30 Jul
2012
30 Jul
'12
2:31 p.m.
On Sun, 29 Jul 2012 18:48:32 +0100 (BST), ard at p850ug1.demon.co.uk (Tony
Duell) wrote:
Incidnetaslly, I never met a school maths or physics
teacher who realsied
that.
I must say I cannot understand how you succeeded in getting such
universally and consistently incompetent teachers. During my year in the
UK in the 5th form, *all* of my teachers were intelligent, clueful,
helpful and sensible. Admittedly, it was a private school (not one of
the expensive and fashionable ones) and may have been able to recruit
better teachers. I don't know if the state schools are generally bad or not.
/Jonas
31 Jul
31 Jul
5:37 a.m.
On Jul 30, 2012, at 5:31 PM, Jonas Otter wrote:
On Sun, 29 Jul 2012 18:48:32 +0100 (BST), ard at
p850ug1.demon.co.uk (Tony Duell) wrote:
Here in the US, I've had both good and bad teachers of all types. The
worst example I can think of was my high school physics teacher, who
actually believed lightning is not electricity and tried to teach this
to the class (the reasoning being that it isn't forming a circuit
because the bolt only goes one way, which is also incorrect).
- Dave
Incidnetaslly, I never met a school maths or
physics teacher who realsied
that.
I must say I cannot understand how you succeeded in getting such
universally and consistently incompetent teachers. During my year in
the UK in the 5th form, *all* of my teachers were intelligent, clueful,
helpful and sensible. Admittedly, it was a private school (not one of
the expensive and fashionable ones) and may have been able to recruit
better teachers. I don't know if the state schools are generally bad
or not. 
1 Aug
1 Aug
12:59 p.m.
Here in the US, I've had both good and bad
teachers of all types. The
worst example I can think of was my high school physics teacher, who
actually believed lightning is not electricity and tried to teach this
to the class (the reasoning being that it isn't forming a circuit
because the bolt only goes one way, which is also incorrect).
Please get him to fly a kite in a thunderstorm.
-tony
12:17 p.m.
On Sun, 29 Jul 2012 18:48:32 +0100 (BST), ard at p850ug1.demon.co.uk (Tony
Duell) wrote:
Nor can I, but I did. Most worryingly, I never had a teacher who inspired me
Incidnetaslly, I never met a school maths or
physics teacher who realsied
that.
I must say I cannot understand how you succeeded in getting such
universally and consistently incompetent teachers. During my year in the UK in the 5th form, *all* of my teachers were
intelligent, clueful,
helpful and sensible. Admittedly, it was a private school (not one of
the expensive and fashionable ones) and may have been able to recruit
Ah... That's the differnce. I went to what is called a 'public school',
which _is_ an expensive private school Put it this way, I am entitled to
put 'OP' after my name.
Said school seemed not to bother too much with science/maths and I guess
that's reflected i nteh teachers.
better teachers. I don't know if the state schools
are generally bad or not.
From what Iv'e heard they're even worse.
-tony
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