Comments on: The Teacher Voice… http://schoolspirit.edublogs.org/2008/02/20/the-teacher-voice/ The webcomic, and teaching in a primary school as well Tue, 13 Jan 2009 02:31:55 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.2 hourly 1 By: schoolspirit http://schoolspirit.edublogs.org/2008/02/20/the-teacher-voice/comment-page-1/#comment-4 schoolspirit Fri, 22 Feb 2008 07:24:25 +0000 http://schoolspirit.edublogs.org/2008/02/20/the-teacher-voice/#comment-4 Well, it seems to work for some, so there must be some value in it, I suppose. I just felt it rather condescending that she thought it reasonable to use the same voice on the rest of us. My own little beef, I guess. I suppose it goes both ways too. There are kids I interact with who speak to me in completely different voices than they would other teachers, and to be fair, other teachers would probably think they were being cheeky. Guess it's just the persona you choose to project. Well, it seems to work for some, so there must be some value in it, I suppose. I just felt it rather condescending that she thought it reasonable to use the same voice on the rest of us. My own little beef, I guess.

I suppose it goes both ways too. There are kids I interact with who speak to me in completely different voices than they would other teachers, and to be fair, other teachers would probably think they were being cheeky. Guess it’s just the persona you choose to project.

]]> By: CindyKayS http://schoolspirit.edublogs.org/2008/02/20/the-teacher-voice/comment-page-1/#comment-2 CindyKayS Thu, 21 Feb 2008 10:28:32 +0000 http://schoolspirit.edublogs.org/2008/02/20/the-teacher-voice/#comment-2 I know the voice you mean. Through the years I've been taught by and then taught with people who used this - shall I kindly call it a "technique"? I've taught for many years, and I've taught at different age levels. I've always found it better to use the approach you seem to employ. I've always talked to my students as if they were people I liked. And that's probably why they stop by to see me, or come over to me in restaurants to introduce me to their spouses and kids (now that they're grown). ~Cindy I know the voice you mean. Through the years I’ve been taught by and then taught with people who used this – shall I kindly call it a “technique”?

I’ve taught for many years, and I’ve taught at different age levels. I’ve always found it better to use the approach you seem to employ. I’ve always talked to my students as if they were people I liked. And that’s probably why they stop by to see me, or come over to me in restaurants to introduce me to their spouses and kids (now that they’re grown).

~Cindy

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