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Teacher spends two days as a student (2014)

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Re: Teacher spends two days as a student (2014)

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Post by yequalsx »

jstanley wrote: post #2

Why does she need to shadow a student to learn what it's like to be a student? Wasn't she a student once herself? These things are pretty obvious. I always just assumed teachers didn't care.

I was a student of calculus once. But it was long ago and I no longer remember what it was like. Human memory is bad and we are prone to hyperbole when it comes to recalling struggles/good times. A reminder is not a bad idea from time to time.

I suppose there are past experiences that you have forgotten what it was really like.

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Post by jameskilton »

jstanley wrote: post #2

Why does she need to shadow a student to learn what it's like to be a student? Wasn't she a student once herself? These things are pretty obvious. I always just assumed teachers didn't care.

Never attribute to malice what can be explained through ignorance.

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Post by lerie »

Add metal detectors, wands, and barbed wire to the mix and you'll really know what it's like for some inner city high school kids (like myself once upon a time). Kids today have more time away from school than I did, I had more time away from school than my parents did, this article wasn't much of an eye opener, sorry.

Personally, high school is a waste, a transition period for students to truly find what they want out of life; in my opinion.

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Post by porpoisemonkey »

wyldfire wrote: post #7
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The 'web' link is supposed to take you to the "google the title and click through from google" trick. When I clicked on the link directly I did not get a paywall. FWIW I do not have ABP.

I've been on HN for almost 4 years now and didn't know about the 'web' link. Thank you!

Re: Teacher spends two days as a student (2014)

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Post by zer00eyz »

Sitting for hours is bad ok...

For a long time I was a smoker, I would often walk out of the building with others, and take a break. Talking about their or my problem of the minute.

One of the other engineers who DIDNT smoke started coming out with us when we went. After a few weeks he noted out loud how his productivity had been UP since he started taking the journey with us.

It seems counter intuitive that getting up and moving around (even to do something bad) is good for you.

If your not a smoker, go hang out with them a few times a day (or use their smoke breaks to take your own break away from your desk).

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Post by water42 »

jstanley wrote: post #2

Why does she need to shadow a student to learn what it's like to be a student? Wasn't she a student once herself? These things are pretty obvious. I always just assumed teachers didn't care.

This article is nothing more than low effort clickbait. People love hearing about "shocking" revelations.

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Post by threatofrain »

jameskilton wrote: post #12
jstanley wrote: post #2

Why does she need to shadow a student to learn what it's like to be a student? Wasn't she a student once herself? These things are pretty obvious. I always just assumed teachers didn't care.

Never attribute to malice what can be explained through ignorance.

-- if you wish to promote a specific vision of gentle relations. However, if you're after information, then you should choose whatever is best for scientific economy. Maybe that takes you down a gentle path, and maybe it doesn't.
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