The problem isn’t the kids. It’s administrators who pressure teachers to give their students only good grades so they look better so they get more funding. I know enough teachers who’ve faced this pressure. That’s one reason (of many) so many are leaving the profession.
Fascinating – I’ve had the same thought myself. Is it’s the student’s inability, or the teacher’s? As a Baby Boomer (yes we had ‘em in Australia, too), they had to haul in 80-year olds well retired ex-teachers to fill up the lack in the profession. We had classes of 60 and more – nowadays if it’s more than 20 they complain that there are too many!
And, as usual, Danae completely misses the point. The ‘stall’ rarely works more than one time. Then the teacher has the student’s character pegged and works from there.
It is a slippery slope! A pop quiz hardly anybody gets a good grade on, can be a problem caused by the teacher’s teaching or by inattentive or uncomprehending students. Going over the results usually reveals the problem.
Danae’s got a point. Unfortunately. If a student does diddley-squat and fails… it’s not the student’s fault, it’s not the parents’ fault, it’s the teacher’s.I never understood that position.
Here’s a little English lesson: “It could be seen as an indicator of bad teaching by your superiors.” has a misplaced modifier. It wasn’t the superiors who were doing the teaching. It should’ve been: “It could be seen by your superiors as an indicator of bad teaching.”
Danae seems too on the ball today. Her teacher probably already had a meeting with the principal before class. She doesn’t seem to have planned a overt prank. Aside from this; Danae’s little sister is really cool too.
rmremail 27 days ago
If all the students do poorly, that is an indicator that the teacher is bad
If a single student (cough Danae cough) does poorly, that’s an indicator that the student is bad.
sirbadger 27 days ago
Pop goes the weasel.
lalapalooza Premium Member 27 days ago
i really think Danae and Calvin (from Calvin & Hobbes) should meet.
Enter.Name.Here 27 days ago
President Danae in 2040! She’s perfect politician material. Assuming we still have a functional Democracy by then that is…
jzummak 27 days ago
This is a reprint, originally on May 11, 2009.
TwilightFaze 27 days ago
Sorry, teach…Danae accepts personal responsibility like Trump accepts the 2020 elections.
paddy 27 days ago
Why is it called a pop quiz? Surely there’s nothing popular about it.
jvo 27 days ago
Paddy, It’s called a pop quiz, because that is what happens to pupils’ delusions of knowledge once it’s done.
jvo 27 days ago
They, can be brutal, our teachers could, and did, ask questions on anything that had been taught that year.
cdward 27 days ago
The problem isn’t the kids. It’s administrators who pressure teachers to give their students only good grades so they look better so they get more funding. I know enough teachers who’ve faced this pressure. That’s one reason (of many) so many are leaving the profession.
keenanthelibrarian 27 days ago
Fascinating – I’ve had the same thought myself. Is it’s the student’s inability, or the teacher’s? As a Baby Boomer (yes we had ‘em in Australia, too), they had to haul in 80-year olds well retired ex-teachers to fill up the lack in the profession. We had classes of 60 and more – nowadays if it’s more than 20 they complain that there are too many!
PraiseofFolly 27 days ago
As a child, a certain ex-president should have had that talk.
sandpiper 27 days ago
And, as usual, Danae completely misses the point. The ‘stall’ rarely works more than one time. Then the teacher has the student’s character pegged and works from there.
LadyPeterW 27 days ago
It is a slippery slope! A pop quiz hardly anybody gets a good grade on, can be a problem caused by the teacher’s teaching or by inattentive or uncomprehending students. Going over the results usually reveals the problem.
MS72 27 days ago
Is it only in springtime that students get motivated to walk out of classes for social issues?
mrwiskers 27 days ago
Danae has perfected the “never take any responsibility for anything” and as an adult it’ll morph into “There’s a fall guy born every minute”.
Count Olaf Premium Member 27 days ago
Cheat sheet: The answers are… 1) Pepsi-Cola, 2) Barq’s Root Beer, 3) Sarsaparilla, 4) Cherry Vanilla Dr Pepper and 5) What the Weasel Goes.
Can't Sleep 27 days ago
The title of her autobiography will be “It’s All Your Fault.”
morningglory73 Premium Member 27 days ago
She’s talking to you Danae. Kid has no idea of ‘personal responsibility.’
ladykat 27 days ago
Danae, just pipe down and take the test.
DaBump Premium Member 27 days ago
Danae has a fascinating mind. I… I’ll just leave it at that.
monya_43 27 days ago
It isn’t your fault, but you will be blamed anyway.
mindjob 27 days ago
Just give them all passing grades. Kids don’t flunk and teachers don’t get fired for doing a lousy job. It’s a win-win
elgrecousa Premium Member 27 days ago
The fate that teachers have to face in today’s social norms.
mfrasca 27 days ago
Atlanta 2009—the perils of High Stakes Testing.
JediSQL Premium Member 27 days ago
Teachers are in the union. Their performance doesn’t matter, only their length of service affects their compensation.
KEA 27 days ago
Danae’s got a point. Unfortunately. If a student does diddley-squat and fails… it’s not the student’s fault, it’s not the parents’ fault, it’s the teacher’s.I never understood that position.
Richard S Russell Premium Member 27 days ago
Here’s a little English lesson: “It could be seen as an indicator of bad teaching by your superiors.” has a misplaced modifier. It wasn’t the superiors who were doing the teaching. It should’ve been: “It could be seen by your superiors as an indicator of bad teaching.”
Chrisdiaz801 27 days ago
Danae seems too on the ball today. Her teacher probably already had a meeting with the principal before class. She doesn’t seem to have planned a overt prank. Aside from this; Danae’s little sister is really cool too.
fourteenpeeves 27 days ago
The t eacher just likes seeing everybody’s eyes pop open when she says “pop quiz”
Old Time Tales Premium Member 27 days ago
They’re called “assessments” these days.
eddi-TBH 26 days ago
Teachers are pitchers, Danae. You’re the catcher.
EXCALABUR 26 days ago
Gotta admit it, she’s good.