An ode to the teacher who wasted my class time

**Loot** · 09-27-2010, 04:03 PM

It's just appalling the kind of attitude some teachers have. Take my CCNA instructor. Seems like a good guy, teaches all right, kinda needs more hands-on lessons, but he can get the job done.

Then today, we get treated to half an hour of him ranting on how a number of the students were gone today without letting him know. Yeah, real ****ing smart giving lip to the people who ARE there, ****ing moron. What's more, why the hell do teachers do the "HALF THE CLASS GOT A D OR LOWER SO I'M YELLING AT YOU ALL" act? Class A performance, dip****. If you actually care about the students' performance, you'd do more individualized discussions with them instead of telling them they need to grow up.

I'm 20 years old, I've held a job and went through some horrid emotional scarring, I've conquered depression and even suicidal thoughts, I am NOT going to waste half an hour listening to you whine about how nobody showed up for a study session only three people even knew how to attend. So forgive me if I didn't show up, I still got a B. I've been doing pretty damn well for not being in school for two years.

Oh yeah, and you complain about the money wasted? You wasted half an hour of my time, I'm going to be demanded that refunded since it was an absolute waste. Don't like it? Go complain about it like you told us. Hypocritical ass.

Robotazy · 09-27-2010, 05:01 PM

You go on a tangent about him going on a tangent.

<_>

Dizzy · 09-27-2010, 05:02 PM

It's a paradox.

The world will now eat itself because your teacher's an *******.

CuccoLady · 09-27-2010, 06:31 PM

I feel you. I SO TOTALLY FEEL YOU.

Teachers love doing that whole punishing the entire class because some people in it did something wrong thing. They think that somehow it'll make the bad kids better and it will encourage the good kids [cuz yelling at them does that].

Raeg at this behavior.

Vgfian · 09-27-2010, 06:58 PM

One reason I went to homeschool/semi-homeschool.
:/
Sorry, bro.

**Valigarmander** · 09-27-2010, 06:58 PM

Draw pupils on your eyelids and doze off while he's ranting.

***CaptHayfever*** · 09-27-2010, 09:06 PM

I wrote a paper once on the ineffectivity & counterproductivity of group punishment. I got an A. That teacher never used group punishment again, at least not while I was in the room.

And remember, "I'm-a Luigi, number one!"

Fairlight Excalibur · 09-28-2010, 04:06 PM

^This. Yes. Epic win. Group punishment is broken and flawed on so many levels, it is astounding to see it still practiced.

***Cosmonautical*** · 09-29-2010, 08:32 AM

BUT SHAME IS EFFECTIVE

AT PROVOKING HOSTILITY FROM AN ENTIRE GROUP TOWARD A SINGLE PERSON

**Galefore** · 10-01-2010, 05:50 PM

Yeah, none of my professors this semester use group punishment, though my English Comp instructor has teetered on the edge of that territory a few times. I forgive him, because he's got all the wit and sarcastic bite of Greg House and it's actually quite entertaining to see somebody who's not 16 be that cynical (and that's not an insult, he actually wears it pretty well and knows his **** when it comes to writing).

09-27-2010, 04:03 PM	#1
Loot Apparently I'm a mod? Join Date: May 2001 Location: LEGITIMATE BUSINESS Gender: Posts: 13,208 Thanks: 236 Thanked 1,237 Times in 659 Posts	An ode to the teacher who wasted my class time It's just appalling the kind of attitude some teachers have. Take my CCNA instructor. Seems like a good guy, teaches all right, kinda needs more hands-on lessons, but he can get the job done. Then today, we get treated to half an hour of him ranting on how a number of the students were gone today without letting him know. Yeah, real **ing smart giving lip to the people who ARE there, ing moron. What's more, why the hell do teachers do the "HALF THE CLASS GOT A D OR LOWER SO I'M YELLING AT YOU ALL" act? Class A performance, dip*. If you actually care about the students' performance, you'd do more individualized discussions with them instead of telling them they need to grow up. I'm 20 years old, I've held a job and went through some horrid emotional scarring, I've conquered depression and even suicidal thoughts, I am NOT going to waste half an hour listening to you whine about how nobody showed up for a study session only three people even knew how to attend. So forgive me* if I didn't show up, I still got a B. I've been doing pretty damn well for not being in school for two years. Oh yeah, and you complain about the money wasted? You wasted half an hour of my time, I'm going to be demanded that refunded since it was an absolute waste. Don't like it? Go complain about it like you told us. Hypocritical ass.

