People Are Pointing Out How Hilariously Different High School Teachers And College Professors Are (30 Pics)
Since children are not always able to focus on learning, school teachers must be vigilant monitors of their behavior. Teachers are not only giving kids information, they're preparing them for further education and life in general. That requires an array of carrot and stick measures that make teachers the governors of student behavior.
But that's generally not part of a college professor's responsibilities. They explicate scientific concepts and findings and discuss their relevance. Nothing that makes them quasi-parents of the students, who are now expected to act like (young) adults.
These differences really manifest themselves. So much so that first-year college students are turning to social media to celebrate the fact that they no longer need so many disciplinarians in their lives. Which is nothing I'm against. Their posts are quite entertaining and highlight that school and college -- even though they're separated by only one summer -- are like two different worlds.
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Adam Cook was one of the people who shared a picture of a conversation he had with his college professor that probably couldn't happen with a high school teacher.
It happened a couple of years ago. He turned in an essay on a movie called The Emperor's New Groove but later learned that it was actually a production called The Emperor of Time that he had to analyze. To his surprise, however, Adam got a C. The professor said they just couldn't fail him because his work "was kinda good".
"My mixup back in 2017 would have been worse if my paper didn't include the analysis but luckily my work was everything they expected in the paper about the Emperor of Time, just a different movie," Adam told Bored Panda. Looking back at his tweet about the experience, Adam said he has two regrets: 1) He wishes he would have immediately put a link to a charity (about 20 million people saw it and Adam said if even two people had donated, it would have been worth it) and 2) he also wishes there was a disclaimer that reminded people of the character limits of tweets.
Here we go with this evil nonsense again. It is telling how many people use the term evil to mean, "someone who believes different than I." Chew on that. It is true. Bush was evil, Obama was evil, and now Trump is evil. Being misguided, or arrogant, isn't evil. Unqualified perhaps, but not evil. Choose your words more carefully.
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High school teachers do it anyways lmao my art teacher had a whole Obama shrine in her room
I don't recall any of my college profs express political beliefs. But my high school American History teacher spent most of his time sharing his beliefs about everything (including but not limited to politics).
It is one hundred percent unprofessional. All political discussions are promptly shut down where I work. There are certain things that are absolutely acceptable to do when not working, talking politics is one. You just don't know what political topic will trigger a coworker, and it is common courtesy to not assume that everyone around believes the same way as you, and that everyone around you wants to hear your opinion on hot issues.
Not sure why you got downvoted. You're absolutely right. We're all about making sure nobody feels excluded or uncomfortable where I work, but nobody thinks anything about expressing their political views in the office. That makes me feel uncomfortable.
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I had a history teacher in 12th grade that always would State his political beliefs.
ok, why does everyone hate trump? He's not perfect, but what president is? And he's better than Obama or Hilliary
I think college students are intelligent enough to have their own thoughts about political matters by that time
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How many downvotes till you realize that there are no useless degrees. Only a broken system that doesn't value the power of art to free the mind and spirit. Yes people should go to vocational school but don't discount the power of art.
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For him, the transition from high school to college was fairly easy in terms of academics. "Yes, the course work is more in-depth and rigorous," he said. "However, you don't have the endless busy work that is given in high school to fill up the class time. Basically, there is far less 'hand holding' by the school. In college, it's up to you to find time to study and learn what you need to learn which works great for me personally."
He said probably the biggest difference between teachers and professors is that professors generally just want the final work to be good or the exam to be good, as compared to teachers who care if you are in the class, look attentive, randomly calling on you, etc.
Keith M. Parsons, professor of philosophy at University of Houston-Clear Lake, wrote a wonderful piece for Huff Post, saying that a person's success in higher education depends a lot on whether they understand these differences.
