MSA'S BLOG
Kids today....a rant
Wednesday, April 20, 2011 4:12 PM
OK seriously.. I do love being a teacher, but I really want to know what on earth is wrong with these kids???I remember having spring fever and senior-itis and occasionally slacking off, but it is to the point that giving them any work at all is pointless( or at least feels that way) I honestly had a kid argue that he should receive a passing grade, but not be required to do work. Umm really? He felt that I should not have given him a quiz on the 20 minute video we watched on the American Civil war because he didn't want to watch it and was not paying attention. ( mind you I stopped the move 4 times to repeat and discuss information and repeatedly told the students they needed to pay attention to pass the quiz)
Sorry just a bit frustrated. If this were an isolated incident I'd shrug it off. I just can't tell you how many time and how many kids seem to believe that grades are made with magic and that work in class isn't required. I don't know how they got this far in school ( I teach high school) and still think they shouldn't have to do anything to get a good grade.
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