Never Teaching Teachers

One of my biggest pet peeves is when my teachers do not teach. It's like seriously, you were hired to pass on your supposedly supreme knowledge to your seemingly ignorant little students so that is what you should be doing! Here is just a few things that teachers frequently do when they should actually be teaching:

1. Grading papers from other class periods
2. Assigning busy work while they finish the book they just could not put down or do something else not class related
3. Working on things for other classes
4. Preparing a ten year long test for the class over stuff they have not even been taught (So what's the point of the test?)
5. Fantasizing about three o'clock
6. Sit there doing absolutely nothing (That is right folks! Your teachers really do just sit there and waste your time by doing absolutely nothing else besides sitting.)

Now do not get me wrong, I have some great teachers. They actually teach and they happen to be great at it. I bet the reason why the teachers who hardly ever teach are bad at teaching when they actually do teach is because they do not have any practice. Sounds plausible enough to me. Just a few tips for any teachers who might read this post:

1. If you have other stuff you absolutely HAVE to do, plan a short lesson and then use the left over time.
2. If you do not feel like teaching, quit your job because you obviously chose the wrong career.
3. If you feel you are bad at teaching, PRACTICE! Teaching your class will actually help you improve. It will show you what works and what does not, and I guarantee your attempts will be appreciated more than your students not knowing anything on the semester test.


Note to Mrs. Gillmore: I know there are several fragments in this post. I put them in intentionally because I felt they helped to convey my mood and position on this subject.