Poll of the Day > Was mr miyagi right

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Is there really no such thing as a bad student??

Frankly I think that's false. What if the student just doesn't put in any effort

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Greenfox111 posted...

What if the student just doesn't put in any effort

Depends. A good teacher will try to reach the student and figure out why they aren't trying, and work on a plan to get the student engaged and active in the classroom. A lot of "trouble" students have issues at home or elsewhere in their personal lives that can affect their performance in the classroom. Could be something as simple as they're not getting breakfast or lunch. Could be something like abuse or other instability at home.

There may be "bad" students, but a good teacher will work with them and try to get through to them, get them on a path to success.

Some students are certainly difficult, but imho it's a very small percentage who would be beyond hope

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In theory. Everyone is initially a blank slate. If someone turns out bad, they learned to act that way from someone.

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not familiar with the context, but off the top of my head there's two possible ways to look at it:

- he's putting the responsibility on himself rather than the student. (I know a certain scumbag who is the opposite of this. if you don't understand him, it's your fault, and if he doesn't understand you, it's your fault. he will even treat complete strangers this way, as long as it's not in public.)

- maybe you could say that someone who has zero interest in the subject is not actually a student. student implies at least some willingness to learn the subject. so, given that, it's up to the teacher to make it happen.

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