"I am your professor, not your teacher. There is a difference," Parsons wrote. "Up to now, your instruction has been in the hands of teachers, and a teacher’s job is to make sure that you learn. Teachers are evaluated on the basis of learning outcomes, generally as measured by standardized tests. If you don’t learn, then your teacher is blamed. However, things are very different for a university professor. It is no part of my job to make you learn. At university, learning is your job—and yours alone. My job is to lead you to the fountain of knowledge. Whether you drink deeply or only gargle is entirely up to you."
The professor highlighted that high school teachers are held responsible if their students fail, and expected to show that they tried hard to avoid that dreaded result. He and his colleagues, on the other hand, are not held responsible for their students' failures. "On the contrary, I get paid the same whether you get an 'F' or an 'A.' My dean will not call me in and ask how many conferences I had with your parents about your progress. Indeed, since you are now an adult, providing such information to your parents would be an illegal breach of privacy. Neither will I have to document how often I offered you tutoring or extra credit assignments." Parsons said he has no obligation whatsoever to make sure that his students pass or make any particular grade at all.
He also reminded everyone that universities are ancient and tend to do things the old-fashioned way. "In high school, your education was basically a test-preparation service. Your teachers were not allowed to teach, but were required to focus on preparing you for those all-important standardized tests," he explained. "Though it galls ideologues, we university professors still enjoy a large degree of academic freedom. That means that the content and format of your courses is still mostly under your professor’s control, and the format will probably include a good bit of lecture, some discussion, and little or no test preparation."
Comparing Parsons' thoughts to these posts, it seems that he's on the same page as the students. Maybe they have conspired together, maybe they're onto something. What do you think? Tell us in the comments.
Yes...but can sometimes be the difference between teaching adults who are expected to act as such....and young adults who want to act like brats....not everyone is responsible in high school, some people need rules and discipline....
And there isn't even a traffic jam. lol He just doesn't want to go teach today.
Because the high school teachers were talking about THEIR professors. Times have changed.
You can't send out a message like that without sharing said dumb story.
Especially if the university has several buildings and the professors have to travel between them.
"I'm mourning my fish. It drowned. " Added to my list of valid excuses to skip meetings.
Seriously had a professor go "Tomorrow come 30 minutes later because it's a Champions League night".
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I'm unsure what country / countries this is from, but having done 3 Bachelor degrees, across 3 different industries, I have NEVER had university lecturers this relaxed / apathetic....
I know, right? Given how much the students pay for university, the least the professors could do is showing up. Any professor who would treat their class this way in France would lose their tenure. Some joking and being relaxed is ok, but I find most of those actions to be insulting for the student.
Yes!! I posted this under one of the pictures above. I never had a professor just bail on class. Sure, some were more relaxed than others, but not like these.
I went to university in Korea, my professors were Korean, Canadian, American, Italian and British. They were laid back, but in a professional way. I think they did a great job with the work/freedom balancing.
Welcome to the U.S..... My physics professor stopped his lecture randomly and told us "I want to die with alzheimers, so I can forget everything and live happy." The things I heard at my uni... Considering the tuition we pay, they might as well make it fun for us a bit...
That is a horrible thing to say! Was it meant to be funny?
Can you tell me the details about the degrees and how did you transition to a different one? What did you settle for? Excuse me for being nosy but it's just that it could help me a bit. Thank you.
p.s. I have paid my own way throughout. I've been paying my own way since I was 14, working since I was 12, on my own since I was 18. Worked 40hour weeks during my first 2 Bachelor Degrees, to fund my way through. ie I did all of this with my own sweat equity, and money. I lost everything 3 or 4 times since the accidents, so am doing the broke student thing again, in the middle of a pandemic & all the challenges that entails. ie none of this was handed to me or funded by family. Which means, in the end, that making changes, achieving goals, and / or getting an education IS possible, despite whatever challenges. Time management, determination & lots of caffeine really helps too. :) I hope that helps somehow?
