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8 Important Qualities Your Child’s Teacher Must Have
“Hey I don’t care if you do the work, or whether you pass or not, I get paid regardless” Sound familiar? Readers, we’ve all been there with teachers. We’ve had good ones, bad ones, and great ones. We’ve had ones that played the role of psychiatrist, therapist, an uncle/aunt figure, and even some like a second mother or father. We’ve even had ones that would repeat the aforementioned phrase or one that’s eerily close. Well going off my experiences in my school career, here’s to me what makes a model educator. Determination and dedication To make a small connection here, if you’re an athlete with God-given ability, you don’t have…
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How School May be Killing Your Child’s Motivation to Succeed
Students are taking notes in math class to prepare for a test in two days. Katrina walks into class and nonchalantly places herself in her seat, takes out her pencil and notebook and begins to write. But she has something other than note taking in mind as you would soon find out. “Katrina grab your notebook and take down these notes; they will be vital for our test on Thursday”, says her teacher. Katrina has already repeated the 9th grade and although she is capable enough she has a laissez-faire attitude towards her work. “Hold on”, she replies. After about five minutes she continues to write and the teacher looks…
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A day in the Life of a Disgruntled Teacher | Poem
I’m observing a class… …where Ms. Johnson is losing control These kids never seem to do what they’re told Even the studious ones have suddenly turned cold For real though, they’re just being a bunch of a$$holes The few good students in the front had soon grew fear That the chances of them being picked on was looming dangerously near One butch-looking girl outright refused to do her work But she took the assignment paper anyway accompanied by a sly smirk So Ms Johnson glared at her and snapped, “Okay, let’s get on with it!” This heifer defiantly replied: “I ain’t doin’ this sh*t!” With that, she got up and…
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Reflections on WorldStar, Kanye, Bullying and The Game
Is this bullying law detrimental or something empowering for our children moving forward? Is Kanye West opening his eyes finally? Why is World Star so niggerized? Well let’s get it in and rap… 1. College is overrated I know this is a strong stance to take but allow me to explain. How many of us do the right thing? From a very young age, we are told to go to college and get our education. Most of us follow this. But what happens if your parents can’t afford to do so? If you’re not a scholar during high school? If you can’t jump out of a building or throw a…
