting that most of the class exists. They're too young to make their own choice about whether or not they want to learn.

Couldn't agree with this more. There is a reason that teachers are strict. It's so that you straighten up and fly right. If I show you respect then you need to show me respect by being on time and doing what I ask you.

I had a few teachers in secondary school who didn't show the students any respect by not knowing their subject or constantly being uninterested. Those teachers don't deserve any consideration but usually the super strict teachers are the ones who care.

I care about my students and know that they can do it if they try. Unfortunately, maybe 60% of students don't have the get up and go to try without some one giving them a bit of a push.

I do agree that uniform rules are stupid. I can't see how they contribute to learning in any way.

whisky_galore

PTH2009 wrote: »

Your opinions on school life

"Best days of your life"......My hole.

[Deleted User]

I teach English in another country and I tried being the cool nice teacher for about a year or 18 months.. Everyone tries it because you think you're doing a good job if the kids are happy and it's less stressful for you.

Then you realize most kids learn nothing from that and you have to start being stricter and forget about being liked. Being the cool teacher only works for the good students.. Others have to be forced to learn or they'll drop behind from even one year of teenage angst.

Obviously, OP's teachers, like most of ours, were too strict and were proper asses but there's a middle ground. Rapport with the enthusiastic students but strict enough for others to be made do it. Treating a class of primary or secondary like they're adults in university should get you fired. It's the easy way out where you end up forgetting that most of the class exists. They're too young to make their own choice about whether or not they want to learn.

NachoBusiness

I had one teacher who choked me and then said he never laid a hand on me. I was only eleven at the time. Uniform inspector teachers I always hated. Was also told in secondary school that if I didn't cut my hair I would have to wear it tied up with a hair bobbin. They thought this rule would mean I would cut my hair out of embarrassment but I didn't. Wore the damn thing for three years. Few other students did also.

Dyslexic also and didn't find out for years after. One thing I always could never do was memorize a poem and got detention a bunch of times for 'not bothering' to do that aspect of homework. In saying all that, I loved that time of my life despite the numpties.

FloatingVoter

Apologies, OP. Another thing lecturers crucify you for is not bothering to read the question. I'll fetch the nails and the cross.
Best wishes in the future and yes, schoolteachers can have a touch of the mini-Hitlers about them. They're behind you now.

Robsweezie

OP it comes across that you may just hate authority. Which is normal as none of us necessarily like to take direction and instruction from the "higher ups".

syklops

Grayson wrote: »

Great preparation for taking sh1t from a crappy boss.

+ several million.

It doesnt change OP. No teacher ever accused me of disrupting the class, because I kept my head down in school. Keep your head down in life for an easier life.

And I still get inappropriate comments from managers because they were in a bad mood.

humberklog

Well, you're over it and that's what's important.

Mightydrumming

FloatingVoter wrote: »

Yes, lecturers will socialise with and occasionally sleep with their students. They also have a low tolerance for unoriginal thought conveyed through bad English.
Don't worry, you'll get to repeat your exams in August while thems what can spell is on the beach.

Next time - read the full post. I love the way people jump straight in.

endacl

Robsweezie wrote: »

Bit of a cheap dig considering he openly stated he was dyslexic.

My bad. Apologies OP.

RedemptionZ

endacl wrote: »

Did they not teach a bit of spelling and punctuation at all, in between the berating and belittling?

He said he had dyslexia tbf. No need to be a dick.

I agree OP, but I think it should probably gradually get looser in terms of strictness. When you're 8 years old teachers shouldn't be treating you like a mate, you'd get **** all work done. When you're 16 or over though it's really up to you to do the work, not your teacher, so you shouldn't be expected to do any of that stupid 'yes sir' stuff.