Because the teachers dumb it down and it’s too easy.

When a teacher has to compete with tv, video games, cell phones, internet, ipods, friends, administrators, parents who do not teach morality/values at home, paperwork, meetings, duties, conferences with parents, testing, students who bully others, students who are on probation of some sort, trying to get knowledge through all those things can be a problem. When teachers use some of those obstacles like the technology, it can help, but only to a certain level.

Students don’t see the goal on the horizon,only the present time.Teachers and parents do see down the road a bit and know they have only a short time to prepare kids for life.

It’s too bad that learning has to be trivialized through entertainment and not use high standards.

That is the price of public educaiton.

Students first need to know how to respect each other and cooperate with each other, teachers, and parents in order for them to understand what school is for, if they don’t school will continue to be a burden for them.

It could be because of the amount of accountability teachers have to deal with everyday. I am a teacher,and the amount of testing the kids need,test prep itself takes over everything else,along with abiding by whatever rules and regulations the district requires,especially if you teach at a school that has low test scores or is on probation. FYI,I teach in the state of California. Not sure what the perspective is from other states. I would love to have the freedom to develop units and curriculum that will enrich and engage the student everyday. Also, money may be an issue. If the teacher has to pay out of her own pocket for extra things in order to implement a lesson,instead of having those things provided by the school or district, it can become a burden for the teacher.

From A Teacher’s Point of View:

1. Student’s are lazy and want everything to be given on a platter.

2. They don’t want to work for something.

3. If it requires using a paper and pencil or coming prepared, then they’r enot interested.

4. If there’s a test and you put the test date on the board a week ahead, they never ever remember being warned, keep their practice papers, or feel the need to keep a folder.

5. Because texting each other during class is more interesting to them.

Student’s Point of View:

1. I’d rather be doing something else.

2. Could the lessons be more interesting?

3. Not interested in the subject.

4. My boyfriend/girlfriend is SO emotional, and my mind is totally not on it.

This of course comes from a school where many girls are pregnant by age 16, a lot of kids skipping out, low testing scores, and a lack of interest in anything besides their own needs. They have low involvement in community service, and forget getting fees from them for differen’t courses, I end up charging their student account in the end.

Their teachers just don’t stimulize their brains enough and don’t get them involved and entertained.

Some students are auditory learners, so you have to play to their needs, while others (like me) are visual learners. We want to get our hands dirty and experiment and see for ourselves how something works or why x is the answer, not y…

Another reason is that they just don’t want to get up early in the morning to go listen to someone yak on for an hour, just to move on to another class with the same thing… And they don’t even get paid for it. They see it as torture, something their parents put them through for all the pain they have caused their parents.

But I agree with what has been said, I am in my third year at College and I have observed some things from my 15+ years of education. Those teachers who are passionate about what they teach find a way to get theirs students passionate about it.

Example: I took Accounting my Junior year in High School. I hated it! My teacher was boring and he didn’t help at all. Everyone left that class dumber than when they joined. My senior year, I switched teachers for Accounting II, and I loved it… My teacher found a way to make it interesting and worth working hard for. Now it is my major and what I want to do with my life…

Another example: I have never been a big fan of History. Any history at all. But in tenth grade I took a US History class and the teacher I had got me to appreciate all the cool facts.

You have to find a way to get the students motivated and make them believe that hard work will pay off.

Personally, I like school for the most part. The only time when I don’t like school, is when teachers act all condescending and treat the class as if we’re all irresponsible children. If I like the teacher though, chances are I’m gonna like the class.

From what I have seen, most teachers do not do the best they can…only if by “best” you mean siting at a desk doing a worksheet or “listening” to a lecture.

Students need to be actively involved and MOVING. Even older ones need to be up and using manipulative’s, talking about the lesson, what is going on, etc. Most teachers don’t do this more than 10% of the time.

Whoever gave me the thumbs down, please go educate yourself about the ways students learn best. If you cant give them the best, dont teach.

well i have golf in the morning so i start off bad. my third period teacher is like the guy from the visine commercials so he bores me to death and i fall asleep. long days with late lunches and a test pretty much every other day.