tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19191002.post116229337422699250..comments2023-09-21T08:53:42.554+01:00Comments on blethers: Stifling commentChristine McIntoshhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14198224025775398453noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19191002.post-1162587216854537412006-11-03T20:53:00.000+00:002006-11-03T20:53:00.000+00:00A memorable character sketch in a small number of ...A memorable character sketch in a small number of words - no problems!<BR/><BR/>"Christine McIntosh - English Teacher" :)Donhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11871672203803844997noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19191002.post-1162574849421652972006-11-03T17:27:00.000+00:002006-11-03T17:27:00.000+00:00"give a memorable character sketch with an incredi..."give a memorable character sketch with an incredibly small number of words."<BR/><BR/>Mmm. A challenge. One I may take up when I've had a minuite or two!Christine McIntoshhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14198224025775398453noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19191002.post-1162558037359906472006-11-03T12:47:00.000+00:002006-11-03T12:47:00.000+00:00I was just talking about this the other day. One o...I was just talking about this the other day. One of the teachers I was with wanted it banned and one didn't. My take was much the same as yours - children have always done it and will continue to do it whether or not you ban the site. In my day it was badly typed and even more badly photocopied "newsletters" that did the rounds. As far as I remember, they said stuff that was worse than anything I saw on my quick read of Rate My Teacher.<BR/><BR/>Only thing I would say however is that there are better things you could do with school ICT equipment so banning it for it's time wasting potential might be worth it. I suspect though that a smart English teacher could exploit the creative writing potential - give a memorable character sketch with an incredibly small number of words. :-)Davidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08614417017549146281noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19191002.post-1162548014784155862006-11-03T10:00:00.000+00:002006-11-03T10:00:00.000+00:00I don't think it's really ever bothered me Chris. ...I don't think it's really ever bothered me Chris. Having lived and taught in our wee community for about twenty-two years now I'm sort of used to knowing I'm known by a hell of a lot of people who have all sorts of opinions of me.<BR/><BR/>I've had the same experiences as you in this respect and do you know something? I wouldn't change it! I disagree with you Duffy - sorry - but I think teaching and living in the community is actually more rewarding. Outside school - at the sailing club for example - the kids address me on first name terms, at school they revert very easily to Mr. McLean and on the whole deal with it really well. It can strengthen your relationship with the kids in school. You're a real person not just someone who appears for about fifty minutes in class.<BR/><BR/>Good lord - I think I've just said I'm happy in teaching. :)<BR/><BR/>p.s. I've never actually been on the site. Probably don't even rate a mention!Donhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11871672203803844997noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19191002.post-1162509012123352112006-11-02T23:10:00.000+00:002006-11-02T23:10:00.000+00:00Perhaps it's better that such nonsense should lang...Perhaps it's better that such nonsense should languish in a corner of the hinternet than be carved into desks. It does seem a rather updated version of this - the posts I read were in essence graffitti, hardly of consequence in the modern cut and thrust world of catchment areas and 2.4 children, as any fule knoSagremor the Foolishhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11029535004639670052noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19191002.post-1162458063240644532006-11-02T09:01:00.000+00:002006-11-02T09:01:00.000+00:00Hi Chris,From my experience, RMT seems to go in wa...Hi Chris,<BR/>From my experience, RMT seems to go in waves. We get a flurry of interest in it, then the pupils forget about it. 6 months later, it resurfaces...<BR/><BR/>I just view it as a bit of fun... but then I've got shades! ;0)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19191002.post-1162338943744736092006-10-31T23:55:00.000+00:002006-10-31T23:55:00.000+00:00And that, dear Chris, is why I will never teach an...And that, dear Chris, is why I will never teach and live in a small community. Funny you should write something about this. I was in Sommerfield on Saturday (last minute costume additions) and was met with three or four parents who proceeded to tell me their life story since I left the town. I don't even know them and yet they seemed to know everything about me. Hmm. Something tells me that "Mr. Duffy" will be around for a wee while longer! <BR/><BR/>On the subject of rating teachers - I would hope I deserved a smiley face with the sun-glasses next to my name. At uni we can 'rate our professors!' Noone does this, unless someone has gained access to someones matric number and are passing off as a student.The Music-Makerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18126082041533795799noreply@blogger.com