re: I had a few teachers like this and now that I’m older, im thankful

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Ms Flack at Central High back in the 80’s.

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I didnt go to Central but most of my friends did in the early 00s. She was still dealing out torture then according to them.

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I was helping my niece last night with her high school Trig

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What are you some kind of rocket surgeon? This is the OT, we think Trig is a homeless guy's name.

I'm an idiot

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Nobody likes Trig.

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That’s the class I did the best in, surprisingly.

Calculus ate my lunch

If the class average for trig is low B high C, that’s pretty good

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meauxses

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Are you a Cobb County kid?

The super strict teachers are typically the absolute best teachers, or the worse teachers, there's no inbetween it seems.

I've had the teachers who took their craft very seriously. They drilled the course contents in your head. They made very hard tests. No study guides, no retakes, etc. But they would always be willing to make themselves available after school for tutoring, The type of teachers who would refuse to allow you to slack off. And made sure everyone worked their arse off to earn their grade. I absolutely love these teachers, and I learned the most in their classroom.

On the opposite end, you have the teachers who were just as strict. The entire classroom failed the tests. But it wasn't because the course material was too hard or we weren't trying. They were just crappy teachers, and they couldn't see that. This moreso describes half of my college professors

The 2 most hard arse teachers I had in high school were both old school math teachers and both doctors. I feared them but also respected them. They were actually longtime friends and big time fishin buddies.

Fast forward......Happen to bump into one of them at an LSU game years later (I was out of college working w a family by then) and took the opportunity to tell him that he and the other teacher were the best teachers I ever had. That they were tough but thats what made them good. I asked about the other one and he told me had passed away a few years back. Told him I was truly sorry to hear that but I could tell it made his day that I told him I remembered them as my best teachers.

My favorite teachers were the ones who challenged you and proved that you could do the work. I guess some would see that as being strict.

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Ms Flack at Central High back in the 80’s.

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I was in her '81-'82 class my senior year. She taught advanced math and calculus. I can confirm her class was tough but we learned a great deal. I can still hear her country accent. Nice lady though!