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re: Why was your favorite teacher/coach your favorite?
Posted on 5/3/23 at 9:59 pm to Geert
Posted on 5/3/23 at 9:59 pm to Geert
Coach with buzz cut, short shorts, and whistle.
Of course shop teachers
They were alittle rough around the edges.
They cared about the kids.
Taught more life lessons.
Coach took kids who were considered nerds and tried to find a sport they liked.
He even taught a few how to box.
Trying to build self esteem in kids, by finding something they liked.
They also kept the peace when there was a fight.
One time after a football game the coaches knew I was going out drinking with older seniors. Back then 18 yrs old was legal.
There was a dance at the school gym next to the locker room. Coach saw me and said the girls are that way and not with your friends going out drinking and smoking weed.
Do you want to be gay drinking with buddies or hang with the chicks?
These guys cared about us as students. They were just rough around the edges.
Of course shop teachers
They were alittle rough around the edges.
They cared about the kids.
Taught more life lessons.
Coach took kids who were considered nerds and tried to find a sport they liked.
He even taught a few how to box.
Trying to build self esteem in kids, by finding something they liked.
They also kept the peace when there was a fight.
One time after a football game the coaches knew I was going out drinking with older seniors. Back then 18 yrs old was legal.
There was a dance at the school gym next to the locker room. Coach saw me and said the girls are that way and not with your friends going out drinking and smoking weed.
Do you want to be gay drinking with buddies or hang with the chicks?
These guys cared about us as students. They were just rough around the edges.
Posted on 5/3/23 at 10:00 pm to Privateer 2007
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I was self motivated, so he was handsome off with me.
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so he was handsome off with
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he was handsome
Posted on 5/3/23 at 10:09 pm to Deplorableinohio
quote:One more short story:
Thank you for sharing a great memory for us.
We had a racial incidence where 3 black guys beat up a white guy in the locker room after football season was over. White kid's parents were not happy, to say the least. I'm talking loading guns and vowing vengeance! The next school day, the word was out. Full on race fight at school. Ineffective principal and vice-principal were shell-shocked. They called in coach. He sat down with the principal, white kid and his parents. Listened to them rant, gave some advice, calmed them down....then walked out into the hall and asked the white kid he liked his attitude and wanted him to come join the wrestling team. That's all it took. I have no idea what he said to the black students, but not one fist was thrown that day, and it was all over.
Like I said, toughest guy I ever met, he had a way of making you want to live up to his standard. The kind of motivator that was a combination of drill sergeant and philosopher.
Posted on 5/4/23 at 12:21 am to Geert
Sarge was a high school history/psychology teacher who was a legit bad arse. Served in Vietnam and for a time was a DI. He’d show “Full Metal Jacket” and would complain that the R. Lee Ermey character was too soft compared to him. Then he’d rip into a more insane version of Ermey from that film to prove his point. Just for poops and chuckles he kept a disarmed hand grenade in his desk drawer with the pin pulled out propped up against a book and would have disrespectful students get a stapler or something else from that drawer just to keep kids on edge thinking he was insane. He was but he wasn’t. He just wanted to establish a pecking order of “don’t eff around with me” type of vibe.
He spent three years institutionalized before he became a teacher. He never followed a lesson plan and his classes were the type where you never knew what in the hell he was teaching but you learned the subject and a plethora of life lessons. You never ever felt like it was a class. It was just more of hanging out with someone who admittedly killed people in combat.
His college advisor was the same college advisor I had since I pursued a history degree at the same university like he did, We’ve stayed in close contact and I’ve hung out with him as an adult and it’s been nothing but insane. His collection of historically significant firearms is mind boggling. US Navy pistols from 1804, 8mm Japanese pistols with Pearl grips that were only issued to officers, plus tons of other really cool stuff. The most insane stuff are the Vietnamese flags, papers, weapons, etc. that he quite possibly scavenged off of the dead bodies of Viet Cong soldiers.
I found myself as an educator for awhile before I had to get out because of BS political reasons but what worked for me is similar to what worked for Sarge. Allow yourself to be vulnerable and let students see you as a real person. Setting boundaries is essential so that you don’t get yourself fired but giving students a glimpse of who you are allows them to connect.
