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Originally Posted by Daphnes
My fifth grade teacher took us on a lot of field trips, which was a lot of fun. Unfortunately, we didn't learn a whole lot about studies in that class and suffered during sixth grade. At least, my sister and I did.
I think some teachers get into the business, but don't get assigned the class they really want. So they teach what they want to teach, even if it doesn't go along with what they're supposed to teach.
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Very true. My example was an extreme one (he didn't even teach at all), but it happens a lot. Then I've also had teachers who openly admitted to disliking the subject they were assigned to teach us. That was always an awkward moment.
Your first paragraph illustrates another flaw that pops up sometimes. A teacher might believe that students learn best when they're enjoying themselves, then focus so much on providing a fun experience that they forget to pass on actual knowledge along the way. I've had that happen too, and in supposedly "advanced" courses, no less! But I can't hold it against them; in the end teachers are just people too, and most do try their best.
Getting back to the subject, I've never seen much of a point to classic literature and the like. Sure, I guess it teaches us about the human condition or whatever, but can't history be tailored to do that just as well?