I wonder if that’s why so many of the courses I needed in college were only offered in the early morning; they all wanted to be first class professors.
I always thought a first-grade teacher always had it easier than a third-grade teacher with getting a teacher’s diploma. The first-grade teacher only needed to know her “reading, riting and rithmetic” like counting to 10 on her fingers, to get the diploma. The third-grade teacher also had to learn more profound and esoteric things that are insubstantial thought inducing, such as knowing there is a silent w in the word writing.
Wait until you get to college, and find out that TAs do the actual teaching, and the professor you thought you’d have is busy applying for grant money or giving speeches for honoraria.
Ratkin Premium Member over 3 years ago
Miss Nyman vs. Mrs. Blakeney – I loved them both.
Doug K over 3 years ago
… nor is a third grade teacher better than a first grade teacher.
… and not necessarily (in either case)
P51Strega over 3 years ago
I wonder if that’s why so many of the courses I needed in college were only offered in the early morning; they all wanted to be first class professors.
Jeffin Premium Member over 3 years ago
Change grade to rate.
sandpiper over 3 years ago
The beginning of training to fit into the hierarchy structure, i.e., recognizing one’s place in the system.
clynnb1224 Premium Member over 3 years ago
mrs werner vs ms zellmer…ms zellmer hands down…
uniquename over 3 years ago
Nope. It’s a progression. And not always a good one.
dcdete. over 3 years ago
I always thought a first-grade teacher always had it easier than a third-grade teacher with getting a teacher’s diploma. The first-grade teacher only needed to know her “reading, riting and rithmetic” like counting to 10 on her fingers, to get the diploma. The third-grade teacher also had to learn more profound and esoteric things that are insubstantial thought inducing, such as knowing there is a silent w in the word writing.
The Reader Premium Member over 3 years ago
Yeah, they are graded on a bell curve.
Nuke Road Warrior over 3 years ago
Wait until you get to college, and find out that TAs do the actual teaching, and the professor you thought you’d have is busy applying for grant money or giving speeches for honoraria.
ChessPirate over 3 years ago
I only remember the name of one grade-school teacher, Mrs. Hotman. Probably because she tried, unsuccessfully, to change me from a lefty to a righty…
locake over 3 years ago
I went to a catholic school for 5 years. Nun of my teachers were any good.
christelisbetty over 3 years ago
No one ever makes it to 13th grade in the US.
The Orange Mailman over 3 years ago
What about a Grade A teacher?