He spent three years institutionalized before he became a teacher. He never followed a lesson plan and his classes were the type where you never knew what in the hell he was teaching but you learned the subject and a plethora of life lessons. You never ever felt like it was a class. It was just more of hanging out with someone who admittedly killed people in combat.
His college advisor was the same college advisor I had since I pursued a history degree at the same university like he did, We’ve stayed in close contact and I’ve hung out with him as an adult and it’s been nothing but insane. His collection of historically significant firearms is mind boggling. US Navy pistols from 1804, 8mm Japanese pistols with Pearl grips that were only issued to officers, plus tons of other really cool stuff. The most insane stuff are the Vietnamese flags, papers, weapons, etc. that he quite possibly scavenged off of the dead bodies of Viet Cong soldiers.
I found myself as an educator for awhile before I had to get out because of BS political reasons but what worked for me is similar to what worked for Sarge. Allow yourself to be vulnerable and let students see you as a real person. Setting boundaries is essential so that you don’t get yourself fired but giving students a glimpse of who you are allows them to connect.
Posted on 5/4/23 at 1:12 am to Geert
My psychology teacher was also my martial arts instructor who I found out later was also a taxidermist on the side.
My best friend lived like a block from his house, one day we walked by and he invited us to go look at his taxidermy shop. At the time I didnt know they had competitions for that stuff, was pretty cool seeing the projects he was working on. Dude was badass
My best friend lived like a block from his house, one day we walked by and he invited us to go look at his taxidermy shop. At the time I didnt know they had competitions for that stuff, was pretty cool seeing the projects he was working on. Dude was badass
Posted on 5/4/23 at 6:21 am to Geert
One was a man that was solid as frick but had a great sense of humor.
The other was a whore that fricked the football team. If you were one of the lucky ones it turned into a threeway with her very curly headed girl friend that also taught chemistry at the highschool.
The other was a whore that fricked the football team. If you were one of the lucky ones it turned into a threeway with her very curly headed girl friend that also taught chemistry at the highschool.
Posted on 5/4/23 at 7:08 am to greygoose
Another great remembrance. Thank you. There are good people in this world. It just is hard to find them, but keep looking.
Posted on 5/4/23 at 7:29 am to Geert
My favorite teacher wasn't my favorite teacher while I was in school. She taught history and was really tough. She gave out a bunch of extra assignments, but was very thorough and brought in a bunch of outside the textbook knowledge, information, and details to her daily lectures (which we mostly not in the book, and had to be handwritten down). One example of outside the box teaching, for late 20th century world history, she made us learn word-for-word the Billy Joel song "We didn't start the fire" and taught us every event that he sang about.
She taught me all the way through middle school, then somehow left the middle school and got a job at the high school I was zoned for, so I had this lady for 5 years of different state, world, and American history classes. I hated it while I was in school, but looking back at it as an adult, I really appreciate the effort she gave. It really makes you appreciate it when you have other teachers that don't teach at all, and just read word for word from the textbook, and don't know enough about the given subject to be able to provide different examples to help you better understand the subject matter. Like the Pakistani calculus professor I had in college that could barely speak English and couldn't go beyond the definitions in the book and would get pissed if you asked questions. It also helps you appreciate it when you see the crap history textbooks that are out now skimming over a bunch of the important parts to focus more an DEI bullshite. So where ever you are today Mrs. Johnson, here's one for you, you tough old biddy.
She taught me all the way through middle school, then somehow left the middle school and got a job at the high school I was zoned for, so I had this lady for 5 years of different state, world, and American history classes. I hated it while I was in school, but looking back at it as an adult, I really appreciate the effort she gave. It really makes you appreciate it when you have other teachers that don't teach at all, and just read word for word from the textbook, and don't know enough about the given subject to be able to provide different examples to help you better understand the subject matter. Like the Pakistani calculus professor I had in college that could barely speak English and couldn't go beyond the definitions in the book and would get pissed if you asked questions. It also helps you appreciate it when you see the crap history textbooks that are out now skimming over a bunch of the important parts to focus more an DEI bullshite. So where ever you are today Mrs. Johnson, here's one for you, you tough old biddy.
