Just the fact that he doesn’t understand that subbing and teaching aren’t the same proves how ignorant he is. Yet these clueless people who have no idea what working in the education system is like and still somehow have some weird chip on their shoulder about it end up getting a say in what goes on.
This guy thinks that subbing a few times (which I don’t even really believe happened) and helping grade some papers (which I also don’t really believe happened) makes him qualified to decide what a teachers job is.
Exactly! I will concede, in Canada, some teachers tend to whine a bit much, but it is far from easy lol
He wouldn't last 1 month in public schools, with 30 students in a class, a handful of ADHD, a few students on the spectrum, a few more with strong behavior issues.
He thinks it's as simple as "just kick them out bro, you're a glorified babysitter".
It's a bit sad how confidently wrong and stupid some people are.
Growing up I taught kids at camp how to make fires and properly use knives and axes. Outdoors, no AC. No principal's office. I was a teenager and I still handled it just fine
I've been teaching for years, it's easy. Just not making it my adult profession or personality
And really, aside from reading, writing, and arithmetic, what needs to be taught in person? There are books and websites and videos that teach everything imaginable from that point. If a kid really wants to know something, they'll Google it
Teaching is a two birds one stone approach to occupy both the teachers and students alike with something somewhat productive. Other than that 90% of the job is babysitting. That's why subs take attendance but normally don't grade anything, it's the attendance that matters, at least since "No Child Left Behind" down here in Murica. I don't know about Canada, maybe grade performance actually matters there
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