Hi MrOwlAteMyMetalWorm, I started with a B. Visual Communication (photography / retouching / marketing / graphic design etc), with the intention of becoming a photographer (which I am). Then did an elective during that course, & chose French (I already speak it). I got good results, & wanted to do more, so I then added on a B. Languages (french and spanish), and did them at the same time. Graduated, became a photographer.... got into a motorbike accident (they broke the law), & my injuries mean I can't go back to my previous career(s). Still injured, but want to work, so thought I could get into higher-end realestate, as I've always been interested in property development, and it uses my marketing knowledge + my business knowledge (from running multiple businesses) & my sales skills (been in customer service since I was 14). Then discovered the degree I'm now doing ie B. Property Valuation - which can then take me into major projects within property development etc. So, yeah. :)
In America graduate students do a lot of teaching. They are mostly like this. Unfortunately they often don't actually teach you enough to pass the standardized final exam.
You obviously were in a real discipline like science or engineering.
Yeah, they are usually only relaxed up when you are doing your master (since you already have a degree so probably not a dumbf*ck who've been accepted only to fill the quota/have rich parents).
Most likely many of these are referring to community colleges. Every single one of my professors there could have fit at least one of these discriptions. But my uni profs now? Obly about 25% of them are so lax
North America - guaranteed. (USA mainly) Once professors obtain tenure here they honestly could give a rats ass what or if you learn.
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Well.. you are in high school because you have to.. So the teachers will have to be strict or nobody listens.. You are in college because you want to and you pay through the nose to be there.. so.. at your own risk.
Yup. Your prof doesn't care if you show up or not cause it's your money.
Ah, university. If there is one thing I learned is that almost nobody has their shit together. We all just pretend.
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High school teachers babysit you and make you do all of your work. College professors don't give a shit what you do because you're supposed to be a damned adult and your work is YOUR responsibility. They are not your buddy. They are not your therapist. You cover the material or you fail.
True! It's actually good in the sense that they're learning what actual life will be like after education. No babysitters - you do your work or you get fired (unless you work for the city of Edmonton).
Schoolteachers have to corral undisciplined youngsters with hormones and drama and no cost-investment in school. Post-secondary students need to already be self-motivated and will only hurt themselves if they don't participate. Besides, unless there are some good principles established early on regarding deadlines, following instructions, and participation, you might as well start pumping gas instead of going on to uni.
These are all funny, but honestly, I couldn't relate because our high school teachers were much different than a supposed stereotype described here. But it's still interesting and entertaining none the less.
That's because we adjust our behavior according to the person we're addressing. We talk differently to toddlers, to kids, to adults. As we expect them to react accordingly.
Our teachers never threathened with strict college teachers. This is like moms who can’t control their kids threathening with ‘wait till daddy comes home’. It’s pathetic. And our college professors were way more mature and responsible than the ones presented here.
And this just further proves why technical and vocational schools are the way to go. As someone who attended both university & tech school, I can say without question that the lessons learned during my tech training were far more useful than my double major in English and Political Science. But, to each their own.
I received an undergrad degree at in a liberal arts program and worked full-time in the field. I then went to a trade school for 2 weeks, ($1,200) changed fields and doubled my salary.
Not my experience, four difficult years. I am proud to have survived
High school teachers can't be this lax because parents are still involved (helicopter parents,etc,.) which can make quite a headache for anything which could be taken in an offensive manner, even if not intended that way. College, on the other hand, parents are not in the picture and thus college professors can "get away with more."
I loved my uni, there were some serious ones but generally it was fun and some laid back ones too. I had one professor and we had oral exam- he ended up passing all of us on some very simple questions, not sure he could be bothered much on the day :) Good times altogether.
And now you all know why college in the US is a waste of money, and most students come out with no real life/professional skills when they graduate.
But that grammar...
I want to be hopeful that college won't be hell, especially since I start in about a week and a half (most classes are online.)
Well this was a great thing to read 4 days before starting high school.
