With that in mind, don't some of the 'stupidest' questions provide the most enlightening insights about the answerers?
2006-09-09 19:18:02 · 26 answers · asked by Candidus 6 in Education & Reference ➔ Higher Education (University +)
i would be greatly offended if a teacher did that to my child..you can praise a person all day and night..but the thing that is going to stick with them is that ignorant remark......
2006-09-09 19:22:50 · answer #1 · answered by lotusdell 4 · 3⤊ 1⤋
Yes, especially if the teacher did not say why (although the word "stupid" itself isn't a good idea). I'm not a big believer in the "there are no stupid questions" school of thought, because as a teacher, I hear far too many people ask questions simply because they weren't listening to what was said a moment earlier, because they are unwilling to take the time to read the assignment, or because they want attention. However, I would point out exactly what was wrong with the question, rather than making a general insult like telling the student they or their questions were stupid.
2006-09-09 20:43:15 · answer #2 · answered by neniaf 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Sounds like the teacher is er, ah, not handling this in the best way.
Obviously, if the kid is in an advanced trigonometry class, and is asking 'Ms. Krabbaple, why is the sky blue?" then it is the kid who is being inappropriate. However, if the child is asking age appropriate questions, with a genuine desire to learn, the it is the teachers job to answer them. Now, if he kid is disrupting the class, or if the questions are not suited to the task at hand, the teacher might say: "that's a good question - lets talk about it after lunch" or "let me talk with you later about that". After all it is hard to control 20 or 30 kids in a classroom setting. It is never OK for a teacher to call a kid names.
2006-09-09 19:32:33 · answer #3 · answered by roscoedeadbeat 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
I would think the teacher is stupid. There is no right or wrong question and no smart and stupid questions. Kids ask up to their mental abilities and being a teacher one has to adjust to that child's mental level if not then he or she should look for another profession and not something that deals with delicate little hearts. A comment like that from a teacher can actually shatter a child's confidence for years to come.
Teacher.
2006-09-09 23:24:23 · answer #4 · answered by adozenredroses2001 1 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Of course. Are we not taught that the stupidest question is the one never asked? Well someone should take a meeting with said teacher and let them know how influential they are to children, and what a life long affect it could have on the confidence of the child. Then ask them why are they teaching.
2006-09-09 19:23:38 · answer #5 · answered by A Friend 2 · 2⤊ 0⤋
No teacher should ever say something like that to children younger than ten. If your child is in fourth grade or lower, report her to the school board by writing a complaint. If your child is in fifth grade or above, it is how the teacher trains the child for the future, where questions are constantly called stupid. If your child is in junior high or high school, it is for the best that the question is called stupid.
2006-09-09 19:23:56 · answer #6 · answered by <3 See Jane Run <3 2 · 2⤊ 0⤋
generally, yes, i would be VERY upset by that.
if the teacher meant 'You are interrupting the class and X is what we are focusing on right now" i would be OK. IF the teacher said those words - but not STUPID.
children should not be told that they are stupid ( or that a question is stupid) by ANY authority figure. I think other parents would be upset at this teacher's words, too. To me, in indicates personality problems and poor communication skills that may not belong in a classroom.
2006-09-09 19:28:35 · answer #7 · answered by nickipettis 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
I have always abdicated that there are no stupid questions. That was until I started Yahoo Answers. (I am not referring to your question but I'm sure you know what I mean.) That being said, I would mind if a teacher told my child that and I would have a talk with the teacher.
2006-09-09 19:28:11 · answer #8 · answered by mik 2 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Yes, I would mind. I would remind the teacher that the only stupid questions are the ones not asked.
2006-09-09 19:24:27 · answer #9 · answered by sweetgurl13069 6 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Wow, it seems that when people get their teaching certificates and degrees, they forget that teachers need to have patience and virtue, both of which seem to be off with this story. Tell that teacher that you will have him/her reported to the district office for having such ill-manners as to actually tell a student off in such a childish and immature manner. To use such a contrived saying like 'that was stupid' is saying a lot about the idiocacy of the teacher.
2006-09-09 19:22:04 · answer #10 · answered by bansri47 4 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Depends on the child (is this a grad student or a 1st grader), depends on the teacher, depends on the question. Some questions are stupid, it's better some stranger take the heat for it than me.
2006-09-09 19:23:29 · answer #11 · answered by Bright Light 3 · 2⤊ 0⤋