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10 Things Your Students Won't Tell You
Jill Hare | Editor, TheApple.com
1. You Aren’t Their Favorite Teacher
Students will tell you that you are in fact their favorite teacher. They want to make good grades and stay off your bad list. But the truth is, student opinions change with the wind. Don’t put a lot of stock into what students think about you or how popular a teacher you seem to be. Wining a popularity contest is not what you got into teaching to do.
In my experience, the “favorite teacher” label usually went to the teacher who allowed their students to get away with anything and didn’t require a lot. Who’d want that label if that’s the case?!
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7 days ago
10 comments
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neilkelvin
about 1 month ago
626 comments
Awesome post . You are probably the most experienced learner in your classroom. But don’t assume you’re the most knowledgeable person” is my favorite phrase. My most important function is not to pass on knowledge, but to share how to learn. Thanks,
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TeacherDMC
3 months ago
2 comments
I find this more entertaining than informational. Some things are correct some are not. I think some teachers need to use more empathy with their students, I cheated when I was in school, that's how I know when my students cheat. It's hard to con a con artist.
But most kids do tell you these things, if you have their trust and respect.
stewartpp08
3 months ago
6 comments
Yeah, this wasn't either a 1) very honest article or 2) a well researched article.
dhastings
3 months ago
212 comments
10 things about this article I hate. 1) It's made up. (2) It's not real. (3) It generalizes and generally lies to us. (4) It's unreal. (5) It is not the truth. (6) Who says? (7) It's not based on good research and fact. ( 8) It's has no base in reality. (9) Ya right. (10) It's so off the mark I can't believe it.
cdelhoyo
3 months ago
22 comments
I agree they will tell you all of these things and more...
broadwaylady1
3 months ago
94 comments
I read through many comments-I'll just say add a ditto to "purpleme's" comments.
purpleme
4 months ago
2 comments
This was mildly entertaining. However, I didn't find this informative. These are NOT the 10 things students will not tell you. My experience has been, if you are paying attention your students will tell you all of these things and some that you wished they didn't. You can tell within the first month of school the parents who care or not. Gaining students trust is what matters the most. Then getting to really know WHO they are. When those things happen, really there isn't much they won't tell you.
inno100
4 months ago
6 comments
As a teacher your class should be intereting,were students are not grabbing ,it is the responsibility of the teacher to catch their attention.
rjblack
4 months ago
4 comments
I knew my students were "alternative", but apparently they're a lot more honest than the norm!
rjblack
4 months ago
4 comments
HA! Mine would easily tell me this!
klomelin
4 months ago
6 comments
Simply Human Nature
klomelin
4 months ago
6 comments
So true, we found that out this year...lol
klomelin
4 months ago
6 comments
I push my kids very hard, they know their boundaries and even ones who have graduated still say I am their favorite.....so hogwash
parsu
4 months ago
4 comments
Being a teacher what I used to find are discussed in Apple , I really appreatiated those.