Are Bad Teachers Forgotten and Good Teachers Remembered?
What are the memories of your teachers?
Some teachers are memorable and you still remember them today. While there are those teachers who were so terrible, you wish you could forget them, but you cannot. I can remember both good and bad teachers or professors in school and university.
Some people have the gift to impart their wisdom to others. While there are those individuals who do not possess that same gift and would rather be doing some other job, they try to teach young minds.
I remember the good teachers I had in school and the great professors at university, who can make a subject come to life. They left an indelible impression in my mind, that I have today. I also remember the terrible teachers, I had at school and those forgettable professors at university. They could make a person despise the subject they were taught. It could have been due to the lack of interest on the part of the teacher teaching the subject, as well as the ineffective method of delivery. There were some bad teachers and professors, who would read a chapter and move on to the next, without any explanation of the subject matter.
What memories do you have of your teachers and professors? Are they bad memories of good teachers or good memories of bad teachers or perhaps, good memories of good teachers and professors at school and university? Whatever the memories may be of your teachers take the time to remember them and if you happen to be a teacher, make an effort to be a good one, who leaves a lasting impression in the minds of students.
Actually - I remember my bad teachers by name. The good teachers not so much.
I was called a great teacher some time ago by my Grade 6 students, I was so proud and happy. But then they said, 'our last english teachers these past 5 years were terrible and not qualified, we're 5 years behind', and as I stared they ducked their heads in shame.
They remembered the bad teachers, and I felt terrible. Too bad the principal when I asked about this phenomenon stuttered then raged at me, and has made my life a living hell.
We teachers remember the principals and students, good and bad. Bad ones can ruin an experience for us just as bad teachers could for students I've found.