And I would add that you are exactly the parent that makes my case. :-)
Chuck Norcutt
On 12/24/2010 11:42 AM, Willie Wonka wrote:
> I would disagree with this statement, Chuck.
>
> If it were up to me, I would say the ratio is more like 30/70%, yes
> 70% is the teachers' contribution. There is nothing like a teacher
> that does its job.
>
> My son is now enrolled in an expensive private school, just for the
> same reason: The teachers at his school were plain bad. Portsmouth,
> RI used to have the second best school system in the state, but
> financial problem led to having good teachers taking job in Mass and
> bad teachers coming to RI...I was spending two hours at night
> teaching him what he was not able to get in class, but the results
> were mediocre, since I couldnt go through all the material. BTW, had
> Carl Seagan seen me in action, he would have been proud of me as I
> borrowed his methods.
>
> Which brings me to the point: What constitutes a good teacher?
> Someone who does its job. See, a teacher isnt someone who knows the
> material...they arent trained in that. They are supposed to be
> trained in approaches how to deliver the material to the students.
> So, a good teacher is the one who leaves the classroom at the end of
> the class period confident that each of his students got the
> material. A great teacher is the one who inspires students to
> venture further into the material.
>
> Best
>
> Boris
>
>
>
>
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