Follow-up on Grammar

Maggee206

So, I teach math at college; given everyone's conversation about declining English skills, I thought you might enjoy the comment I received on one of my course evaluations: There needs to be more going over what we did in high school because we cant just jump into college and be expected to understand

BrideBuddies

Hahahahahhaha!   

Funny, but sad.

At least he/she used the proper form of "there."

 

rabstbmom

I'm usually a lurker, but felt the need to chime in...This person would really hate me because I'd expect him/her to not only remember HS grammar but grade school as well!

I remember my HS French class had a bunch of kids struggling with the concept of direct objects and where, exactly, they get placed in a sentence (in French). As the teacher explained it for the umpteenth time, I realized that a majority of the kids weren't getting it because they didn't really understand what a direct object was in English. If they didn't understand it in their native language, how on earth would they grasp it related to a foreign one?!

LauraLynneC

I would NOT be a good teacher - my expectations are too high.  I would have seriously had a long conversation with that person questioning their education and their future.

stever

hahahaha...

gimmietimmies

Nice try student, how the eff did you even get into college! I'm blown away that they would even ask, but seriously, if you signed up for college level math, I would assume you had a better than average high school math grade before even entertaining taking the course. I'd tell the student to drop it, FFS and take Rocks for Jocks.

Maggee206

Thanks for the replies....sadly course evals are done anonymously at the end of the semester so I don't have the joy of knowing which little lovely this was. 

LauraLynneC

Maggee206:

Thanks for the replies....sadly course evals are done anonymously at the end of the semester so I don't have the joy of knowing which little lovely this was. 

post it on the door and see who complains?    (see - I told you I'd make a really bad teacher...No way I'd make it through the first year without getting fired and making the news)