Give me a bad teacher and I will be grateful.

Bad teachers are good!

I think we all had a bad teacher somewhere at one point in our lives and I have the unpopular opinion that they are actually very useful and good for us. And even more for people who want to become teachers as well.

I am one of those who are studying teaching, specifically teaching of English language and literature and philosophy. It is in my “school description” to actually think a lot about things that I see around me, and which can and will affect me. Of course, there are and will be a lot of things that will affect us, but I also like to look back into the past, analyze some elements and that often helps me realize important things, such as that bad teachers shaped me more than good ones.

What is even more interesting is the fact that now that I am studying education, I actually understand why they were and probably still are bad teachers.

The reason is that even though we are taught the theory behind different teaching styles and different kinds of school, whether traditional or not, we are not taught how to actually teach. You don’t have the space to try different teaching styles, go to different school and try traditional teaching or non-traditional.

You know how it is supposed to be, but every class, every situation is different and unique. It takes one absent student to completely change the dynamics of the class and lesson and I think that most of the teachers will agree with me.

In my school, we have two months dedicated to go to school and teach, and although I do think this is good, the education system could do better. Why? Because you as an “intern” come to school, which has its own teaching methods and styles and you are supposed to comply with them and basically continue teaching for the usual teacher. But that doesn’t teach us, the interns, nothing.

We need to know how to create lesson plans, not be given them. We need to learn how to adapt to certain situations, but yet we cannot try them out. I think this can be one of the main reasons why bad teachers even exist in the first place. Many of them can teach, they know the subjects they are supposed to teach, but the way they teach could be improved at the very beginning, if the education…

Related posts:

This is what I said to a new acquaintance at a networking event when, after I self-identified as a millennial, she said “Oh! Can you help me with my iphone???” I continue to be amused and irritated…

I decided to refrain from talking about the loss of my diary. If it were meant to come back to me, it would in time. I woke up drained — I barely slept. I asked Saint Charbel to give me the strength…

Neem oil is a common pest repellant, effective against sand fleas and mosquitoes. Other forms of neem can help control termites and repel moths. Some manufacturers add neem to animal shampoos to…