Any teachers here?
Why do 7-10th graders turn their brains off when in class?
>Be teachers assistant
>Working with really entertaining and passionate general science teacher for 9th graders
>At the beginning of class he poses a question then has a discussion where he gives easy to understand explanations for why something is
>Today we learned about Radioactive decay
>Teacher uses visual aids, shows the kids videos and draws pictures explaining it
>Right after showing a video he picks a random students and asks them what radio active decay is
>"I don't know"
>Asks another student
>"I don't know"
>Gives the students 5 more minutes to discuss radioactive decay
>What is radio active decay
>"I don't know"
>Teacher is visually hurt and upset"
What the hell is wrong with pre-teens and young teens? Why do they willingly sit in class with do nothing and turn off their brain? Is there any solution at all to this? How can these children expect to even work at mcdonalds?
Any teachers here?
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>bad teacher
>blames the students
>cries at her own inadequacies
she'll be taking the BBC from her schools varsity football team real soon
I'd say public schools are to blame. Throw them all in the chokee and let them read till they know not to fraternise with the opposite sex, lest they get pregnant and die.
>Her
Op said science teacher stupid.
Shitty parents and liberal culture (entitlement mentality) are to blame. Not the teachers.
>Why do 7-10th graders turn their brains off when in class?
Because they are forced to be there and do something they don't want to do, i.e. learn.
Once you except this fact, basically everything about education and its stupidities make sense.
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>7-10th graders
>learning about radioactive decay
The fuck? Aren't they suppose to be learning arithmetic and algebra at that age?
Also, a subject like radioactive decay is too theoretical and dry, especially for kids. You'd have more chance if you taught subjects with real life examples that are easily experienced, like photosynthesis or evaporation.
He also said crying. I didnt know stem was now popular with muh feelings faggots
>Shitty parents
Yep. It's this in 90% of cases.
>except this fact
Education at its finest.
And that should be 'makes' sense.