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lumberjack_jeff

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

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Sat May 11, 2013, 05:50 PM

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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