tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-199219112825484518.post7170613814624751778..comments2023-10-09T09:59:53.356-07:00Comments on Ruthibelle: I Had Real Teachersruthibelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14478877906463303463noreply@blogger.comBlogger16125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-199219112825484518.post-47714464378768772008-09-27T14:47:00.000-07:002008-09-27T14:47:00.000-07:00As a teacher this just made my day. Judging from t...As a teacher this just made my day. Judging from the feedback I get many of my students feel that I am real. You have no idea how happy that makes me because I cannot see my self being anything but a teacherAbenihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08560160141820956066noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-199219112825484518.post-13951289331384084802008-09-27T11:16:00.000-07:002008-09-27T11:16:00.000-07:00Truly inspirational post. This would warm any teac...Truly inspirational post. This would warm any teacher's heart.<BR/><BR/>I'm grateful for my teachers too, especially those who taught outside of the box.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-199219112825484518.post-20163183896366083252008-09-26T07:16:00.000-07:002008-09-26T07:16:00.000-07:00I'm thinking... since everybody here has managed t...I'm thinking... since everybody here has managed to name at least one 'REAL' teacher, maybe they aren't as hard to find as we think :)<BR/><BR/>But their worth is still far above rubies, thoruthibelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14478877906463303463noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-199219112825484518.post-62830441539533163952008-09-25T19:54:00.000-07:002008-09-25T19:54:00.000-07:00I had quite a few of them myself. May I big up som...I had quite a few of them myself. May I big up some of mine here?<BR/>Kudos to <BR/>Mrs Brown from Lucea Primary School.<BR/><BR/>Kudos to<BR/>all my teachers from high school, especially Miss V. Edwards who is still there at St. Hugh's, I became a teacher (a real one, I hope) through her influence. Other mentionables: Madame Morgan, Mademoiselle Hemmings, Miss Grey (geo), Mrs L. White (History).J.Mhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13528069268393747601noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-199219112825484518.post-23810938249997134792008-09-25T17:41:00.000-07:002008-09-25T17:41:00.000-07:00REAL teachers aare sooo hard to find! Shelia who ...REAL teachers aare sooo hard to find! Shelia who reads my blog..she's listed as "laLa" is a REAL teacher...and I hope my own daughter is one was well.Angelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06245554563405436101noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-199219112825484518.post-4381678862214492332008-09-25T12:37:00.000-07:002008-09-25T12:37:00.000-07:00Good post.Good post.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-199219112825484518.post-27149162367318762982008-09-25T09:26:00.000-07:002008-09-25T09:26:00.000-07:00Brings back memories of school days. I had real te...Brings back memories of school days. I had real teachers too.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-199219112825484518.post-56544284177341827762008-09-24T20:42:00.000-07:002008-09-24T20:42:00.000-07:00your welcome *big grin* teehee! :Dyour welcome *big grin* teehee! :Druthibelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14478877906463303463noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-199219112825484518.post-32093378490242177022008-09-24T20:27:00.000-07:002008-09-24T20:27:00.000-07:00ruthi girl... yo mekkin me think too much with thi...ruthi girl... yo mekkin me think too much with this one... i been distracted all afternoon thinkin about this... i just finish writing a blog post based on the thoughts you have awakened in my brain... will submit tomorrow... or perhaps not at all since it is disjointed meanderings... ah well... <BR/><BR/>i dunno whether to thank you or send u a death threat for making me think about things i haven't thought about in too long...Willhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16682875292578124481noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-199219112825484518.post-61096102990687156292008-09-24T19:12:00.000-07:002008-09-24T19:12:00.000-07:00PS My 'prized pupil' days seem to be over. Now I h...PS My 'prized pupil' days seem to be over. Now I have too many questions and rebuttals... *sigh* oh well...ruthibelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14478877906463303463noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-199219112825484518.post-62624299246175229812008-09-24T19:10:00.000-07:002008-09-24T19:10:00.000-07:00LOL, Luce, you are truly crazy. But I loved your r...LOL, Luce, you are truly crazy. But I loved your rant!!<BR/><BR/>I've had several foreign teachers, and they get mixed reactions. Kids can be very insensitive and intolerant of cultural differences. I remember my Grade 9 class made one foreign teacher cry. The little terrors! She packed her stuff and left Jamaica the following week. I felt for her because she was actally the best math teacher I ever had up to that point, so in my view it was our loss.<BR/><BR/><B>A gifted teacher is magic.