Starfleet Academy General Discussion Thread

[The Wormhole]

Students not respecting their teachers is not normal.

Wut? You sound like my mother insisting when she went to school, no one dared to even think about not doing their homework.

 

[cooleddie74]

Students not respecting their teachers has existed since students and teachers became, you know, THINGS.

 

[Jayson1]

Students not respecting their teachers has existed since students and teachers became, you know, THINGS.

That ended soon as teachers started to sit in chairs backwards to impress the youngsters and let them know they to are cool and hip and down with it.

 

[Finn]

Not in a teacher-student context. And what about the attention part?


Students not respecting their teachers is not normal. Doesn't matter if it's a civilian or, in this case, a military context.
Maybe it is in postmodern Western societies (and specially in certain problematic communities). In most parts of the world, societies have a very different attitude towards respect.
Trying to normalize disrespecting teachers is a sign of larger cultural problems.

Former teacher here...you are absolutely wrong. Deep disrespect by students toward teachers is quite common these days, even with teachers who do all the right things. I don't miss it.

 

[Turtletrekker]

...you are absolutely wrong.

Well, consider the source. Is anyone really surprised?

 

[Enterprise1701]

Students not respecting their teachers has existed since students and teachers became, you know, THINGS.

Ah, the boastful pride of U.S.-ian energy.

 

[Jayson1]

Of course the issue is would Federation students disrespect their teachers. Roddenberry Vision of the future and all that.

 

[Mudd]

Starfleet is a military but a new kind of military. It multi-tasks. Exploring and self defense being it's two main uses.

Not new. Old.

Greatest British Explorers | Pantheon

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[cooleddie74]

Ah, the boastful pride of U.S.-ian energy.

Oh, I was never one of them, mind you. I was an Honors student who usually followed the rules. But students dissing their teachers is a tale as old as humanity.

 

[Enterprise1701]

Oh, I was never one of them, mind you. I was an Honors student who usually followed the rules. But students dissing their teachers is a tale as old as humanity.

Fair enough.

 

[Nerys Myk]

Former teacher here...you are absolutely wrong. Deep disrespect by students toward teachers is quite common these days, even with teachers who do all the right things. I don't miss it.

I grew up in middle class suburbia in the 70s. Lot of disrespect in the classroom.

 

[Noname Given]

I grew up in middle class suburbia in the 70s. Lot of disrespect in the classroom.

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[Nerys Myk]

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A popular track at my High School. Someone had it on tape and we'd listen to before class started

 

[Noname Given]

A popular track at my High School. Someone had it on tape and we'd listen to before class started

Yep. It was a popular audio bit during my Elementary School and Jr. High days.

"Young man...now give me that knife."
<THWAP>
"Thank you."

 

[cooleddie74]

I was a good kid and I made a couple of teachers all but tear their hair out with my stubborn refusals to listen to every rule they had.

 

[Jayson1]

I was a good kid as well. Granted all my high school teachers also doubled as one of my football or basketball coaches except one who was married to one of the basketball coaches. Then one was the Wrestling coach. Then their was one who was I guess was just a regular teacher and he was one of those teachers that wanted to be hip and cool with the kids. Well also one other who was a older lady.

 

[Finn]

So...a generic American high school?

 

[Nerys Myk]

Our basketball, football and Baseball coaches tended to be PE teachers. The "lesser sports" were coached by "regular" faculty.

 

[Jayson1]

For the most part. Perry,Oklahoma is a small town. It is interesting though in that all the cool kids got good grades. Also nobody worried about guns or anything like that. We didn't lock our lockers. Half of the time people would just toss their stuff on the ground.

 

[Jayson1]

Our basketball, football and Baseball coaches tended to be PE teachers. The "lesser sports" were coached by "regular" faculty.

I never had PE. Basketball practice though would start as soon as school was over, so you would just walked over to the gym. Put on your uniform and practice for about a hour and then go home.