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OT:Bad English teachers
On Feb 24, 9:31 am, "CATS" wrote:
How sad for her. I hope she found a challenge for her obvious talents elsewhere and that she is now appreciated by her dedication and enthusiasm. -- Cheryl & the Cats in OZ o o o o ( Y ) ( Y ) Boofhead Donuthttp://community.webshots.com/user/witchofthewest catsatararatATyahooDOTcomDOTau "John" wrote in message oups.com... : On Feb 23, 9:18 pm, "CATS" wrote: : They are "teachers" with a job, not a profession or a : "calling". Sadly there are all too many of them everywhere : today. I loved teaching (adult training courses) but I : would not work in the current school systems and I fear many : who would make inspirational school teachers - the kind we : really need - feel the same. : : It is sad to meet a child with a real hunger to learn and to : realise that they are being stifled in their school (or : home) environment. I know a couple who live near me, and : when you take the time to talk to them and to push them to : think and consider you can see the light in their eyes as : they realise what they are capable of. : : -- : : Cheryl & the Cats in OZ : o o o o : ( Y ) ( Y ) : Boofhead Donuthttp://community.webshots.com/user/witchofthewest : catsatararatATyahooDOTcomDOTau : : ((snip)) : : : : I hate teachers like that. I had a high school English : teacher for 2 years : : that graded me down because I knew more than she did. It : was a big fight to : : get me into the honors English track because this teacher : kept refusing to : : sign the papers for me. : : : : Maureen : : : : My sister got into teaching, for a few years, and was constantly : frustrated by the other teachers attitude to only working to the : minimum required. She was also one of those people who tried doing : things "differently" than the other teachers would. She was so : successful, she received one of those $25,000 special Mentor Award : grants, that California hands out to outstanding teachers in their : field. The other teachers were so jealous, they shunned her in all the : interchanges they would have, such as the teachers break room. She : finally got fed up with it and bailed out, with much bad feeling on : her part and sense of loss from the administration and her students. : It is very lonely when you challenge the group, and only works if you : are strong enough to be self fulfilled. : : John : : She went back to school and got her PHD in child psych but has never practiced, full time. Did do some work on a contract basis for the county juvenile service. Is now married to her long time Beau and they are doing nicely. John |
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OT Grammar Book New Log Cabin Quilt
"I need to axe my momma and daddy."
"Are you sure? It didn't work out really well for Lizzie Borden." Of course, it's not these folks' faults; it's years of being corrupted by grisly Christmas carols, of course.... "...to sing a slaying song tonight...." That's the party down the hall from the one where they're all donning now their gay apparel. --pig On 2/24/07 10:51, in article , "Jessamy" wrote: that would make for an interesting conversation with the police: oh yes! I axed him too! |
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OT: Axing mom and dad (was OT Grammar Book New Log Cabin Quilt)
"Megan Zurawicz" wrote in message ... "I need to axe my momma and daddy." "Are you sure? It didn't work out really well for Lizzie Borden." In the words of the Kingston Trio: Oh, you can't chop your papa up in Massachusetts, Massachusetts is a far cry from New York! For some reason it really bothered my parents that I knew all the words to that song. *grin* -- Kathy A. (Woodland, CA) Queen of Fabric Tramps http://fabrictramp.typepad.com/fabric_tramping/ remove the obvious to reply |
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OT Grammar Book New Log Cabin Quilt
My favorite example of that is "off tin". T in "often" has been
silent how many centuries? Not in Scots it hasn't. I doubt the pronunciation has changed at all since the Middle Ages. Probably the Americans who pronounce it that way got it from Scots immigrants. ============== j-c ====== @ ====== purr . demon . co . uk ============== Jack Campin: 11 Third St, Newtongrange EH22 4PU, Scotland | tel 0131 660 4760 http://www.purr.demon.co.uk/jack/ for CD-ROMs and free | fax 0870 0554 975 stuff: Scottish music, food intolerance, & Mac logic fonts | mob 07800 739 557 |
