Those memorable teachers?

Bassboss · 09-17-09, 08:14 PM

Well, I know we've all had those teacher we despise, don't like, don't mind, ok ones, good ones, great ones, and than the ones that are just blow your mind awesome! So far I've had two of them that are just blow your mind awesome. Number one, was my 5th grade language/Social studies teacher. He was great! Really liked his job, and defiantly developed friend, friend relationships, rather than teacher student relationships! I can defiantly say that I would not be as good of a student as I am now with out him. He listen, joked around, and loved to debate things, and debate them until you got them down pat! And second, was my 8th grade History teacher! He's a great guy! Really got animated, and really excited in his lectures -- not lessons -- I was always excited, on the edge of my seat, when he taught!

So how about you guys? Both those of you that are in and out of school, what those blow your mind teachers that you will always remember? Names, grades, and what you like/liked about them!

btw, any of you guys teach? My dad teaches.....

BigBassin144 · 09-17-09, 08:23 PM

I'd have to say, I'll never forget my Anatomy teacher. He's hilarious. On the first day of school, he explained how he isn't a good teacher that went into teaching to help kids make something of themselves and that he was told his choices were teach or go to jail, lol. He also said, he won't hunt you down to give you your assignments if you're sick (like a good teacher) cause it's a win/win/win for him. First, 0's are easy to add to your final grade. Second, one less thing for him to grade. and third, he get's a warm fuzzy feeling knowing the missing work is going to lower your grade.

BB

Bender · 09-17-09, 11:41 PM

I had two in high school that I really admired. One I had a couple physics classes and a chemistry class with. A lot of kids didn't like him because he was tough, but if you were into the subjects he really would push you and make you learn by figuring things out and not just telling you answers. The other one I had for Philosophy and American History. He kept history pretty interesting, but really shined when teaching philosophy. One of my fishing partners is also a teacher. He's a great guy and easy to talk to, wish I had him in school.

As a student I didn't really know how hard teachers work, most of them anyway. My brother is a middle school teacher and wresting coach and he is up and going from 6 A.M. until late every night with grading, lesson plans, etc. Summers off would sure be nice but during the school year they are busy.

BassMoJo · 09-18-09, 12:04 AM

Prolly my English teacher 9-12th grade and now I got an American government professior that is like 70 yrs old, but he is nuts and he is funny as hell although the class is gonna be hard

nofearengineer · 09-18-09, 08:11 PM

Three of my college professors really come to mind...each for their own reasons.

Dr. Schultz was (still is, I guess) a salt-of-the-Earth type. He taught me most of my Electrical knowledge. He was a great teacher who would do anything for you if you put forth the effort. He even once accidentally missed a whole class because he got so involved trying to figure out why one of our book examples wasn't working out correctly. Great guy who I still see from time to time when I'm doing work for my alma mater.

Professor Naghdi was a professional Civil Engineer who I just happened to have for my Dynamics class. He was one of the toughest professors I ever had, as I only scratched out a B. The kind of guy who really appreciated extra effort on your part. He signed me up for and got me a $1500 scholarship based upon "superior attitude" without me even knowing about it. Think about how great I felt getting that while busting my butt to make ends meet, paying my own way through school. The guy even gave me one of the two yearly ASCE awards for the school, despite me being an Electrical student...largely due to my participation in, and devotion to the sschool's Concrete Canoe program. Though he didn't even teach classes in my major, I talked to him all the time. Other students thought he was a hardass...I thought he was great.

Professor Cook was a Mechanical Engineering professor near the end of his career (I hear he has recently retired...somewhere students are dancing for joy). This man would constantly find ways to let you know just how much smarter he was than you, even going so far as to give you test problems that were hideous combinations of concepts you had diuscussed in class; i.e, you had not done a single example like it before. He would offer to make the tests open book, and nobody took him up on it, because we all knew he would just make the tests exponentially harder. Let's put it this way...I graduated with a 3.59 GPA. Without the 3 classes I took from this man, I would have had a 3.92. From him, I received a B, a C, and a D. The only D I ever got in my 16 years of school. It was not for lack of effort or smarts. He was just a bad teacher. This is one I wish I could forget.

MallenManson · 09-20-09, 08:48 PM

Richard LoCicero would be my choice.
He was my English teacher for however many years we were required to have English in high school, as well as my cultural heritage teacher.
I was one of the biggest potheads in my class but I was the teachers pet in his classes.
He was always inviting my girlfriend and I to go square dancing with him and his wife.
I was in Desert Storm for 8 1/2 months. He wrote me several times while I was there.
Really a great guy all the way around.

