Are teachers better senior year?
Posted December 19th, 2008. Categorized under High School: Senior Year. 2 Comments
This is something I’ve actually been wondering lately.
Although every year of high school came with its own great teachers and bad teachers, when it came to my senior year, more of my teachers were laid-back when it came to students, yet still quality teachers.
By senior year, most of my teachers had the philosophy that we were adults, and therefore could do what we wanted provided we don’t disturb the class. This meant we were allowed to do several things that typically aren’t allowed in a high school setting:
- Use the bathroom when we needed to. We could just get up, grab the pass, and leave.
- Arrive late to class now and then. With an open campus lunch, this was a big deal. As long as it didn’t become a habit and didn’t disturb the class, there was no problem with it.
- We could readily negotiate tests, essays, and so forth. As long as we had good reasons, teachers were very flexible.
Teachers also began to talk to us like adults, making some classes more of a conversation than a lecture, which I actually found to be more educational than mindlessly copying notes from the overhead projector. The teachers were also typically some of the best the school had to offer.
Although I’m sure a lot of this comes from seniors being more mature, I’m wondering if some of it may also come from just the teachers I have. That’s why I ask for your opinion!
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1. Lindsay from Addiction Rehab Blog
December 20th, 2008 7:53 am
Teachers are not any better any year. Most people like their senior year most. When people are happy they are normally more positive about everything and less negative too. Even if students think their teachers are better senior year I would not believe that is necessarily true.