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Teachers are the leaders of the classrooms. Same as with all leaders anywhere, in addition to their main goals (teaching the material, sailing a ship, etc.), t

by swamp40 13y ago

Teachers are the leaders of the classrooms. Same as with all leaders anywhere, in addition to their main goals (teaching the material, sailing a ship, etc.), they must maintain discipline and right any wrongs. If anything goes wrong, they are the ones ultimately responsible. It is not fair, but being a good teacher requires more than just the ability to teach a specific subject. These qualities can be taught, and this woman's letter contains some good insights for the teacher.

EdgarVerona 13y ago
Her suggestions are good, but the vast majority of them are unrealistic in a world where we have 30+ kids in a classroom. We have a problem here, and I feel strongly that the problem is class sizes. Blaming the teacher is akin to a tile falling from a shoddily constructed roof and killing someone, and then blaming the tile for the death. If this teacher saw what was happening and refused to stop it... sure, blame the teacher in that situation. I'd join you in blaming them. But I can't in good conscience blame a teacher for not noticing bullying inside - or outside - of a classroom with the overloaded nature of our school system. Give teachers a 10:1 - or hell, even a 15:1 - student to teacher ratio if you want the kind of one-on-one support she suggests. That would be a fantastic world, and I would love to see that come to pass.