Teachers

No what is all what?

Just saying really.

You're not a retired teacher are you Stansgran?!

You're in a strange mood today, jingl. And no, I'm not a retired teacher...

I know you are not Ana.

That obvious, eh?

I'm not even a retired anything. I would love to be a retired housewife. What are you a retired of JO?

If there's a wrong end of a stick you can bet your life some people..................!

Work. In all its many forms.

There is a nice line in Judith O'Reilly's book (the doing good one) about teachers, and healers and rescuers. It's tricky to take it out of context without losing meaning, but I'll try. She talks about the idea of doing good being important in life, and ends the 27 Feb entry with this:
"Do those who believe in the critical importance of doing good for their fellow man carry that belief through to the choice of their job? I find that uplifting, that those in jobs that heal us or teach us or rescue us aren't just taking the pay cheque at the end of the month, but that every day they walk the walk with or without a turban and a sword at their side."

The references to the turban and the sword are via Sikhism, in which apparently the men's turban "acts as a sign of disciplined holiness ... while the sword represents the call to uphold justice and protect the weak."

Nobody becomes, or stays, a teacher just for the money. She's right about that.

So now we're having to put up with teacher-bashing.
Your reasoning being........................................??
What next?

My daughter is a teacher!

When in doubt - let's bash teachers? Or doctors? or nurses? Do you ever stop to think you are being very hurtful? It may seem very witty to you but what about other people's feelings?

Have replied on other thread

Holding my hands up – there are teachers who can be massively damaging, who belittle and put down and destroy any belief a child or young person may have in themselves. This is, of course, a massive betrayal of their function but it truly happens. There are, equally, hugely inspiring teachers who encourage their pupils/students to look further than they thought and expect more of themselves.

I remember both kinds and sometimes I do hear echoes of the attitude that got it wrong when I overhear ex-teachers – or even current teachers – talking. I have to say I think my life would have taken a completely different course if a couple of things/people had been different – one of them was a teacher. Of course, who knows if it would have been better?

Nostalgia is not what it used to be

I had two inspiring teachers; two really hopeless ones; and a raft of others who did OK. I guess that is probably a reflection of other professions too.

I was told by one teacher my son was mentally retarded! He has an IQ of 147.+
He was just bored. In a different school he flourished.

Yep!

Sometimes, just sometimes some teachers who've gone through school, university and straight into teaching, show incredible ignorance of the outside world or problems faced by families outside the shelter of academia.

Just sometimes.

And some hospital consultants.

Couldn't agree more about consultants. Also some Doctors!

I think the same could be said about any group of people who happen to have the same label. Bankers, MPs, software engineers, graphic designers, etc. Which proves that they're all human, I suppose. There! Sorted!

Could have added gransnetters to the list.