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OT:Bad English teachers (was OT Grammar Book New Log Cabin Quilt)
My middle school English teacher (who also wasn't a teacher of any kind)
used to make us do book reports. No problem there. We had to start out saying what kind of book it was -- novel, history, etc. One of the books I read was called "Words of the Myths", which is a book about words that derive from Greek and Roman myths. I asked my mom what kind of book it was and she suggested "philology". I looked the word up and agreed. I hand in my paper, and it's returned with philology marked as misspelled. I marched over to the teacher and complained that I knew the word was *not* misspelled, as I had copied the spelling directly from the dictionary when I looked it up. The teacher shrugged and said "Oh, I didn't know what it meant so I marked it misspelled." When I was about 10 I had a rather naive, not very bright, and very Christian teacher called Miss Jones (probably the first person I met who had a Welsh accent to match the name). For whatever reason, she brought in a record of Tom Lehrer songs. And played the whole thing. Including "The Masochism Tango". - Miss Jones, what's "masochism"? - I'm not sure, let's look it up in the dictionary, shall we?... [flip flip flip] "A sexual perversion characterized by..." ooh, I didn't think it was *that* strong! The one good thing to come from the incident is that I will never forget the meaning or spelling of philology. *evil grin* The one I remember was "phthisis" A bit after the above episode we had a sort of competitive test to see how good our pronunuciation was. We had to read out a list of words of ever-increasing difficulty and obscurity. I was way ahead of the rest of the class, and made it all through the list until that one, which was the very last item. The frustrating thing was that I knew *how* to pronounce it, and what the word meant; I just couldn't physically do it, thanks to having a cleft palate and at that point no denture to articulate that consonant cluster on. (I've since acquired a fascination for languages like Georgian that have gigantic pile-ups of consonants - I can roll off placenames like "Mtskheta" with no problem at all). ============== j-c ====== @ ====== purr . demon . co . uk ============== Jack Campin: 11 Third St, Newtongrange EH22 4PU, Scotland | tel 0131 660 4760 http://www.purr.demon.co.uk/jack/ for CD-ROMs and free | fax 0870 0554 975 stuff: Scottish music, food intolerance, & Mac logic fonts | mob 07800 739 557 |
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OT: Axing mom and dad (was OT Grammar Book New Log CabinQuilt)
Kathy Applebaum wrote:
In the words of the Kingston Trio: Oh, you can't chop your papa up in Massachusetts, Massachusetts is a far cry from New York! For some reason it really bothered my parents that I knew all the words to that song. *grin* Geez Loueez -- which song is that? I should know it -- my DBro and I used to sing & play guitar in coffee houses way back in the mid-60's and we did a whole bunch of Kingston Trio songs. I should KNOW that song but it's just not coming to me. Tell me quick and put me out of my misery!! All together, hum in tune -- and a one and a two and a .....Shady Grove, my little love, Shady Grove I know................... CiaoMeow ^;;^ PAX, Tia Mary ^;;^ (RCTQ Queen of Kitties) Angels can't show their wings on earth but nothing was ever said about their whiskers! Visit my Photo albums at http://community.webshots.com/user/tiamary |
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OT:Bad English teachers (was OT Grammar Book New Log Cabin Quilt)
So put me out of my misery
How do you pronounce "phthisis"? -- Cheryl (who has a complete collection of TL songs on CD!) & the Cats in OZ o o o o ( Y ) ( Y ) Boofhead Donut http://community.webshots.com/user/witchofthewest catsatararatATyahooDOTcomDOTau "Jack Campin - bogus address" wrote in message (snip) : The one I remember was "phthisis" A bit after the above episode we : had a sort of competitive test to see how good our pronunuciation was. : We had to read out a list of words of ever-increasing difficulty and : obscurity. I was way ahead of the rest of the class, and made it all : through the list until that one, which was the very last item. The : frustrating thing was that I knew *how* to pronounce it, and what the : word meant; I just couldn't physically do it, thanks to having a cleft : palate and at that point no denture to articulate that consonant : cluster on. (I've since acquired a fascination for languages like : Georgian that have gigantic pile-ups of consonants - I can roll off : placenames like "Mtskheta" with no problem at all). : |