Now I really want to go to Uni xD
I can't wait for collage.*sighs*
This cracks me up. I had gone to two different colleges for my undergrad. First college my Sociology professor first day of class comes in dressed all in black.. Black bike shorts, black t-shirt, black sneakers with neon pink laces, Neon Pink hair and black nail polish.. with a Eyeore back pack.... Sit criss-cross- applesauce on the front table... we didn't know who this idiot was. He goes "what's up everyone I'm ____ and this is Sociology 101" we never knew what he was going to look like on a daily basis! Second college First day back after spring break go into abnormal psych and prof.. Older guy comes in in Sandals, Pajama pants and a sweatshirt and goes I don't know about you but it's way to early for me today... he took attendance gave us a reading assignment and sent us on our way LOL
Well, if regular college isn't strict enough for you - try dentistry school in Germany. It's like being in the military without any of the benefits, like getting paied.
I first attended university in 1969. Some professors were this relaxed, some weren't. Consider, the professor's primary job is not to teach students, it's to write research papers and get them published. They are not rewarded for giving out all A's or all F's. No one reviews the tests they give the class. Some introductory classes have a set syllabus, some more advanced classes don't. I had a professor who was teaching his last class at that university as he had already had a job for the fall term with another institution. First day of class, he tells us everyone is getting an A, and he wasn't going to review / read anyone's work.
I'm about to start teaching my first college class ever and I'm not sure if this post makes me more relaxed or more anxious :)
Gee I wonder what's wrong with our College kids!
College was like 4 year summer camp.
I had a professor who stayed in the dorms overnight to play Warcraft on LAN parties and cancelled class the next day. I had another professor ditch class to take me trout fishing. Another professor was in my wedding party. Another professor changed my pal's grade to a passing mark because he brought the professor a pecan pie while he was grading finals.
We don't have college in this country. We have university. That's a different piece of cake.
Oohlala, FANCY CAKE!
Well now it all seems like college will be worth it after all
I was never told that professors would be super strict; I was outright told they would not care what I did or what happened to me, and for the most part, that's been right. I've only had a few laid-back professors, but never to this extent.
Second day at college: - excuse me, sir, I’m looking for mr. A Office... -hey! Is he you teacher? I must be your teacher too! Is so nice to meet you! Tell to your colleagues that I will not going to teach today, I’m busy, you can go home.
Some of us in junior college (lower division undergraduate in the US) wanted to be like our university counterparts, but had the legal requirements to be more like secondary school teachers. Most of us found a way around the rules.
I had a college professor who sat down the whole time, a professor who would go off on tangents for maybe for maybe five minutes, a professor who did not use the book, and a professor that I made cry. I wrote a paper that upset him so he cried. I also loved my Comedy professor because he made us laugh and he was very laid back.
Its all fun until you realize how much you are paying for that class.Tenure built this. People need to be firedsometimes.
Not everyone pays to go to uni. I didn't. I was free to attend ;)
43 y.o. here. I'm almost finished paying.
Second day at college, one of my professors ask us to go talk with him to take some material: -Excuse me, sir. I’m looking for mrs. A office... -hey! Is he your teacher? I must be your teacher too! Is so nice to meet you! Tell to your colleagues that I will not going to teach today, you can go home!
I'm unsure what country / countries this is from, but having done 3 Bachelor degrees, across 3 different industries, I have NEVER had university lecturers this relaxed / apathetic....
I know, right? Given how much the students pay for university, the least the professors could do is showing up. Any professor who would treat their class this way in France would lose their tenure. Some joking and being relaxed is ok, but I find most of those actions to be insulting for the student.
Yes!! I posted this under one of the pictures above. I never had a professor just bail on class. Sure, some were more relaxed than others, but not like these.
I went to university in Korea, my professors were Korean, Canadian, American, Italian and British. They were laid back, but in a professional way. I think they did a great job with the work/freedom balancing.
Welcome to the U.S..... My physics professor stopped his lecture randomly and told us "I want to die with alzheimers, so I can forget everything and live happy." The things I heard at my uni... Considering the tuition we pay, they might as well make it fun for us a bit...
That is a horrible thing to say! Was it meant to be funny?
