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ScreamingMeemie

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3. This guy was. And he had that face...

Reply to Baitball Blogger (Reply #2)

Mon Feb 18, 2013, 11:35 AM

Feb 2013

The kind you wanted to punch. And I am a peace-y person. My son has a couple of coaches as teachers this year and it's been a rough year. Unfortunately, over half the teachers in Texas high schools are coaches.

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"Skip the idiot steps" Bad Teacher stories. [View all] Baitball Blogger Feb 2013 OP

I was the youngest of 3 children. ScreamingMeemie Feb 2013 #1

Coach teachers are the absolute worst! Baitball Blogger Feb 2013 #2

This guy was. And he had that face... ScreamingMeemie Feb 2013 #3

My "coach teacher" was not, he was the best teacher I ever had dr.strangelove Feb 2013 #30

I have a few but pipi_k Feb 2013 #4

What you went through. Baitball Blogger Feb 2013 #5

Thank you, and... pipi_k Feb 2013 #10

Never did. Baitball Blogger Feb 2013 #14

An English teacher that complained that I read too many books csziggy Feb 2013 #6

Wow, that really sucks! pipi_k Feb 2013 #11

Nothing could ruin the joy of reading for me csziggy Feb 2013 #12

Today, that teacher would have been canned. Baitball Blogger Feb 2013 #15

Teachers' expectation do affect how they handle students csziggy Feb 2013 #20

My list of bad teachers (more from higher education than from K-12) Lydia Leftcoast Feb 2013 #7

You refreshed my memory on a few. Baitball Blogger Feb 2013 #16

I had a stats prof in college who couldn't do simple math. baldguy Feb 2013 #8

I had a high school algebra teacher who had some insane grading policies. Initech Feb 2013 #9

This message was self-deleted by its author lastlib Feb 2013 #13

Sixth grade old man teacher who was a pedophile and liked to embarrass students. raccoon Feb 2013 #17

High school math teacher who was always crushing on my mom. KamaAina Feb 2013 #18

My third grade teacher kurtzapril4 Feb 2013 #19

My daughter had some bad ones. noamnety Feb 2013 #21

Not my bad teacher, but my daughter's... davsand Feb 2013 #22

Obviously someone who thought you were suppose to hide your brilliance Baitball Blogger Feb 2013 #23

If "fitting in" means acting dumber than you are I'd rather be a pariah. davsand Feb 2013 #25

I've never seen it in teachers, but that peer pressure to be dumb is very common around Baitball Blogger Feb 2013 #26

I was accused of plagiarizing one word midwest irish Feb 2013 #24

My first-grade teacher was an idiot. lastlib Feb 2013 #27

My high school sprint coach (he taught business math) Orrex Feb 2013 #28

2nd grade easttexaslefty Feb 2013 #29