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OT Grammar Book New Log Cabin Quilt
In our house, it is "don we now our day of peril". Of course, DD#1
doesn't know why we need to don the day, but she insists those are the words. Especially since she saw that Futurama episode. Wendy Megan Zurawicz wrote: "I need to axe my momma and daddy." "Are you sure? It didn't work out really well for Lizzie Borden." Of course, it's not these folks' faults; it's years of being corrupted by grisly Christmas carols, of course.... "...to sing a slaying song tonight...." That's the party down the hall from the one where they're all donning now their gay apparel. --pig On 2/24/07 10:51, in article , "Jessamy" wrote: that would make for an interesting conversation with the police: oh yes! I axed him too! |
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OT:Bad English teachers
"CATS" wrote
They are "teachers" with a job, not a profession or a "calling". Sadly there are all too many of them everywhere today. I agree that there are a number of bad teachers out there, but as a current member of one of the most undervalued professions, I would like to point out that I believe they are still in the minority. I am a high school English teacher (20+ years) and I take great pleasure in challenging my students to improve and then seeing them actually achieve that improvement. I also have no problem in admitting that I too am human and prone to mistakes or lack of knowledge. I am as able to check something in a dictionary as anyone else. If I make a mistake in a handout or on the board, I congratulate those who pick it up, admiring their proofreading skills. Anyone who is so insecure that they can't take correction, especially from a child or teenager, should never enter a classroom, in my opinion! I know, the whole teaching profession was not being bagged in this thread. It's just that there is a lot of that going on in my home state at the moment, mostly thanks to the stupid government itself. The story goes something like this - Let's force teachers to implement a new type of curriculum, whether they like it or not, then dump it just as they've put years of preparation into it. Also, let's make that change the week before the new school year starts and expect them to still provide a good education to their senior students. I'm waiting for the part nearer the end of the year when we then blame all the teachers for not getting top results from their students. Add to that the ridiculous notion of students having a say in teacher pay/bonus pay and you see the education climate here at the moment. (Hmm, I don't like my teacher. If I don't perform so well, or say she's done a bad job and I could have done better with another teacher, she gets less pay. Great system!) The mind boggles. Okay, I'm off to mark some student work now, if I can figure out which of the three possible systems it is that they want me to use today (yes, I'm serious about that...) -- Leigh Harris Perth, Western Australia |
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OT:Bad English teachers (was OT Grammar Book New Log Cabin Quilt)
With a hanky in front of your mouth.
Roberta in D "CATS" schrieb im Newsbeitrag ... So put me out of my misery How do you pronounce "phthisis"? -- Cheryl (who has a complete collection of TL songs on CD!) & the Cats in OZ o o o o ( Y ) ( Y ) Boofhead Donut http://community.webshots.com/user/witchofthewest catsatararatATyahooDOTcomDOTau "Jack Campin - bogus address" wrote in message (snip) : The one I remember was "phthisis" A bit after the above episode we : had a sort of competitive test to see how good our pronunuciation was. : We had to read out a list of words of ever-increasing difficulty and : obscurity. I was way ahead of the rest of the class, and made it all : through the list until that one, which was the very last item. The : frustrating thing was that I knew *how* to pronounce it, and what the : word meant; I just couldn't physically do it, thanks to having a cleft : palate and at that point no denture to articulate that consonant : cluster on. (I've since acquired a fascination for languages like : Georgian that have gigantic pile-ups of consonants - I can roll off : placenames like "Mtskheta" with no problem at all). : |
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