I’m dealing with a crappy teacher this semester. Like, really bad. In Chemistry, no less. I wasn’t supposed to have him, but the normal teacher (who is supposedly a truly wonderful teacher) took an emergency medical leave of absence. So not only did I NOT get this teacher, my class was bumped up to 8am. Two days a week. The horror.My super supportive husband sent this to me last week, and I just had to share. Even if you love all your teachers this semester, I’ll take a wild bet that you’ve come across a not-so-great one during your school career.
I think the below is just genius…a great way flip a situation upside down. It’s another reminder (an important one, at that) that we are NOT our grades!
This is taken from the blog of Seth Godin (www.sethgodin.com), author and self-described change agent.
If you have a teacher (of any sort) that you cannot please, that you cannot learn from, that is unwilling to take you where you need to go because he is defending the status quo and demonstrates your failure on whatever report card he chooses to use, you could consider yourself a failure. Or you could remind yourself...
Grades are an illusion
Your passion and insight are reality
Your work is worth more than mere congruence to an answer key
Persistence in the face of a skeptical authority figure is a powerful ability
Fitting in is a short-term strategy, standing out pays off in the long run
If you care enough about the work to be criticized, you've learned enough for today
What are your thoughts?
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