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Originally Posted by TGWBS
Teachers who manage to bring their children into every single cursed topic. Sigh.
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My English teacher does that. I really don't like her. Hey, while we're on the topic of English and those who teach it, I'll send her right off to Mordor, along with all the irritating things she's done.
English teachers should not misspell things. Everyone makes mistakes, but those who nitpick about their students' spelling have absolutely no right to make any.
Additionally, they should not make things up, nor should they think that they can get away with making things up because we're ignorant teenagers. They should not claim that a character in
Canterbury Tales is practicing necromancy, and then they should not try to make excuses when a certain student (*coughmecough*) asks them to show where it refers even remotely to necromancy and they cannot provide a satisfactory answer. How one gets necromancy from astrology I shall never know. (Oh, that was a fun day... I was the hero of the class for that one.
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Originally Posted by TGWBS
Teachers who memorise long words to sound intelligent, and use them repeatedly or out of context. E.g. "My notes today aren't very expletive."
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Yes, she does this too. Once she meant to say "picturesque" but she said "picaresque" instead... and did either one of two things: 1) failed to notice, or 2) assumed, again wrongly, that we, the ignorant teenagers, would not know what the word means. Describing tranquil scenery as picaresque somehow creates a very unusual image in my mind.
Plus, English teachers should not spend a good month discussing a novella, nor should they take up an entire class period discussing the symbolism of rotting hippo meat. (So
Heart of Darkness can go off to Mordor, too.)
And lastly, all English teachers ought to read Tolkien so they understand that "worm" can be used in place of "dragon" if you really need the "w" sound for alliterative purposes, or just want to fit in with the style of Beowulf (and sound really awesome at the same time).
(Somehow my teacher reports that I have an "above average attitude" and gave me an A... I have no idea how that happened.
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