Amik wrote:
My best teacher was probably the one who taught world history and Latin in college. I used to hate history, but he managed to make it seem interesting, just by teaching it in an interesting, fun way. I could actually remember the stuff he told us in class, which had never happened before with history lessons. He was also very understanding and fair and when he saw that students were really trying hard, making an effort and paying attention, he was ready to make reasonable accommodations for them when necessary, but he didn't give anyone a free pass.
My worst teacher must have been my elementary school physical education teacher. I have physical disabilities and there were certain things I couldn't do. She sometimes yelled at me about how she was sick and tired of me not being able to do the same things as the rest of the kids and how she was fed up with having to make accommodations for me. She repeatedly humiliated me in front of the class and she treated me as if I was just a lazy and whiny kid for not just snapping out of my disabilities.
I got something somewhat similar with my PE teacher I had last year. She'd make me demonstrate
extremely simple exercises to try and make me feel like I fitted in(which I didn't) and would regularly patronize me due to my poor co-ordinational skills. She treated me like a 5 year old, to be honest. Granted, they are very different, but at times I would have preferred she had bashed me rather than try and help me(it's ineffable how many people try to, or atleast claim to try and 'help' me in PE like I ask for it or something...).
EMZ.
15 Feb 2009, 3:40 pm
