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WillowTree

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30. Whether things were presented to a kid in a more professional manner or not.......

Reply to jeff47 (Reply #25)

Mon Aug 31, 2015, 12:47 PM

Aug 2015

........it is highly unlikely that such sneering, self-satisfied rhetoric is going to result in any improvement.

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Best teacher comment about a student's paper ever! [View all] Are_grits_groceries Aug 2015 OP

Fake yeoman6987 Aug 2015 #1

I am a teacher and a friend to many students and their families, mostly past, some present. DamnYankeeInHouston Aug 2015 #3

Wow! Kinda surprised with present yeoman6987 Aug 2015 #5

Specifically... a *Facebook* friend? gcomeau Aug 2015 #13

Message auto-removed Name removed Aug 2015 #29

Our school district tells us NOT to have any social media contact with any student 1monster Aug 2015 #31

I don't friend my students, LWolf Aug 2015 #14

Way to crush a kid's spirit, if true. WillowTree Aug 2015 #2

I agree - very mean. DamnYankeeInHouston Aug 2015 #4

Sometimes the naked truth is what's called for tkmorris Aug 2015 #6

No, what is always called for are comments that are helpful. Spewing comical insults, pnwmom Aug 2015 #11

Fine. Then the teacher should be professional about it. WillowTree Aug 2015 #21

I vehemently disagree. I have been a teacher for ... 11 Bravo Aug 2015 #32

Yeah, that's over the top. Would have been better with the, 'I know you can do better' approach. n/t PatrickforO Aug 2015 #7

Is that a teacher or a critic? tblue Aug 2015 #9

Plagiarism from the Internet is a huge problem these days. Teacher might suspect that. Also.... Hekate Aug 2015 #12

+1, not constructive at all uponit7771 Aug 2015 #19

Depends on the "kid's" age and history. jeff47 Aug 2015 #23

There's a huge difference between "delicate" and being snide and condescending. WillowTree Aug 2015 #24

And my point is it may not be a legitimate question. jeff47 Aug 2015 #25

Whether things were presented to a kid in a more professional manner or not....... WillowTree Aug 2015 #30

It isn't... awoke_in_2003 Aug 2015 #27

Sounds like a college teacher, not a high school one jmowreader Aug 2015 #8

I give the teacher an F. The teacher failed to provide any useful feedback, which is pnwmom Aug 2015 #10

+1 assuming this is not fake (a big assumption) the teacher failed to provide GreatGazoo Aug 2015 #17

Bwaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaah hahahahahahahha malaise Aug 2015 #15

Grading the Teacher's Writing alcibiades_mystery Aug 2015 #16

I find that response rather disgusting ecstatic Aug 2015 #18

This thread is even funnier than the graphic. Brickbat Aug 2015 #20

Yep. Lizzie Poppet Aug 2015 #26

crappy teacher who doesn't use constructive criticism. yellowcanine Aug 2015 #22

If this is real, teacher needs to go. bigwillq Aug 2015 #28