BoyoBoyle · 09-22-09, 02:54 PM

Im going to school right now to be a Technology Education Teacher (Woodshop/Metal/Drafting etc.)

Bassboss · 09-22-09, 08:49 PM

Cool guys! Sounds like y'all had some pretty cool teachers!

brushhog · 09-22-09, 09:50 PM

I'm a teacher, and it is a job where you have a great opportunity to make a difference in the lives of people; I constantly keep that in mind. You have to keep in perspective that every kid in there is a son or daughter of someone else. Successful teachers find a way, to reach every kid on their level, make it personal, and make them know you care. That is what will make you memorable, not the curriculum you deliver...

nofearengineer · 09-22-09, 09:56 PM

Brushhog is right. When I taught a class at the local Ivy Tech, man, I had to dgi deep into my bag of things I learned from my best teachers to try to reach my class. I don't know what I would have done if it had been 30 people.

Bassboss · 09-24-09, 08:20 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by brushhog

I'm a teacher, and it is a job where you have a great opportunity to make a difference in the lives of people; I constantly keep that in mind. You have to keep in perspective that every kid in there is a son or daughter of someone else. Successful teachers find a way, to reach every kid on their level, make it personal, and make them know you care. That is what will make you memorable, not the curriculum you deliver...

Yup! That is so true right there!

btw, what grade you teach?

brushhog · 09-24-09, 06:11 PM

I've been a middle school, 6th grade, teacher for the last 17 years. I'm certified k-6 and have taught bothScience and English,

MallenManson · 09-24-09, 06:22 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Bassboss

Cool guys! Sounds like y'all had some pretty cool teachers!

Yep, and I actually forgot something about my favorite teacher. When He was writing me during Desert Storm, he told me that he was taking a really troubled kid, bad home life, and all that, on his yearly fishing trip to Canada, along with his son.
I didn't respect much in High School, but I respected him big time.

09-17-09, 08:14 PM	#1
Bassboss BassFishin.Com Premier Elite Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Shawano, WI Posts: 7,761	Those memorable teachers? Well, I know we've all had those teacher we despise, don't like, don't mind, ok ones, good ones, great ones, and than the ones that are just blow your mind awesome! So far I've had two of them that are just blow your mind awesome. Number one, was my 5th grade language/Social studies teacher. He was great! Really liked his job, and defiantly developed friend, friend relationships, rather than teacher student relationships! I can defiantly say that I would not be as good of a student as I am now with out him. He listen, joked around, and loved to debate things, and debate them until you got them down pat! And second, was my 8th grade History teacher! He's a great guy! Really got animated, and really excited in his lectures -- not lessons -- I was always excited, on the edge of my seat, when he taught! So how about you guys? Both those of you that are in and out of school, what those blow your mind teachers that you will always remember? Names, grades, and what you like/liked about them! btw, any of you guys teach? My dad teaches..... __________________ If you can't fix it with heavy squats or fish oil, you're probably going to die.

09-17-09, 08:23 PM	#2
BigBassin144 BassFishin.Com Premier Elite Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Toledo, Ohio Posts: 9,463	I'd have to say, I'll never forget my Anatomy teacher. He's hilarious. On the first day of school, he explained how he isn't a good teacher that went into teaching to help kids make something of themselves and that he was told his choices were teach or go to jail, lol. He also said, he won't hunt you down to give you your assignments if you're sick (like a good teacher) cause it's a win/win/win for him. First, 0's are easy to add to your final grade. Second, one less thing for him to grade. and third, he get's a warm fuzzy feeling knowing the missing work is going to lower your grade. BB __________________ As of June 14, 2014 the members of the BF.com forum have moved to basschat.yuku.com!

09-18-09, 12:04 AM	#4
BassMoJo BassFishin.Com Veteran Member Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Hampstead, MD Posts: 801	Prolly my English teacher 9-12th grade and now I got an American government professior that is like 70 yrs old, but he is nuts and he is funny as hell although the class is gonna be hard __________________ This is my Signature there are many like it, but this one is mine.

