Can we please respect each other's content area subjects? Please?
I attended my seminars this week for the final phase of student teaching and there was a lot of nasty comments thrown towards Art and PE teachers.
During my lunch, I sat with some people I hadn’t known in initial student teaching. They seemed nice, so I asked them about their placement for this fall. Jokes were exchanged and things were going great! However, the second that half my table revealed they were Art Majors, the lights in their eyes faded and we immediately became a joke. In hushed tones, I could hear them dissing artists and the importance within education.
The funny thing is, I don’t care what content area subject you teach. You’re a teacher & I respect your enthusiasm for the educational field. However, I guess I don’t get that same respect because I’m an Art major.