09-27-2010, 05:01 PM	#2
Robotazy PRESS ANY KEY TO PANIC! Join Date: Sep 2000 Location: A Tiny Shed Gender: Posts: 16,483 Thanks: 529 Thanked 1,254 Times in 897 Posts Blog Entries: 46	You go on a tangent about him going on a tangent. <_>

09-27-2010, 05:02 PM	#3
Dizzy Podiaphobe Join Date: Oct 2007 Gender: Posts: 19,359 Thanks: 1,764 Thanked 1,162 Times in 805 Posts Blog Entries: 116	It's a paradox. The world will now eat itself because your teacher's an *******.

09-27-2010, 06:31 PM	#4
CuccoLady Anime and Cartoons Mod Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: THIS LOCATION REMINDS ME OF A PUZZLE, LUKE Gender: Posts: 9,077 Thanks: 2,825 Thanked 1,222 Times in 822 Posts	I feel you. I SO TOTALLY FEEL YOU. Teachers love doing that whole punishing the entire class because some people in it did something wrong thing. They think that somehow it'll make the bad kids better and it will encourage the good kids [cuz yelling at them does that]. Raeg at this behavior.

09-27-2010, 06:58 PM	#5
Vgfian Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Listening to Seeking 7 Seven and giving out free hugs. :) Gender: Posts: 6,862 Thanks: 2,433 Thanked 398 Times in 311 Posts	One reason I went to homeschool/semi-homeschool. :/ Sorry, bro.

09-27-2010, 06:58 PM	#6
Valigarmander The Bee's Knees Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: The land of rain and trees (Oregon) Gender: Posts: 29,755 Thanks: 1,649 Thanked 5,701 Times in 2,581 Posts Blog Entries: 20	Draw pupils on your eyelids and doze off while he's ranting.

09-27-2010, 09:06 PM	#7
*CaptHayfever* Smash SuperMod Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: (n) - the place where I am Gender: Posts: 27,661 Thanks: 1,991 Thanked 2,486 Times in 1,513 Posts	I wrote a paper once on the ineffectivity & counterproductivity of group punishment. I got an A. That teacher never used group punishment again, at least not while I was in the room. And remember, "I'm-a Luigi, number one!"

09-28-2010, 04:06 PM	#8
Fairlight Excalibur Member Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: LA Gender: Posts: 880 Thanks: 72 Thanked 111 Times in 82 Posts Blog Entries: 1	^This. Yes. Epic win. Group punishment is broken and flawed on so many levels, it is astounding to see it still practiced.

09-29-2010, 08:32 AM	#9
*Cosmonautical* Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: I rub my tilde all over your asterisk Gender: Posts: 28,102 Thanks: 2,157 Thanked 5,338 Times in 2,433 Posts	BUT SHAME IS EFFECTIVE AT PROVOKING HOSTILITY FROM AN ENTIRE GROUP TOWARD A SINGLE PERSON

10-01-2010, 05:50 PM	#10
Galefore EXPLOSION GOD OF MUSIC Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Some studio somewhere Gender: Posts: 8,275 Thanks: 1,361 Thanked 826 Times in 535 Posts Blog Entries: 5	Yeah, none of my professors this semester use group punishment, though my English Comp instructor has teetered on the edge of that territory a few times. I forgive him, because he's got all the wit and sarcastic bite of Greg House and it's actually quite entertaining to see somebody who's not 16 be that cynical (and that's not an insult, he actually wears it pretty well and knows his **** when it comes to writing).