09-18-09, 08:11 PM	#5
nofearengineer BassFishin.Com Premier Elite Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Southwest IN Posts: 5,630	Three of my college professors really come to mind...each for their own reasons. Dr. Schultz was (still is, I guess) a salt-of-the-Earth type. He taught me most of my Electrical knowledge. He was a great teacher who would do anything for you if you put forth the effort. He even once accidentally missed a whole class because he got so involved trying to figure out why one of our book examples wasn't working out correctly. Great guy who I still see from time to time when I'm doing work for my alma mater. Professor Naghdi was a professional Civil Engineer who I just happened to have for my Dynamics class. He was one of the toughest professors I ever had, as I only scratched out a B. The kind of guy who really appreciated extra effort on your part. He signed me up for and got me a $1500 scholarship based upon "superior attitude" without me even knowing about it. Think about how great I felt getting that while busting my butt to make ends meet, paying my own way through school. The guy even gave me one of the two yearly ASCE awards for the school, despite me being an Electrical student...largely due to my participation in, and devotion to the sschool's Concrete Canoe program. Though he didn't even teach classes in my major, I talked to him all the time. Other students thought he was a hardass...I thought he was great. Professor Cook was a Mechanical Engineering professor near the end of his career (I hear he has recently retired...somewhere students are dancing for joy). This man would constantly find ways to let you know just how much smarter he was than you, even going so far as to give you test problems that were hideous combinations of concepts you had diuscussed in class; i.e, you had not done a single example like it before. He would offer to make the tests open book, and nobody took him up on it, because we all knew he would just make the tests exponentially harder. Let's put it this way...I graduated with a 3.59 GPA. Without the 3 classes I took from this man, I would have had a 3.92. From him, I received a B, a C, and a D. The only D I ever got in my 16 years of school. It was not for lack of effort or smarts. He was just a bad teacher. This is one I wish I could forget. __________________ Many men go fishing all of their lives without knowing it is not fish they are after.

09-20-09, 08:48 PM	#6
MallenManson BassFishin.Com Premier Elite Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Beulah, Michigan Posts: 6,431	Richard LoCicero would be my choice. He was my English teacher for however many years we were required to have English in high school, as well as my cultural heritage teacher. I was one of the biggest potheads in my class but I was the teachers pet in his classes. He was always inviting my girlfriend and I to go square dancing with him and his wife. I was in Desert Storm for 8 1/2 months. He wrote me several times while I was there. Really a great guy all the way around. __________________ Bass fear me. Women pepperspray me.....

09-17-09, 11:41 PM	#3
Bender BassFishin.Com Super Veteran Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Brighton, MI Posts: 2,414	I had two in high school that I really admired. One I had a couple physics classes and a chemistry class with. A lot of kids didn't like him because he was tough, but if you were into the subjects he really would push you and make you learn by figuring things out and not just telling you answers. The other one I had for Philosophy and American History. He kept history pretty interesting, but really shined when teaching philosophy. One of my fishing partners is also a teacher. He's a great guy and easy to talk to, wish I had him in school. As a student I didn't really know how hard teachers work, most of them anyway. My brother is a middle school teacher and wresting coach and he is up and going from 6 A.M. until late every night with grading, lesson plans, etc. Summers off would sure be nice but during the school year they are busy.

09-22-09, 02:54 PM	#7
BoyoBoyle BassFishin.Com Member Join Date: Jul 2009 Posts: 92	Im going to school right now to be a Technology Education Teacher (Woodshop/Metal/Drafting etc.)

09-22-09, 08:49 PM	#8
Bassboss BassFishin.Com Premier Elite Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Shawano, WI Posts: 7,761	Cool guys! Sounds like y'all had some pretty cool teachers! __________________ If you can't fix it with heavy squats or fish oil, you're probably going to die.

09-22-09, 09:50 PM	#9
brushhog BassFishin.Com Super Veteran Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Whitesboro, NY Posts: 1,222	I'm a teacher, and it is a job where you have a great opportunity to make a difference in the lives of people; I constantly keep that in mind. You have to keep in perspective that every kid in there is a son or daughter of someone else. Successful teachers find a way, to reach every kid on their level, make it personal, and make them know you care. That is what will make you memorable, not the curriculum you deliver... __________________ 3/4 of the Earth's surface is water and 1/4 is land. Clearly god wants me to fish, not mow the lawn.

09-22-09, 09:56 PM	#10
nofearengineer BassFishin.Com Premier Elite Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Southwest IN Posts: 5,630	Brushhog is right. When I taught a class at the local Ivy Tech, man, I had to dgi deep into my bag of things I learned from my best teachers to try to reach my class. I don't know what I would have done if it had been 30 people. __________________ Many men go fishing all of their lives without knowing it is not fish they are after.

09-24-09, 06:11 PM	#12
brushhog BassFishin.Com Super Veteran Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Whitesboro, NY Posts: 1,222	I've been a middle school, 6th grade, teacher for the last 17 years. I'm certified k-6 and have taught bothScience and English, __________________ 3/4 of the Earth's surface is water and 1/4 is land. Clearly god wants me to fish, not mow the lawn.

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