Cheerleading teacher "resigns"

**naut** · 11-15-2007, 02:51

Originally Posted by Frag

Nothing to do with it, teachers aren't supposed to be buddies.

Um, I completely disagree, the best teachers I ever had were the the ones who could interact with the class and individuals on a personal level. They'd also be strict when they needed to be, but it was the friendliness that got the class interested and involved.

**Geoffrey S** · 11-15-2007, 08:18

Not quite the same as a cheerleading routine in my opinion, though.

Dumb teachers? My English teacher at high school, for seven years. Quite frankly, since I'm English, I was infinitely better than her at speaking English, something she took really badly. That, and she was a poor teacher in general. The other end of the spectrum was my first Dutch teacher at high school, who made the mistake of telling my parents that my Dutch skills were so poor that there wasn't a chance I'd be able to finish at that particular school. My father, whose Dutch skills still aren't good, practically exploded...

**Peasant Phill** · 11-15-2007, 09:51

On the topic of cheerleading in front of your English class:
I can't see how that fits in the matter given*. Not that she should be fired for it but surely given a warning (not for 'corrupting' those young minds but for wasting lesson time).

On the matter of the 'inappropriate' book:
I'm sure that the book isn't more inappropriate that what that same teen can see on TV between 6 and 12 pm and with a lot more cultural value. It's the job of the principal to defend the teacher on this matter.

On the matter of feeling smarter than your teachers:
I must say I never really felt smarter than my teachers on the matter that they teach, more course idiots like they say here. I had this French teacher that was absolutely horrible with everything except French (the poor thing was on prozac to). An economics professor that had a really short attention span so that we had to correct her a lot (she knew what she was talking about, she just confused graphs a lot). And a HRM professor that used his course to tell us how to import cars the cheapest (his exam was unfortunately on HRM).

On the matter of teachers being close to students:
I consider 'bonding' between students and teacher a great tool to generate respect and motivation. I have still fond memories of my last year of high school where there was interaction between teachers and students during and after class on a lot of subjects.

* The students probably just nagged about her giving a demonstration of her cheerleading skills until she did.

**CaesarAugustus** · 11-16-2007, 00:55

I dont see what was so wrong about that, it's not if she pole-danced naked in front of her class. Cheerkeading in front of one's class isnot very professional, of course, but no reason for her lose her job. The people who complained are making it seem way to big a deal, I surprised she even got suspended.

Originally Posted by Goofball

has puritanism really begun to take over in U.S. schools

Looks like it has.

**CrossLOPER** · 11-16-2007, 01:54

Wow. This is considered inappropriate now?

I mean never mind the fact that the cheerleaders are wearing tube tops and skirts that would otherwise be forbidden in a school setting, WE CAN'T HAVE THEM SHAKE THEIR BUMS!!!!!!!!

**Lord Winter** · 11-16-2007, 02:35

On the book,

I have a feeling thats not the problem along, theirs plenty of books like the Chaoclot war or what not that are preaty questionable but are taught almost as a standard. and Peasent Phill does have a point I thought in high school you were suppose to be trusted with everything up to PG-13 and most R was okay to with prior aprovel.