This post was edited on 5/4/23 at 7:35 am
Posted on 5/4/23 at 7:47 am to Geert
...my two favorite teachers (in HS and in undergrad) were excited about their classes. One taught English and one calculus... I will say that the power of a good teacher: my first attempt in college in calculus - I got an F ( it was a summer class and I started a week late. I showed up thinking it was day one but there was a test being given that day... But it didn't get any better after that). I retook the class, different Prof who just loved teaching that..he was from Nigeria and was excited. He explained the concept ls , how to think about it to understand what's happening...I got it. I got an 97 avg from that class I'm sure some made fun of him but to me....If it's not interesting to the teacher, who is paid to do it...why should I be ( especially if I don't see how it fits into my plans)
Posted on 5/4/23 at 8:26 am to SuperOcean
If you're getting into education I've got a few tips for you. I'm finishing up year 16.
1. Before you can teach them anything your classroom atmosphere needs to be right. Some teachers are hardcore / no nonsense. Other teachers are way more laid back. The part that matches is that when it's go time there's procedures to get things started.
2. Get to know the kids. It doesn't take much to make a small connection. Are they band kids, what sports they play, or if they draw/sing.
3. Be patient. I'm currently teaching 175 students. Multiple have parents in jail, a few have lost family members, parents going through a divorce, and I'm at one of the best middle schools in the state (public).
4. Work with the faculty. A team is always better than doing everything yourself. We make our lesson plans together. Help set up labs. If someone is super busy I'll grab a lunch duty.
5. Be at events. The kids love when you show up to a game, music performance, or art show.
6. They will frustrate the living hell out of you. Parents can be a lot, and the state pushes themselves to make things difficult at times. It's totally worth it though.
1. Before you can teach them anything your classroom atmosphere needs to be right. Some teachers are hardcore / no nonsense. Other teachers are way more laid back. The part that matches is that when it's go time there's procedures to get things started.
2. Get to know the kids. It doesn't take much to make a small connection. Are they band kids, what sports they play, or if they draw/sing.
3. Be patient. I'm currently teaching 175 students. Multiple have parents in jail, a few have lost family members, parents going through a divorce, and I'm at one of the best middle schools in the state (public).
4. Work with the faculty. A team is always better than doing everything yourself. We make our lesson plans together. Help set up labs. If someone is super busy I'll grab a lunch duty.
5. Be at events. The kids love when you show up to a game, music performance, or art show.
6. They will frustrate the living hell out of you. Parents can be a lot, and the state pushes themselves to make things difficult at times. It's totally worth it though.
Posted on 5/4/23 at 8:45 am to Geert
Mr. Williams taught middle school science and looked like the black Mr. Clean. Everyone thought he was gay (he wore thongs to school- you could see his panty line through his khakis), but no one was brave enough to say it to his face. Ol' baw was cut, with a helluva temper. He regularly cussed us out, collectively and as individuals. He threw things, had more writeups than any other teacher probably ten times over, and he regularly challenged unruly male students to fistfights if they "felt some kinda way about it". Jocks, rich kids, tPOS's: no one played with Mr. Williams.
Memorably, he had a catchphrase that he'd drop whenever possible. He'd have written you up and you'd be trying to state your case on the way out the door as he just flamed you. He's losing his shite, taking out his problems on you, the works. At some point, you'd try to say some variation of, "Mr. Williams, you gotta calm down," but you'd never get to "calm".
The second he heard the word "gotta", he'd come unglued as he thundered the words, "I ain't gotta do nothing but stay black and die, boy!"
It was like his flourish. The triumphant pose a gymnast strikes as she lands her big jump. It was the last thing you'd hear before the slamming of the door and the muffled laughter of your classmates. Also, he was a great teacher and entertaining as hell, so no one seemed to mind his antics. Wherever you are Mr. Williams, I hope you're still black.
