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Megan
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USA
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 Posted - 03/28/2003 : 16:45:48
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Hey everyone! My teacher now is going to be teaching astronomy for the very first time next year. She has never tought astronomy before and I'm not sure as to what her knowledge on astronomy is. I did refer her here and to the BA board. But do you think you can help with getting her started and give her some tips. Thanks!
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Tokyodreamer
SFN Regular
USA
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Posted - 03/28/2003 : 20:37:00 [Permalink]
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This is actually a bit scary...
Usually one knows their subject before they get a job teaching it.
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gezzam
SFN Regular
Australia
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Posted - 03/29/2003 : 06:37:18 [Permalink]
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Originally posted by Tokyodreamer
This is actually a bit scary...
Usually one knows their subject before they get a job teaching it.
Too right TD. Governments spend billions on quite silly things and education isn't one of them.
Proper education is important, so our kids will learn from past mistakes and have the confidence to set goals for their future.
It's not the teacher's fault; as usual the decision makers let us down.
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Dr. Mabuse
Septic Fiend
Sweden
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Posted - 03/31/2003 : 00:18:20 [Permalink]
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quote:
Originally posted by Megan
Hey everyone! My teacher now is going to be teaching astronomy for the very first time next year. She has never tought astronomy before and I'm not sure as to what her knowledge on astronomy is. I did refer her here and to the BA board. But do you think you can help with getting her started and give her some tips. Thanks!
Our ability to help her depends on her. She will need to tell us how she intends to go about it. Hopefully she know some astronomy, otherwise she in trouble... astronomy is a rather large subject. However, if she has questions, I will try to answer them to the best of my ability. |
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Lisa
SFN Regular
USA
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Posted - 04/03/2003 : 17:21:48 [Permalink]
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| Megan, besides me, I know of two other people in the neighborhood with scopes. Maybe this summer we can put together our own star party? |
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Franc28
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Posted - 04/03/2003 : 20:15:24 [Permalink]
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Ah, public schools. And incompetent teachers.
I'm glad I was born in a rich family and was spared all that unpleasantness.
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Randy
SFN Regular
USA
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Posted - 04/03/2003 : 20:38:21 [Permalink]
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| Oh? Sounds like you missed the day your school taught manners. |
"We are all connected; to each other biologically, to the earth chemically, to the rest of the universe atomically."
"So you're made of detritus [from exploded stars]. Get over it. Or better yet, celebrate it. After all, what nobler thought can one cherish than that the universe lives within us all?"
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Dr. Mabuse
Septic Fiend
Sweden
9688 Posts |
Posted - 04/07/2003 : 16:36:36 [Permalink]
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Originally posted by Randy
Oh? Sounds like you missed the day your school taught manners.
Yeah.
Just because someone hasn't taught a subject before does not automatically mean that person is incompetent. Shame on you.
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Deborah
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USA
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Deborah
Skeptic Friend
USA
113 Posts |
Posted - 04/08/2003 : 07:22:38 [Permalink]
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| I'd like to add I think it's more a a reflection on our federal and state governments than it is on the teacher when teachers and school administrators are asked to do more with less. I also don't think it's out of the norm for a teacher to be asked to teach a class they are not subject matter experts on. That is why they have lesson plans! We're probably not talking about a college professor, but rather someone in the K-12. We should be helping, not mocking the teacher. |
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Franc28
New Member
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Posted - 04/08/2003 : 11:29:53 [Permalink]
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| Don't spare the teachers. They chose to work for the government. They deserve all the shit we can give them. |
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Deborah
Skeptic Friend
USA
113 Posts |
Posted - 04/08/2003 : 13:25:10 [Permalink]
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Originally posted by Franc28
Don't spare the teachers. They chose to work for the government. They deserve all the shit we can give them.
My feeling is that they probably feel like they are working for the children, not the government, which is why they work for such low pay. I've never understood why people complain so much about the poor quality of this or that, but never want to invest the time or money to change it. |
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Computer Org
Skeptic Friend
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Posted - 04/26/2003 : 10:12:33 [Permalink]
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Originally posted by gezzam
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Originally posted by Tokyodreamer
This is actually a bit scary...
Usually one knows their subject before they get a job teaching it.
Too right TD. Governments spend billions on quite silly things and education isn't one of them.
Proper education is important, so our kids will learn from past mistakes and have the confidence to set goals for their future.
It's not the teacher's fault; as usual the decision makers let us down.
I would much rather have a highly knowledgable COMPUTER teaching me Astronomy (--or anything else, for that mater--) than a human who knows little or nothing about the subject.
We are, IMO, years overdue for some top-grade educational programs to replace subject-matter-incompetent, short-tempered, and all-too-often autocratic "teachers".
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Infamous
Skeptic Friend
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Posted - 04/26/2003 : 10:50:58 [Permalink]
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| Tell her to subscribe to Sky & Telescope magazine. It's the best. |
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NubiWan
Skeptic Friend
USA
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Posted - 04/28/2003 : 16:04:00 [Permalink]
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| Don't forget the fine resources at the BABB... :p |
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