evil lactureres.....

[clairabelle]

just handed in all my work and the lecturers have gone into "marking mode" where they don't laugh or even manage to crack a smile.......what is with that!?

xxx

[doctorfoz]

because they're jealous of your skills?

As the saying goes, "those who can, do... those who can't, teach."

[morea]

don't be knocking teachers, doc. There's good and bad in every profession.

[doctorfoz]

yes, sorry Morea. just trying to inject a little humour. (highly subjective, I know!)
I should have used one of those smiley things....

[CamarotaDesign]

You are right a degree doctorfoz. There are plenty of teachers who are great at what they do and could go far if they wanted to do something besides teach, but there's others who are exactly like what you said. Being a teacher makes it a lot easier to get through life being mediocre at what you do and unfortunately there are too many mediocre teachers out there.

[budafist]

Don't forget it's often not the teacher's fault but the course's fault that the education is mediocre. Teachers can only do the best given their facilities.

[Tea]

because they're jealous of your skills?

As the saying goes, "those who can, do... those who can't, teach."


I wish I wrote the following, but I did not. I particulary like the last paragraph.

Taken from this site (http://blogcritics.org/archives/2006/09/12/044952.php):
Those Who Can't Do, Teach

Written by Shari (http://myso-calledjapaneselife.blogspot.com/)
Published September 12, 2006



Most people are quite familiar with the saying, “Those who can’t do, teach.” This statement suggests that people who have failed or would be failures in the world outside of academia end up as teachers.

The origins of this quote and various permutations of it are unclear. An early quote of similar meaning comes from George Bernard Shaw in "Maxims for Revolutionists" in Man and Superman (1903). The history of viewing the teaching profession with contempt or at the very least disregard may date back to the origins of the apple for the teacher custom.

In the Middle Ages, knowledge was viewed as God’s gift. Since it was God’s gift, it was seen as wrong to charge for it. As a result of this view, teachers at many institutions were not paid at all for their work. They had to rely on the gifts and charity of appreciative students.
Sometimes, a teacher was lucky to receive an apple so he’d have something to eat. It’s rather difficult to develop a mindset that a profession is pursued by people of high capability if that service is offered free of charge.

The value of the work being done as well as the education level required to perform that work is reflected in the salary, yet teachers are still relatively low-paid compared to other jobs with similar educational requirements. Additionally, teaching is one of the few professions that require a higher education, yet people commonly suggest those who take that career path are deficient in some fashion.

Being a teacher requires more than a standard Bachelors degree, but many people still view teaching as a profession for lazy or unskilled people. A favored chestnut among those who hold such views is the anecdotal story about the incompetence of teachers who teach topics related to professions in which they have never engaged.
For example, a business teacher who has never successfully run a business can’t possibly know real world business well enough to teach the topic effectively.

The attitude that a teacher must have worked in the profession that his students will eventually pursue is a reflection of ignorance of the point of education. There is a difference between receiving an education and attending vocational school. A vocational or technical school teaches specific skills that a student carries over to a job.
Education is about equipping students with a broad base of knowledge they can draw on to become successful in the occupations they pursue.

It is up to the student to digest the information he receives and find an application for it in his life, not for the teacher teach him each individual step. Considering that each company and job demands a customized set of skills, this is certainly a more reasonable approach. Even similar jobs may require different approaches at different types of businesses.
The sales tactics for selling computers requires a different approach than selling cars. Also, companies in the same industry often adopt their own approach. Marketing at Apple, where the focus is on design and limited numbers of models, would be a very different job than marketing at Dell, where the emphasis is on frequent sales, different equipment combinations, and low price.
Universities need only teach the fundamentals of each discipline and the companies can do the rest.

If you feel teachers don’t know what they’re talking about when it comes to the real world, then you’re missing the point of education. The point is not to memorize a sequence of steps to be regurgitated as needed at a future job. Teachers are there to help you learn how to be smart enough to figure out those steps on your own.

[John G]

All I know is everyone who I personally knew in college that flunked out.. went back for their teaching degree.

[Kool]

Heh heh, you said lactureres ;) (O) (O)

[CamarotaDesign]

those are some pretty big nipples there Kool, you need to get some implants on those things ---> ( o Y o )

[LeftBrain Artist]

I'm hungry for pancakes for some reason.

[CamarotaDesign]

Arent we all LBA, arent we all.

[LeftBrain Artist]

Dang. That photo doesn't come up in the google search anymore. Decency must be infiltrating the internet tubes.

[Typically]

hahahahaha i just looked up your sig LBA and was just about to ask what was the deal with it then i looked at your avatar hahaha too funny

[Broacher]

I say we nip this thread tangent in the bud.

Better l(act)ate than never.

[Virgo Nightingale]

I wish I had a nipple for every thread that gets hijacked or goes totally off-topic.

Oops, I meant nickel. ;)

[Craig B]

I'm just glad we've been kept abreast of the situation.

[Virgo Nightingale]

It is quite a titillating thread, that's for sure.

[Typically]

hehe nipples :D

[Virgo Nightingale]

Get your mind out of the gutter, Typically! Geez... :p

[Broacher]

Mmmm.... garters.

[clairabelle]

HAHA! i'm not too sure how we got from lectureres to breats but HEY! it happened LMAO

[morea]

most threads end up going that route. Just smile and nod. ;)

[clairabelle]

HA! i'll bear that in mind!

[budafist]

1 ticket to Boobie Island please.

[CamarotaDesign]

HA! i'll bear that in mind!
you still arent learning are you?

you will BARE that in mind. :D

[hewligan]

you still arent learning are you?

you will BARE that in mind. :D

She's gonna imagine naked people?

[CamarotaDesign]

She's gonna imagine naked people?

hey bud, this is a family forum, we dont do that here.