tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3176901787520886426.post4474620744522923241..comments2024-02-01T01:06:24.307-08:00Comments on Speaking of Education: How does this affect the standardized test score?Andrew Miltonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02916107897031979364noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3176901787520886426.post-68803790939268796372012-08-29T06:49:30.134-07:002012-08-29T06:49:30.134-07:00Sophia, I see by your spelling of favo(u)rite that...Sophia, I see by your spelling of favo(u)rite that 'you're not from around here,' as the saying goes. <br /><br />If I were to say this in an American public school (and, yes, I have the urge sometimes), I'd end up in the newspaper and on some sort of probation.<br /><br />More interestingly, it seems like precisely the best way to handle it....Some high quality learning got done in that student. Much more than if the teacher had dignified the girl by asking why she felt this way or how she thinks that affects the other students. And it sounds like it was 'what's best for (at least all the other) students,' which, of course, is the holy grail of teacher motivation.Andrew Miltonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02916107897031979364noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3176901787520886426.post-71431611361944638582012-08-29T01:27:04.793-07:002012-08-29T01:27:04.793-07:00My favourite teacher in school was an English teac...My favourite teacher in school was an English teacher who when we were reading a particular poem was interrupted by a girl whose family owns a local hotel who said "this is stupid!" in a typically teenage way.<br />In response the teacher snapped back with shocking rapidity "no, you're stupid!" my respect for her was solidified that day. Sure it might not have been the best way to handle the situation, but the girl in question was stupid and rather vapid. "Somebody finally said it" I thought.<br /><br />Girl in question never piped up like that again either.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com