I just want to get some opinions on how you want your kids (elementary or secondary) to be taught?

This is a rather open-ended question.... any comments welcomed.

 

Given the situation with kids these days...I say with an unyielding iron fist.

If they wear the hat backwards, or sideways..not straight. I say they should be beaten.

If they speak ebonics...beaten

Don't do the homework...beaten

Man I could go on for hours how much I hate kids and all..but I won't.

It'll take time away from the kids.

 

I say you give them money every time they get a correct answer so they can give it to their parents

 

Do it the Chinese way.

But then you might get sued not soon after..lol!

 

i would agree... chinese traditional style ... first rule... learn to respect!
kids these days have absolutely no respect...

 

It's the way of teaching here..totally different from the Chinese teachers...

I still remember getting beated up by my math teacher because I didn't know how to calculate a formula and do my homeworks back then. (Using ruler hit the hand) Or go out and stand outside of the classroom for certain period of time. Or repeat writing some sentense +100x...etc..
I'm sure there're way more...

Either teaching method has good/bad sides...but IMHO, I'd go for the rice style.

 

Now that you were taught with the old school, strict, "the right way or the way home" style

did you feel that you have no room to express your feelings, opinions, or even creativity?

Perhaps your "harsh" style changed when you were a little older? say grades 6-8?

 

Doggie Dog

What age group do you consider them as "kids"?

 

There's definately no exactly "right way" of teaching, it really varies...there's just so many factors that you have to consider...background culture, environment etc...

Remember, this applies 8 years ago. I'm not sure about how the way it is right now..

-Chinese teachers NEVER tolerate people who skips, not doing hwk, being naughty (when you're about turning into a gangst). And it'll get even more serious after you get into high school.

-Most Chinese parents are very strict since they were grown and were taught that way. And most of them think school grades means everything. So they force their kids to study hard, pay rediculous amount of money for tutoring after school. Keep in mind, the time that you spend in high school there is much greater than the kids do in here. From 7:30am~5:30pm, and tutor might go from 6pm all the way to 10:30pm.

It might seems unbelieveable compare to the education style here. But once you were grown under that kind of environment and get used to it. You won't think it's that harsh. The only problem that I noticed is creativity. Most people that I know couldn't express their creativities simplely because we were all forced to learn, focus on whatever the instructor, teacher gave us. They give us a question, we write down an answer. That's it.

I'd want my kids to grow up in an English environment, but meanwhile with a more stricted education way...IMHO high school is the time that's really important for the kids throughout their wholelives. Either you turn into a gangsta or engineer; waste 4 years hanging out with your friends chilling everynight or take the fastest/smartest path to acheive and obtain your degree/master.

It's going to be tough teaching the kids here, especially you're an Asian teacher. Gone too harsh? Their parents will see you in the court...

 

btw affa.. i am glad you removed that ugliness from your sig... thank you very much...