The Teacher's Lounge

[Whateverist]

I'm not a teacher, but I tutor on and off for cash and it's like teaching because usually the kids do not know anything. I've had one who couldn't read clocks. A few who do not know how many seconds in a minute/how many minutes in an hour/how many hours in a day. Imagine having to keep a straight face and pretend like that's a normal and acceptable gap in knowledge. I say kids but they're in high school. And don't worry, I don't do english, I'm aware of my horrible grammar on this forum.

You'd be shocked how many kids in middle school don't understand the analog clock.

Interesting. All we have at my school is analogue but I never stopped to wonder how many can't use it.

But it makes me wonder generationally how many of us prefer analogue or digital right here. I suspect on a scatter plot matching age to analogue preference we'd find the older we are the more we prefer it.

Sometimes when I look at a digital read out like on my phone I find myself thinking about what that means about where we are in the day. When I look at an analogue I see a proportional representation of the day with built in bench marks. I suppose those who grow up with digital must develop some intuitive references too.

[pineapplebunnybounce]

You'd be shocked how many kids in middle school don't understand the analog clock.

Interesting. All we have at my school is analogue but I never stopped to wonder how many can't use it.

But it makes me wonder generationally how many of us prefer analogue or digital right here. I suspect on a scatter plot matching age to analogue preference we'd find the older we are the more we prefer it.

Sometimes when I look at a digital read out like on my phone I find myself thinking about what that means about where we are in the day. When I look at an analogue I see a proportional representation of the day with built in bench marks. I suppose those who grow up with digital must develop some intuitive references too.

I have a built in concept of the clock in my mind and when I read a digital clock I can place it on my clock. I don't have a preference, but I like analog watches in terms of aesthetics and digital when I need to sync with some other clocks (like to my workplace's or the school's). I sync on my phone though, I still don't know how to work a digital watch.

[Whateverist]

I have a built in concept of the clock in my mind and when I read a digital clock I can place it on my clock. I don't have a preference, but I like analog watches in terms of aesthetics and digital when I need to sync with some other clocks (like to my workplace's or the school's). I sync on my phone though, I still don't know how to work a digital watch.

You know I'll bet there is an app to turn my iphone's clock face analogue.

[ElleBelle]

I think the craziest thing for me as well is how many kids arrive to me in 6th grade with kindergarten-1st grade reading levels. Since I do deaf ed, I have to reinforce all their subjects. I'm more math/science/history based, weaker in English. It makes it doubley challenging since I have to teach them more reading and grammatical skills in a language they aren't native to.

[BrianSoddingBoru4]

...in a language they aren't native to.

'...in a language to which they aren't native.'

Boru

[ElleBelle]

Told you, picky English, not my strength. :p

[Bad Writer]

It's pretty bad when the group you are teaching are considered "adults", but they are still 1-2 years away from being able to have an alcoholic beverage. (In the U.S., anyway.)

[Ryantology]

I'm in my 30s, but I've been getting it in my mind for a year or two that I might like to teach elementary school. I'm great and patient with kids and I enjoy instruction. I just would prefer to do this in a place that pays teachers better than is the case in Kentucky.

[pineapplebunnybounce]

I'm in my 30s, but I've been getting it in my mind for a year or two that I might like to teach elementary school. I'm great and patient with kids and I enjoy instruction. I just would prefer to do this in a place that pays teachers better than is the case in Kentucky.

Elementary is a good level to teach i would think. Another frustration of teaching at higher levels is that kids do not have the basics they need to learn things like mathematics.

[ElleBelle]

I'm in my 30s, but I've been getting it in my mind for a year or two that I might like to teach elementary school. I'm great and patient with kids and I enjoy instruction. I just would prefer to do this in a place that pays teachers better than is the case in Kentucky.

Elementary is a good level to teach i would think. Another frustration of teaching at higher levels is that kids do not have the basics they need to learn things like mathematics.

Each level has it's pro's and con's.

Elementary
Pro - young and sweet, trusting and mostly respectful.
Con - Babysitting

Middle
Pro - becoming young adults, forming thoughts and opinions, finding new hobbies/interests, can engage in classroom conversations
Con - hormones, puberty, drama, etc...

High
Pro - adult like, responsibility lies more on them, intellectual classroom discussions
Con - knows everything and there's nothing you can tell them, sometimes a sense of apathy