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What Makes a Teacher Cool? | The other day a friend of mine and I were talking about our classes this year, and he said "I don't have any cool teachers this year..." so we went into a lengthy discussion about what makes a teacher "cool." We eventually came to a conclusion.
The first and foremost property of a "cool teacher" is their attitude. A cool teacher is typically easygoing, but can be serious when they need to be. While they generally adhere to the rules, they don't necessarily follow them as strict as some other teachers, but still show responsibility when the shit hits the fan. A good example of this is our school district's cell phone policy. We're not allowed to have them on campus. If one is seen or heard, it is immediately confinscated by the teacher/administrator. Now, if your cellphone goes off in class, a cool teacher would typically give you one chance to turn it off and let you off with "Don't let it happen again, or I'll have to take it." Notice the boldened words. It's important that they indirectly mention that they have no other choice.
Now, on the other hand, if the person just got out of a bad relationship with one of those "Gang-bangin', Ho'-slappin' wigga' kids" then confinscating their phone so the student doesn't get threatening calls or text messages in school would be a responsible thing to do.
The second property of a cool teacher is almost as important as the first: their nosiness (or rather, the lack thereof). If people are spreading rumors about someone for being a slut, or even in my case where everyone went behind my back whispering "You see that kid? He's fucking crazy", they're probably already aware of the bullshit and don't want to be asked about it by some 50 year old grandmother-type old lady who teaches math and has an odd obsession with pressure washers.
However, it is part of a teacher's job to be aware of the students in their class. That way, they can remove anyone who's a "threat to the other students' safety." However, they should base this on their own observations, not on baseless rumors. If there is a question regarding how much of a threat someone is, a cool teacher would talk to the student but not pry. This is where alot of teachers fail. Asking someone to wait after class and ask them about their life at home isn't an effective way to get answers. Talking to them about various subjects would be an effective alternative if you feel you must pry into someone's life.
So now you have an easygoing teacher that tries to be your friend rather than your psychologist. Do you know what would mix well with what we already have? A teacher who actually knows the subject they're teaching! Spanish teachers should be somewhat decent at speaking Spanish and know about Spanish culture (and possibly Hispanic cultures if you count them as people). And, for the love of God, learn how to explain it in a way that most people can digest! I remember my Chemistry teacher's lecture on the mol.
Chemistry Teacher: "What weighs more, a pound of feathers or a pound of bricks?"
Entire class: "Neither, a pound is a pound."
Chemistry Teacher: "Alright, now what weighs more? A mol of charcoal or a mol of lead?"
Entire class except me and two other people: "Neither, a mol is a mol?"
Me: (Fucking idiots!)
Now, that still leaves room for teachers who fit all three qualifications but aren't considered cool. So now we move onto the subject of the actual classroom cirriculum. I won't go into rhetorical questioning on this subject... I'll just come out and say it: Make the classwork easy (provided the student knows the material he or she's supposed to) and make homework assignments few and far between. Give students plenty of time in class to do their work if possible.
So let this be a lesson to any teachers who have enough misfortune and enough spare time to read my rants. If you follow my advice, you'll get along with your students alot better and you won't ever have me sitting ten feet away from you making you feel three inches small because I got pissed off and went on a rant about how useless your life really is and how you should end it be cause you're pathetic enough to get a job that comes with a high demand on your blood pressure and your spare time and doesn't pay worth a shit. I've been known to do that.
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What makes a teacher cool? Being Dakota! |
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The Fact that they support the death penalty, Do not see it as a Necessity to follow the rules, but bend them around to fit the situation, and happen to believe Catholicism is an Abomination. |
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