Originally Posted by Afzal

if the teacher was so incompetent, i don't think he would be teaching in the university i think

You would think, but as has been pointed out, not always the case.

Similar things go for high school and elementary school, just a different scenario. You'd think all the teachers were highly qualified and great at teaching or else they'd be fired but not so. Teachers apparently have one of the best unions around. I had a math teacher in high school who was the worst teacher, majority of her class failed year, after year, after year. I failed Grade 9 math thanks to her. Other teachers and administrators in the school knew how awful she was. They just couldn't get rid of her thanks to the Union.

You'd think for something as important as education you'd have to actually be well qualified and maintain a high standard of teaching to remain employed.

Originally Posted by sew12

You would think, but as has been pointed out, not always the case.

Similar things go for high school and elementary school, just a different scenario. You'd think all the teachers were highly qualified and great at teaching or else they'd be fired but not so. Teachers apparently have one of the best unions around. I had a math teacher in high school who was the worst teacher, majority of her class failed year, after year, after year. I failed Grade 9 math thanks to her. Other teachers and administrators in the school knew how awful she was. They just couldn't get rid of her thanks to the Union.

You'd think for something as important as education you'd have to actually be well qualified and maintain a high standard of teaching to remain employed.

Just because the average of a class is low, it doesn't mean that the prof is a bad teacher.

One of the grade 12 geometry classes in my high school had a 60% fail rate. Not because he was a bad teacher, but because his questions were incredibly difficult. Still, he was a great teacher because he made you think and things weren't spoon-fed like most high school classes. University math was a joke because of him.

Originally Posted by rahma_33

thanks alot guys!!!! i really appreciate it!!!!=D

well afzal i did say that maybe it's me that is not getting it?
and i never blamed the teacher for this?

this is exactly why i was afraid of asking something on this site

Don't be afraid of posting stupid questions..... no one here knows who you are!

Anonymity on the internet is great that way

Originally Posted by Jay

Just because the average of a class is low, it doesn't mean that the prof is a bad teacher.

I'm sure in some cases its the students but I can assure you in this case it was the teacher, and everyone (as I said including other teachers and administrators) knew she was the problem.