Reactions to Prof. Wuzzy's Class: Student 3

	As long as teachers stay out of my way
	I don't care what they do.

	I'm a dedicated learner
	and don't need teachers
	to create extra hoops.

	The best teachers
	provide broad parameters
	& step in only if there's a need.

	Too many teachers
	are like garbage trucks –
	slow, clumsy, & too often amok.

	They exist
	to fulfil an administrative mandate
	but actually we would learn more
	if they keep away.


Jack:    (sighing) I've had a few 'garbage truck' teachers.

Ella:    Same here.

Shu:     Hey – there's a bit of garbage in all of us.

Juanita: It's not just about teaching: Whenever we become overly mechanical and stop 
         noticing what's really going on, we become 'garbage trucks'.

Jack:    Good metaphor. I certainly carry lots of garbage around in my head.

Shu:     (laughing) So how do you empty it?

Jack:    Jack Daniels helps. Other times a good orgasm will do. However, most of the 
         junk we carry around with us is never really eliminated, just buried. Most 
         adults have tons ah shit in their heads.

Shu:     That's why is good to observe young children: often they are cleaner. Too many 
         adults are psychic garbage trucks with years ah crap floating through their 
         heads. And sometimes you can almost smell their thoughts. (shaking his head) 
         Generally, they stink!


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from Lit-A-Rupture: A Post Literary Construction by T Newfields
SUMMARY: A poem by an independent learner, image of a student with books, and conversation about bad teaching.
KEYWORDS: student classroom feedback, autonomous learners, learner reactions, bad teaching, garbage truck teachers

by T Newfields [Nitta Hirou / Huáng Yuèwǔ] (b. 1955)
Begun: 1996 in  Shizuoka, Japan ⨳ Finished: 2017 in Yokohama, Japan
Creative Commons License: Attribution. {{CC-BY-4.0}} Granted

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