Can you tell me the details about the degrees and how did you transition to a different one? What did you settle for? Excuse me for being nosy but it's just that it could help me a bit. Thank you.
p.s. I have paid my own way throughout. I've been paying my own way since I was 14, working since I was 12, on my own since I was 18. Worked 40hour weeks during my first 2 Bachelor Degrees, to fund my way through. ie I did all of this with my own sweat equity, and money. I lost everything 3 or 4 times since the accidents, so am doing the broke student thing again, in the middle of a pandemic & all the challenges that entails. ie none of this was handed to me or funded by family. Which means, in the end, that making changes, achieving goals, and / or getting an education IS possible, despite whatever challenges. Time management, determination & lots of caffeine really helps too. :) I hope that helps somehow?
Hi MrOwlAteMyMetalWorm, I started with a B. Visual Communication (photography / retouching / marketing / graphic design etc), with the intention of becoming a photographer (which I am). Then did an elective during that course, & chose French (I already speak it). I got good results, & wanted to do more, so I then added on a B. Languages (french and spanish), and did them at the same time. Graduated, became a photographer.... got into a motorbike accident (they broke the law), & my injuries mean I can't go back to my previous career(s). Still injured, but want to work, so thought I could get into higher-end realestate, as I've always been interested in property development, and it uses my marketing knowledge + my business knowledge (from running multiple businesses) & my sales skills (been in customer service since I was 14). Then discovered the degree I'm now doing ie B. Property Valuation - which can then take me into major projects within property development etc. So, yeah. :)
In America graduate students do a lot of teaching. They are mostly like this. Unfortunately they often don't actually teach you enough to pass the standardized final exam.
You obviously were in a real discipline like science or engineering.
Yeah, they are usually only relaxed up when you are doing your master (since you already have a degree so probably not a dumbf*ck who've been accepted only to fill the quota/have rich parents).
Most likely many of these are referring to community colleges. Every single one of my professors there could have fit at least one of these discriptions. But my uni profs now? Obly about 25% of them are so lax
North America - guaranteed. (USA mainly) Once professors obtain tenure here they honestly could give a rats ass what or if you learn.
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Well.. you are in high school because you have to.. So the teachers will have to be strict or nobody listens.. You are in college because you want to and you pay through the nose to be there.. so.. at your own risk.
Yup. Your prof doesn't care if you show up or not cause it's your money.
Ah, university. If there is one thing I learned is that almost nobody has their shit together. We all just pretend.
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SylviaGood Good response!
High school teachers babysit you and make you do all of your work. College professors don't give a shit what you do because you're supposed to be a damned adult and your work is YOUR responsibility. They are not your buddy. They are not your therapist. You cover the material or you fail.
True! It's actually good in the sense that they're learning what actual life will be like after education. No babysitters - you do your work or you get fired (unless you work for the city of Edmonton).
Schoolteachers have to corral undisciplined youngsters with hormones and drama and no cost-investment in school. Post-secondary students need to already be self-motivated and will only hurt themselves if they don't participate. Besides, unless there are some good principles established early on regarding deadlines, following instructions, and participation, you might as well start pumping gas instead of going on to uni.
These are all funny, but honestly, I couldn't relate because our high school teachers were much different than a supposed stereotype described here. But it's still interesting and entertaining none the less.
That's because we adjust our behavior according to the person we're addressing. We talk differently to toddlers, to kids, to adults. As we expect them to react accordingly.
Our teachers never threathened with strict college teachers. This is like moms who can’t control their kids threathening with ‘wait till daddy comes home’. It’s pathetic. And our college professors were way more mature and responsible than the ones presented here.
And this just further proves why technical and vocational schools are the way to go. As someone who attended both university & tech school, I can say without question that the lessons learned during my tech training were far more useful than my double major in English and Political Science. But, to each their own.
I received an undergrad degree at in a liberal arts program and worked full-time in the field. I then went to a trade school for 2 weeks, ($1,200) changed fields and doubled my salary.
