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My favorite teacher, for math would give us a paper with soem optional homework math problems, we would xerox the paper and we will try at hoem to solve them, t
by simion314 3y ago
My favorite teacher, for math would give us a paper with soem optional homework math problems, we would xerox the paper and we will try at hoem to solve them, then next day we would ask each other how X or Y was solved, compare results, we would teach each other. And only the hard problems that we could not solve we would ask the teacher to show us the solution.
What is weird is that 4 years later my brother was in a class at the same teacher and the atmosphere was completely different, nobody was working on optional stuff, nobody was asking questions, nobody was offering to go to the blackboard and participate. It was same teacher, same school , same level of smart students. Not sure if maybe there is one ot two students that with their enthusiasm or the opposite can cause this drastic change.
- eikenberry 3y agoThe difference could have been the introduction (rollout) of standardized testing. A lot of teachers needed to change their curriculum as a result because they were being forced to teach to that test.
- anonymouskimmer 3y agoTeacher burnout is a likely possibility. Or administrator interference. Students causing the change is unlikely, as even if it happened in one class, there would be nothing stopping the teacher from introducing the optional work in the next class.
- simion314 3y agoWhat if the burn out is maybe caused by the students, some of the new students caused a different interaction to happen, causing the teacher to lose enthusiasm. is is a data point so it could be possible there is soem variable I do not know about.
- anonymouskimmer 3y agoIt's possible. But when talking about adults and children the adults are typically directing things to their convenience.