It's not that the teacher couldn't understand it, or even that she had trouble grasping the concept - although, seriously, she taught me absolutely nothing, and wasn't really cut out for what she was doing. Mostly, it's that because there is "debate" over evolution, lots of people in the class figured out that they didn't have to pay attention and could instead mess with the teacher all period. "Strengths and weaknesses in the theory" equals "I don't have to learn this" in much the same way as "office help" means "free period." I can see how a coach would step in and prevent this kind of hijink.
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branchandroot
Re: Louisiana!
Date: 2008-06-04 06:24 pm (UTC)It's not that the teacher couldn't understand it, or even that she had trouble grasping the concept - although, seriously, she taught me absolutely nothing, and wasn't really cut out for what she was doing. Mostly, it's that because there is "debate" over evolution, lots of people in the class figured out that they didn't have to pay attention and could instead mess with the teacher all period. "Strengths and weaknesses in the theory" equals "I don't have to learn this" in much the same way as "office help" means "free period." I can see how a coach would step in and prevent this kind of hijink.