tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-445182336292537663.post4983692608672601532..comments2024-02-20T03:57:11.723-05:00Comments on Teaching Underground: The Ninety Second EvaluationSteven Turnerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01877542687619173741noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-445182336292537663.post-23609008271020111002013-05-11T23:09:06.885-04:002013-05-11T23:09:06.885-04:00A fellow teacher and friend of mine directed me to...A fellow teacher and friend of mine directed me to your blog after I commented on my Facebook(yes!) page about it. I appreciate your mention of the "narrative of the bad teacher". No reasonable person would argue that all teachers are perfect or that all districts have perfect teachers. It just seems so easy to take swipes at educators--especially if you imbue them with an emotional and youthful appeal. Thank you for your well-written and thoughtful post.<br />-DHAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-445182336292537663.post-68172207025474949702013-05-11T10:32:33.399-04:002013-05-11T10:32:33.399-04:00I totally agree. I don't get a chance to use T...I totally agree. I don't get a chance to use Twitter too often, but I "spied" on #rechat this morning. Someone mentioned that so many people are ready to rip on teachers and teacher colleges because they think teaching is easy. Or at least they want it to be. Like good performers, good teachers make it look easy, perhaps even effortless, but few will know time and practice required to get there. Steven Turnerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01877542687619173741noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-445182336292537663.post-45086125568301091522013-05-11T09:57:22.303-04:002013-05-11T09:57:22.303-04:00My initial snap judgment is that she's not a g...My initial snap judgment is that she's not a great teacher: a packet of work, Garfield posters, sitting behind her desk the whole time. But then I thought about the times I've yelled at kids or I had lessons bomb or I had kids get under my skin. <br /><br />It's in that moment that I thought, "We need to cut her some slack. We don't know the whole story. We're best viewing this through a lens of humility."Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10956056168256756705noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-445182336292537663.post-74165099827814227142013-05-10T23:34:03.753-04:002013-05-10T23:34:03.753-04:00He asked some questions. She replied "quit b...He asked some questions. She replied "quit bitching"" District will not punish the student, teacher on paid leave. Still your insights I think are especially relevant. About time we wrote a good post. Too bad we work so hard now we can't even write a decent blog. Well...I can;t anyway.Rich Lindsayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07558608666418883974noreply@blogger.com