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mymarifae · 1 year

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i think that you would be an amazing teacher and i wish i could be in your class

aw thank you so much!! i'm glad you think so.. hopefully i can make at least one student's high school career a little easier, and hopefully i can remind them why they should never stop loving learning, no matter how hard the school system tries to beat it out of them :')

#it's sad how few teachers acknowledge how the school system literally does not promote or reward learning #the way schools are designed now is like... they just want you to memorize. keep it in your head long enough to pass a test #and then you can forget all about it. all that matters are those stupid standardized tests lollllllllll #the way this approach to schooling has decimated how language arts (my subject) is taught is especially infuriating #it's no longer about learning to analyze literature and how to think for yourself while also understanding the author's original message #i see so many people say they lost points on language arts assignments for not interpreting the theme 'correctly'#and that makes me so fucking mad. like yeah it's possible to interpret something incorrectly like just look at tumblr.com #BUT. very very very very rarely is there just ONE 100% 'correct' way to interpret a piece of literature #language arts teachers should not be giving out failing grades when their students pull out new themes and meanings from literature!!!!#they should be EXCITED! they should want to hold a discussion and see where those unique interpretations came from #all teachers should be open to learning from their students. but in a subject as nuanced and subjective as language arts?#it's absurd to act like there's one correct answer because no the fuck there isn't #i believe that as long as the student can explain why they came to a certain conclusion and cite the passages that made them think that-#then like. they're right. their interpretation is valid.#the beauty of literature is different people will pick up on different themes based on their own experiences and personal worldview #i don't understand why that gets punished when that's the whole fucking point of studying literature #anyway #mailbox

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