Not my experience, four difficult years. I am proud to have survived
High school teachers can't be this lax because parents are still involved (helicopter parents,etc,.) which can make quite a headache for anything which could be taken in an offensive manner, even if not intended that way. College, on the other hand, parents are not in the picture and thus college professors can "get away with more."
I loved my uni, there were some serious ones but generally it was fun and some laid back ones too. I had one professor and we had oral exam- he ended up passing all of us on some very simple questions, not sure he could be bothered much on the day :) Good times altogether.
And now you all know why college in the US is a waste of money, and most students come out with no real life/professional skills when they graduate.
But that grammar...
I want to be hopeful that college won't be hell, especially since I start in about a week and a half (most classes are online.)
Well this was a great thing to read 4 days before starting high school.
Now I really want to go to Uni xD
I can't wait for collage.*sighs*
This cracks me up. I had gone to two different colleges for my undergrad. First college my Sociology professor first day of class comes in dressed all in black.. Black bike shorts, black t-shirt, black sneakers with neon pink laces, Neon Pink hair and black nail polish.. with a Eyeore back pack.... Sit criss-cross- applesauce on the front table... we didn't know who this idiot was. He goes "what's up everyone I'm ____ and this is Sociology 101" we never knew what he was going to look like on a daily basis! Second college First day back after spring break go into abnormal psych and prof.. Older guy comes in in Sandals, Pajama pants and a sweatshirt and goes I don't know about you but it's way to early for me today... he took attendance gave us a reading assignment and sent us on our way LOL
Well, if regular college isn't strict enough for you - try dentistry school in Germany. It's like being in the military without any of the benefits, like getting paied.
I first attended university in 1969. Some professors were this relaxed, some weren't. Consider, the professor's primary job is not to teach students, it's to write research papers and get them published. They are not rewarded for giving out all A's or all F's. No one reviews the tests they give the class. Some introductory classes have a set syllabus, some more advanced classes don't. I had a professor who was teaching his last class at that university as he had already had a job for the fall term with another institution. First day of class, he tells us everyone is getting an A, and he wasn't going to review / read anyone's work.
I'm about to start teaching my first college class ever and I'm not sure if this post makes me more relaxed or more anxious :)
Gee I wonder what's wrong with our College kids!
College was like 4 year summer camp.
I had a professor who stayed in the dorms overnight to play Warcraft on LAN parties and cancelled class the next day. I had another professor ditch class to take me trout fishing. Another professor was in my wedding party. Another professor changed my pal's grade to a passing mark because he brought the professor a pecan pie while he was grading finals.
We don't have college in this country. We have university. That's a different piece of cake.
Oohlala, FANCY CAKE!
Well now it all seems like college will be worth it after all
I was never told that professors would be super strict; I was outright told they would not care what I did or what happened to me, and for the most part, that's been right. I've only had a few laid-back professors, but never to this extent.
Second day at college: - excuse me, sir, I’m looking for mr. A Office... -hey! Is he you teacher? I must be your teacher too! Is so nice to meet you! Tell to your colleagues that I will not going to teach today, I’m busy, you can go home.
Some of us in junior college (lower division undergraduate in the US) wanted to be like our university counterparts, but had the legal requirements to be more like secondary school teachers. Most of us found a way around the rules.
I had a college professor who sat down the whole time, a professor who would go off on tangents for maybe for maybe five minutes, a professor who did not use the book, and a professor that I made cry. I wrote a paper that upset him so he cried. I also loved my Comedy professor because he made us laugh and he was very laid back.
Its all fun until you realize how much you are paying for that class.Tenure built this. People need to be firedsometimes.
Not everyone pays to go to uni. I didn't. I was free to attend ;)
43 y.o. here. I'm almost finished paying.
Second day at college, one of my professors ask us to go talk with him to take some material: -Excuse me, sir. I’m looking for mrs. A office... -hey! Is he your teacher? I must be your teacher too! Is so nice to meet you! Tell to your colleagues that I will not going to teach today, you can go home!