tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8154313393115013952.post4172943513576939578..comments2023-07-10T08:51:49.040-04:00Comments on The Pedagogic Verses: I'm Not As Cool As I Pretend To BeLuc Duvalhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05924942823811611868noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8154313393115013952.post-48693518875055035592011-11-05T00:17:33.696-04:002011-11-05T00:17:33.696-04:00I think it's hard in any activity to keep thin...I think it's hard in any activity to keep things fair and balanced when it's performance based. This is where the "life is not fair" part comes into it. It sucks that you can't just tell an entitled parent that "life is not fair, performance-based means your kid has to perform adequately". Obviously you would never be that callous, and I doubt any teacher would have the balls to say something like that to a parent. Where do we draw the line though? Must we be so fair to the point that the whole team suffers? And then since the team is not winning, they get their funding cut? And then there's no team at all? Where is the good in that?<br /><br />This can apply to almost any extra-curricular activity. I mean we're used to seeing it in public school music programs ALL. THE. TIME. <br /><br />We can't call ourselves good teachers while at the same time refusing to acknowledge the cold hard truth about this situation- they might not be the best, and that means they might not get to play/sing/act/whatever. If you want more playing time that means you spend more of your time practicing. <br /><br />You walk a fine line every day friend, I commend you in your efforts and think you are doing the best you can, which is better than a lot of teachers out there. As always, don't think too hard :DKayleynoreply@blogger.com