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Hey, Answerman! [2009-10-23]

Also, thanks to Vashfanatic and Ralifar for understanding the second part of my previous post. dtm42 clearly said "I'm glad New Zealand doesn't put our teachers..." implying that the comment is coming from someone in another country making a statement about America.

So, I take it you don't believe that teachers are role models? They have the opportunity to shape the views and behavior of their students, so shouldn't they be expected to maintain a positive image in the eyes of their students? Let's also not forget that not all students are old enough or mature enough to make the distinction between what is OK professionally and socially. Seeing a teacher behave as such puts such students in the position where they may no longer respect a teacher for doing something that they, the students, were told not to do. Or they may see it as being acceptable because a role model and person of authority in their life did it.

Meh column this week, just seems like boring questions...

Greed1914 wrote:

Also, thanks to Vashfanatic and Ralifar for understanding the second part of my previous post. dtm42 clearly said "I'm glad New Zealand doesn't put our teachers..." implying that the comment is coming from someone in another country making a statement about America.

It is called dual citizenship. Don't make me have to smack my forehead. Although that would be preferable to banging my head against a desk or wall.

Greed1914 wrote:

So, I take it you don't believe that teachers are role models? They have the opportunity to shape the views and behavior of their students, so shouldn't they be expected to maintain a positive image in the eyes of their students? Let's also not forget that not all students are old enough or mature enough to make the distinction between what is OK professionally and socially. Seeing a teacher behave as such puts such students in the position where they may no longer respect a teacher for doing something that they, the students, were told not to do. Or they may see it as being acceptable because a role model and person of authority in their life did it.

Of course teachers are role models. When they are teaching and around students in a formal setting. When they "clock off" for the day they should not have to keep on being a role model. Everyone needs time to be a normal human being, something you seem to think should be frowned upon if not outright outlawed. The fact that a student "might" see their teacher outside of school doing something that isn't strictly perfect and "might" get the wrong idea in their head that such behaviour is alright, well that in no way should preclude teachers from being normal people.

I mean, let's take your idiotic argument to its logical extreme. You would have to argue that teachers:

--- must always keep their lawns mowed because a student passing by might see their teacher lounging on his long grass and grow up to be a person that never mows their lawns. This of course completely ignores the hundreds of other people in the neighbourhood whose lawns also affect any student wandering by.

--- should never cross the street when not at an intersection or pedestrian crossing (A.K.A. jaywalking). Not because it could be dangerous but because a student might see them and grow up to be a habitual jaywalker. Never mind the thousands of other people they will see in their life who will jaywalk at one time or another.

You way overestimate the influence of teachers on students in areas other than school-related subjects. You also underestimate the intelligence of students who can realise that just because their teacher does something that doesn't automatically make it right, or make the students any more likely to do it.

Two was in the original Macross...the first few episodes are great but, by 3 or 4, the animation dropped to almost nothing. I realize they were completely rushed for time but, damn...that's some of the worst I've ever seen.