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In reply to the discussion: Teacher- 'His dreams of being a scientist is a waste of time, ridiculous" [View all]

Festivito

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25. I'd say that fire-under-his-butt tack worked, and still is working.
Reply to RedstDem (Reply #19)
Sun Oct 14, 2012, 08:09 AM
Oct 2012

His long ago "present course" of not memorizing changed somewhere in his time and this old note has become ancient history, thankfully.

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Teacher- 'His dreams of being a scientist is a waste of time, ridiculous" [View all] Ichingcarpenter Oct 2012 OP
Awesome report card jsr Oct 2012 #1
Some of my report cards look like that... hunter Oct 2012 #2
"His dreams is"? efhmc Oct 2012 #3
learnt? ThomThom Oct 2012 #6
I think that "learnt" may be a correct form, at least in England. Demoiselle Oct 2012 #17
Yes, 'learnt' is fine, here; "his dreams ...is" appears to have been said by the Daily Mail muriel_volestrangler Oct 2012 #23
In America, the teachers do not write an essay to the parents about the progress of the child. MADem Oct 2012 #4
Our school does the essay bit. Started doing that a couple of years ago. GreenPartyVoter Oct 2012 #5
That is good that your school has gone to this method. MADem Oct 2012 #7
Definitely. GreenPartyVoter Oct 2012 #8
I did when I use to teach.... skeewee08 Oct 2012 #21
Ranking in school reports was certainly standard back then muriel_volestrangler Oct 2012 #24
You're YOUNG, lucky you! MADem Oct 2012 #27
So very heartening h2ebits Oct 2012 #9
Ichingcarpenter Diclotican Oct 2012 #10
Fantastic! defacto7 Oct 2012 #11
That's elite private schools sulphurdunn Oct 2012 #12
My college nemises....... Stainless Oct 2012 #13
Thanks for sharing your personal experience....:-) Yooperman Oct 2012 #15
Too bad the schoolmaster isn't alive Curmudgeoness Oct 2012 #14
Those that do, do. Those who can't, teach. olegramps Oct 2012 #16
That is a tired, worn-out, simplistic phrase first uttered by someone who had a grudge japple Oct 2012 #18
Lord, lighteb up. I actually taught a math course in our local college. olegramps Oct 2012 #20
what a simplistic and cynical cliche. Tunkamerica Oct 2012 #22
I thought it was "Those that can, do." But I've known a lot of teachers who could, who did, and who MADem Oct 2012 #28
That teachers opinion was his motivation RedstDem Oct 2012 #19
I'd say that fire-under-his-butt tack worked, and still is working. Festivito Oct 2012 #25
Similar Experience Stainless Oct 2012 #26
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