Memorably, he had a catchphrase that he'd drop whenever possible. He'd have written you up and you'd be trying to state your case on the way out the door as he just flamed you. He's losing his shite, taking out his problems on you, the works. At some point, you'd try to say some variation of, "Mr. Williams, you gotta calm down," but you'd never get to "calm".
The second he heard the word "gotta", he'd come unglued as he thundered the words, "I ain't gotta do nothing but stay black and die, boy!"
It was like his flourish. The triumphant pose a gymnast strikes as she lands her big jump. It was the last thing you'd hear before the slamming of the door and the muffled laughter of your classmates. Also, he was a great teacher and entertaining as hell, so no one seemed to mind his antics. Wherever you are Mr. Williams, I hope you're still black.
Posted on 5/4/23 at 8:45 am to Geert
I had a superb French teacher in high school who was incredibly passionate about teaching. He was actually a French native so it brought an added perspective to learning the language. This teacher would come up with creative, unorthodox ways to learn. One thing in particular that I remember is that he had a friend that worked at the French consulate so he called him one day during class and had us speak to the guy in French.
Posted on 5/4/23 at 9:10 am to Geert
I loved the teachers who were in control of the classroom and respected, but also showed a love for the subject and a kind demeanor. Teachers who lost control of the class were useless. The respect needs to be established early. Although my favorite teacher used to throw board erasers at kids heads who were taking so that’s not gonna fly today….lol.
Posted on 5/4/23 at 9:13 am to Geert
Mine had the crazy ability to realize when the class was about to lose focus, throw something out there that required your attention (hey, look at the squirrel in the window), and then bring everyone back to attention without ever raising her voice. I knew what she was doing, but it still worked. She never had to yell, and the class was always under control.
Posted on 5/4/23 at 9:14 am to Geert
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starting a new job in education.
theres still time to get out
Posted on 5/4/23 at 9:36 am to Geert
My all time favorite teacher had the most perfect articulation. I loved listening to her crisp, perfect diction, hitting every point of articulation just so for every sound. Weird? She also coached us for public speaking events in 4-H. I just admired everything about her.
The next favorite teacher was transplanted from New Jersey. He just pushed us. Also, maybe I liked him because he saw something in me as a student that I don’t think other teachers saw, which gave me more confidence.
The next favorite teacher was transplanted from New Jersey. He just pushed us. Also, maybe I liked him because he saw something in me as a student that I don’t think other teachers saw, which gave me more confidence.
Posted on 5/4/23 at 9:41 am to Geert
Believed in a greater responsibility to develop good humans than good athletes.
Winning is easy but doing what it takes is hard
Losing is hard but doing what it takes to lose is easy
Kid, you decide. BUT, what you can't do is give a losing effort and expect to win. Life doesnt work like that and you will spend the rest of your spiteful looking up at other people's successes trying to knock them down and looking for every excuse why it isn't you.
We're going to learn how to handle failure.
We're going to learn how to handle success.
We're going to battle adversity.
We're going to learn that it takes to win, every inning, every game, every day.
What's the score???
0-0
Winning is easy but doing what it takes is hard
Losing is hard but doing what it takes to lose is easy
Kid, you decide. BUT, what you can't do is give a losing effort and expect to win. Life doesnt work like that and you will spend the rest of your spiteful looking up at other people's successes trying to knock them down and looking for every excuse why it isn't you.
We're going to learn how to handle failure.
We're going to learn how to handle success.
We're going to battle adversity.
We're going to learn that it takes to win, every inning, every game, every day.
What's the score???
0-0
Posted on 5/4/23 at 9:48 am to Geert
One year in basketball we lost the district championship by one game in the last regular season game. Everyone on the bus was pretty sad. Coach went around to everyone to have a little word, even the guys who didn’t play. I was the main shooter and for the first time all season i had an off night. I was a soft spoken type of kid and was beating myself up inside, and he could tell. He came up to me and said, “Just want you to know that I’d spend a lot of money to watch you shoot alone in an empty gym.” Gave me a pat on the shoulder and walked off. 15 year old S needed that and we all came together and made it all the way to the elite 8.
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