In the new October 2009 Reader's Digest on page 18 there is a great article about teachers and students they do and don't like. My favorite comments were:
- We're sick of standardized testing and having to "teach to the test."
- Kids used to go out and play after school and resolve problems on their own. Now, with computers and TV, they lack the skills to communicate. They don't know how to get past hurt feelings without telling the teacher and having her fix it.
- Your child may be the center of your universe, but I have to share mine with 25 others. (When I taught PE I had 45-50 kids in a class)
- Please help us by turning off the texting feature on your child's phone during school hours.
- The students we remember are happy, respectful, and good-hearted, not necessarily the ones with the highest grades.
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