</B> I love how you say that, and how absolutely true it is! And the ones who aren't quite magic? I'd go the extreme and say they're killing creativity, one child at a time, but that is not entirely true, since education is as much the responsibility of students as it is teachers'. After all, we are intelligent beings capable of cognition, so we shouldn't ever passively rely on someone else to tell us what they <I>think</I> we ought to know... (really, how is that any different from wilful slavery?)ruthibelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14478877906463303463noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-199219112825484518.post-83161147581316004602008-09-24T18:14:00.000-07:002008-09-24T18:14:00.000-07:00i truly love getting to know more about the Jamaic...i truly love getting to know more about the Jamaican day to day life. <BR/><BR/>i agree teachers can make such an impression. i had the luck to meet a few wonderful teachers. <BR/><BR/>yet, i must admit that even not so wonderful teachers still have big hearts. at the moment, one of my professors is getting a run for her money. Students have actually made formal complaints about her not being able to speak English etc. She even had someone monitor her performance.<BR/><BR/> and today me and another student visited her office to hand in our lab reports and she expressed concern for the class's pop-quiz results. For the lecture portion of the class we will only be graded on 3 Exams. She's been giving us random ungraded pop-quizzes and so far they reveal most people have no idea what we're learning. <BR/><BR/>so, she may suck. or maybe the students suck. i can't speak for everyone. yet, we have two eyes and we know how to read, research, and well, you get the idea.<BR/><BR/>i just find it such a shame that the students are taking this out on the teacher. <BR/><BR/>of course, a gifted teacher is magic. yet, not everyone who goes to work each day is producing magic & these teachers are just human. yet, hopefully a not so great teacher figures out how to become better.<BR/><BR/>since i'm talking i'll give another example. my last chemistry professor had us going on so many wild goose chases that one student asked her when preparing for the final, "What would you say we learned this semester?" The poor kid must have been so confused!! Even i still have no idea what i was supposed to learn as i was just trying to figure out her messed up jig-saw puzzles and i would have preferred a more straight forward- do this step first, this step second etc. yet, the responsibility unfortunately still falls upon me to manage myself in a world that doesn't cater to my needs. <BR/><BR/>wew! end of rant!<BR/><BR/>btw, ruthi! if i were your teacher, i too would make you my prized pupil! everyone would be gagging with the outward displays of admiration!<BR/> <BR/>anyway, till next time!! xxxxxWutheringhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03626296751779121395noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-199219112825484518.post-56731170379514135182008-09-24T15:03:00.000-07:002008-09-24T15:03:00.000-07:00Real teachers are very, very rare Jdid. I don't kn...Real teachers are very, very rare Jdid. I don't know how I managed to meet all of seven in one lifetime...<BR/><BR/>Will, that musta been a real eye-opener for you as a teacher: <I>you have influence over your students?</I> Woooow. LOL!<BR/><BR/>How true though, that quality of life is still an emerging concept for us. Education is such a crucial necessity for social mobility and yet we throw just about anybody into classrooms... to miseducate and pervert and commit mass murders on the precious minds of the next generation!<BR/><BR/>And yes, I know that the issue is far from simple...ruthibelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14478877906463303463noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-199219112825484518.post-60694227910289868932008-09-24T13:52:00.000-07:002008-09-24T13:52:00.000-07:00real teachers are rarereal teachers are rareJdidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08493622796742761799noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-199219112825484518.post-55783698450209505062008-09-24T12:57:00.000-07:002008-09-24T12:57:00.000-07:00just yesterday one of my students made the observa...just yesterday one of my students made the observation (unwittingly) that teachers have the power of influence over their students... <BR/><BR/>don't give up hope - the profession is evolving still (as with anything else) and the profession in the Caribbean region is still finding it's footing in a post-colonial culture where ignorant people can take to the air waves and denigrate any subject area that does not eventually lead to some sort of material development - quality of life is still an emerging concept for us, i think... but we're getting there...<BR/><BR/>i completely understand where you're coming from though...Willhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16682875292578124481noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-199219112825484518.post-14936322995730903042008-09-24T12:18:00.000-07:002008-09-24T12:18:00.000-07:00I told yall I was a sap! Believe it!Somebody said ...I told yall I was a sap! Believe it!<BR/><BR/>Somebody said that teaching is one of the most noble professions on earth. I wish ALL teachers realised the great opportunity given to them to instill fire into the next generation...ruthibelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14478877906463303463noreply@blogger.com