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Uzair

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14. You forgot the sarcasm tag

Reply to Pisces (Original post)

Thu May 9, 2013, 06:03 PM

May 2013

All this video shows is the reason teachers ought to be paid triple what they're getting now, because of disruptive little shithead students like this guy. The teacher, for her part, reacted in exactly the right way by not being confrontational and escalating his little temper tantrum.

I don't think you have any idea what teachers go through day in and day out, having to deal with students who couldn't care less about learning anything. (And yes, the phrase is "COULDN'T care less", not "COULD care less". Sounds like you need to go back to school).

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Video of student educating a terrible teacher on how to do her job: [View all] Pisces May 2013 OP

vid Go Vols May 2013 #1

Thank you!! Pisces May 2013 #2

no problem Go Vols May 2013 #3

Sir Ken Robinson directly addresses "teach-to-the-test" this week at TED... stlsaxman May 2013 #30

This message was self-deleted by its author devilgrrl May 2013 #33

Hard to respond without any sort of context. RedCappedBandit May 2013 #4

Is the attitude of the teacher that she couldn't care less? Or is it that this is a Squinch May 2013 #5

+ struggle4progress May 2013 #6

Well said. LooseWilly May 2013 #7

The other kids weren't applauding the monologuer. Starry Messenger May 2013 #8

I noticed that too. And the girl at the table at the end was carefully looking away from him. Squinch May 2013 #10

I heard about this this morning and had the exact same reaction as you. nt redqueen May 2013 #16

Some background is coming out about the teacher and the kid. Squinch May 2013 #17

you correct Skittles May 2013 #27

Agreed. Ms. Toad May 2013 #36

Not sure what makes him a hero Renew Deal May 2013 #9

thank god for loudmouthed troublemakers datasuspect May 2013 #11

Really? Wouldn't the type and motive matter? WinkyDink May 2013 #12

there were plenty of fat, pasty judgmental sheriffs and reactionaries in the mid 60s datasuspect May 2013 #13

I agree Renew Deal May 2013 #26

You forgot the sarcasm tag Uzair May 2013 #14

^^^^This^^^ Squinch May 2013 #18

aren't you just a prickly pear! datasuspect May 2013 #24

meaningless without full context... Blue_Tires May 2013 #15

How exactly did the student educate the teacher in her profession? Rex May 2013 #19

Sounds like the teacher wasn't interested in learning. backscatter712 May 2013 #31

5 minutes of their life on video and you have your mind made Rex May 2013 #32

All I see gollygee May 2013 #20

UPDATE: No discipline for Duncanville HS student in viral video, but teacher placed on leave rug May 2013 #21

I don't know why the student would get Blue_Tires May 2013 #23

A snippet of video, meaningless without context. Poll_Blind May 2013 #22

The news got a hold of this kid Renew Deal May 2013 #25

So he's pissed that he didn't get enough time to prepare for a standardized test that Squinch May 2013 #28

It says in the video that his mom's a teacher. I think that's LuvNewcastle May 2013 #29

School (and by implication, teachers) don't engage students, particularly not boys. n/t lumberjack_jeff May 2013 #34

The first thing I noticed upon seeing the original video was that she was sitting behind her desk. cherokeeprogressive May 2013 #38

Ahh, a "let's piss on the whole profession via a context-free clip" thread. (nt) Posteritatis May 2013 #35

An 18-year-old punk who thinks he knows everything. Brigid May 2013 #37