I don't know whether to be frustrated or deeply humbled.
Our Film Studies teacher showed us a video today about a twelve-year old girl who talked to several students and teachers on the topic of learning, and how education should be reciprocal, because adults should learn to listen to children too. I really liked the video and I think it speaks of the capacity of a child's knowledge of the world and the fact that they're more mature than we give them credit for. We were all amazed at how smart she was, and half my class didn't even know the meaning of some of the words she used. (No, I wasn't part of that half, but it was a near thing.)
Anyhow, after school, I saw my teacher along the hallway. He and I talked briefly, and he said that when he watched the video, the girl reminded him of me. >:
That's...not something I would expect to hear from a teacher.
Okay, so maybe I've had experienced before with those kinds of remarks, but I'm sure he should know better. I'm not a model student when it comes to working hard, because let's face it: I don't work hard enough at times. I still owe him several essays that were due a couple of days ago, and I... I don't know. Some people expect so much out of me, and I don't really understand why they would.
Of course, knowing the way that man thinks, he probably said that to push me to work harder. >_> But still. I don't know if I deserve that comment, and I just feel bad when he said that to me. Maybe I'm just confused?
Our Film Studies teacher showed us a video today about a twelve-year old girl who talked to several students and teachers on the topic of learning, and how education should be reciprocal, because adults should learn to listen to children too. I really liked the video and I think it speaks of the capacity of a child's knowledge of the world and the fact that they're more mature than we give them credit for. We were all amazed at how smart she was, and half my class didn't even know the meaning of some of the words she used. (No, I wasn't part of that half, but it was a near thing.)
Anyhow, after school, I saw my teacher along the hallway. He and I talked briefly, and he said that when he watched the video, the girl reminded him of me. >:
That's...not something I would expect to hear from a teacher.
Okay, so maybe I've had experienced before with those kinds of remarks, but I'm sure he should know better. I'm not a model student when it comes to working hard, because let's face it: I don't work hard enough at times. I still owe him several essays that were due a couple of days ago, and I... I don't know. Some people expect so much out of me, and I don't really understand why they would.Of course, knowing the way that man thinks, he probably said that to push me to work harder. >_> But still. I don't know if I deserve that comment, and I just feel bad when he said that to me. Maybe I'm just confused?
