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All right, so...I found it difficult to find cartoons that were not protected by stringent copyright regulations and/or difficult to link to in isolation. So 1.) I apologize for the mile-long length of the link above but 2.) what you're seeing is the result of a Google image search in the context of its original webpage. Hope it works out all right.
As to why I chose it, it seemed to reverse illustrate the qualities of an ideal teacher as outlined in "This We Believe". The teacher seems neither committed to nor knowledgeable of best practice with this age group, although I suppose he is technically collaborating with his administrator, albeit without much courage.
Also, this is not a far cry from my third period class last year. My attempts to pull a "To Sir, With Love" were entirely unsuccessful. They will not be making a Hallmark Hall of Fame movie about me anytime soon.
This cartoon is pretty funny! I think at some point we have all felt like we were unprepared, especially when it comes to crazy behavior. Lets just face it: we have a lot of on the job training! I think you could also say that the NMSA characteristic which states "every student's academic and personal development is guided by an adult advocate" is not being addressed in this cartoon. Sometimes we just have to take a deep breath and do the best we can with the given circumstance...but asking for help never hurts.
ReplyDeleteI so can relate to this cartoon. There were so many days I faced this last year of teaching where I just knew I was prepared, and well, I wasn't. Situations would arised, and I'd be clueless. College doesn't really teach ya what to do when those kids walk through that door. I made it though, and survived my first year. I know that next year will be better.
ReplyDeleteI am one of those who isn't afraid to ask for help, so I could relate to both people in the cartoon. I'll ask 10 questions before I do something wrong, that's just the way that I am.
This cartoon is 100% how I felt my first year of teaching and still feel this way at times. It is all apart of teaching in today society though. Like Lindsey I made it through and with each year it get better.
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