Being the Worst Teacher Ever

At work I was thinking back to jobs I did before...

This is kinda of a confession from when I was in Co-op in highschool. See back then I was afraid to speak out about the person I did co-op with. I worked in a middle school for co-op as a teacher.

Back when I applied to Co-op I had a dream job in mind, ADVERTISING, I wanted to work for Television or media, anything to find something I was passionate about. Unfortunately my co-op coordinator told me to give up those dreams and go for something easier, so I said, "Well I always wanted to be a teacher..."



I was assigned to a great teacher in a school called John G. The teacher was known as the craziest and most lovable teacher in their school. Unfortunately he quit that school the week before I asked him for an interview...

So I ended up in another middle school... with the worst teacher ever. Now I'm not being biased because I was treated horribly, but it was because all the other students hated the teacher too, and if a group of 10 year olds hate a teacher, you know something's up.



I love this meme, it totally reminds me of my old teacher... Why? Well this teacher, I knew from the beginning, only wanted me as a slave. I walked into my interview, all dressed up and I said, "Good morning, I'm Samuel Chen"
T: Hi, you're a co-op? Why did you pick teacher
Me: ... well I wanted to do media, but I love teaching too
T: Psh I used to do film, but it was horrible, you picked the right choice [liar...]
Me: So I'm actually studying a lot into film
T: I don't care, you got the job, but will you do everything I tell you?
Me: Yes... [I was young, I assume this is what a job is... btw this is UNPAID]
T: Ok I will teach you everything you need to know as a teacher

THE FIRST WEEK, I had to clean the dishes in the teachers lounge because its an educational experience. [This is the beginning of how she abused me...]

 

Though that was a rough beginning, here's the honest truth, I loved being a teacher... Well not the way my co-op teacher did it, but how I did it. My rule for being a teacher, know all your student's names, and have fun.
First day, I played a name game, guess everyone's name as fast as I can. [Weird cause I have a horrible memory...], and then get everyone to know me...

Then my teacher told me to sit in the back and watch them get educated by her...
The way she taught was, do work sheets, ask questions later... no real interaction... and told kids to not talk louder than her reading her favourite novel... like wtf? 

What happened after that? Well.. Without her I decided to do more for the school, so I coached for Volleyball with the grade 6 kids, and I guess hung out with some of the kids after school... The school really grew on me, some teachers really loved having me encourage kids to play hard in sports and always making sure kids were behaving well.

I remember one day there was a wasp in the class room, so one of the kids cried out, "IM ALLERGIC TO WASPS" so I had to shoo it out of the class room... It was fun. A lot of the kids loved me from my personality and I guess I just loved being a teacher...





But here's the reality... When I was trying to get kids to laugh at some of my jokes about math...
I was taught this moral, "Don't get close to the kids, all you do is teach, don't ruin their education"
Like what kind of moral is that! This is why I hate most academic teachers today, they don't think about those they teach, they care about their own pensions, their pay, their vacations... not what the kids want. Jesus christ, this teacher gave detentions and told kids to sit down for an hour like its nap time.
If you give detention, give a dam reason to give one, and ask them if they learned their lesson.

No wonder criminals today don't change...

I guess she hated me for thinking of my job as a joke than a serious task. But if teachers CANT connect to kids, why bother. We are helping our future generation... why can't you enjoy your job. Just like my future video, one smile can be shared to everyone.

Later on, I wasn't  allowed to teach the class, and I was always pushed to the back of the class room to clean it up, sweep, wash tables, photo copy papers, cut papers, learn how to fix printers, accept being blamed for printer break... [I learned how to fix printers btw...]... It was a waste from being a teacher. I guess my teacher loved it because she had someone to do her dirty work while she was sexting her husband...

Oh if you want to know, I almost failed Co-op. She gave me 60% overall because she said I wasn't a good teacher. Such a shame, and I heard all of her students hate her since.
She actually wrote to my co-op coordinator I was the worst student she has ever had... so I was like wtf. To be honest, if your teacher is like this, tell them they're a disgrace to society. I get it teachers have rights, but if they can't love their job, why bother.


Man but overall, after a year of being a teacher, I had a hard time seeing myself as a teacher...
Maybe if I was partnered with a better teacher I would have loved my experience...

But for those who want to become teachers, here are my tips...
- The kids are your future, make them smile
- No matter who or what, everyone has a heart
- Education is great, but skills and personality hits more
- Enjoy what you do, if you don't quit.
- And of course... No matter how many days look gloomy and stress... your last day with the class will always be amazing.

My last day the kids threw a surprise party for me, and they screwed up with the surprise by screaming out loud, OMG THE SAMOSAS CAME FOR SAMS PARTY!

I died laugh. It's cute to see kids try hard. Always inspire kids and you will become a great teacher.