Mickey7@lemmy.world to Lemmy Shitpost@lemmy.world · 1 month agoAlways question those who are the "teachers"lemmy.worldimagemessage-square71fedilinkarrow-up1393arrow-down1176
arrow-up1217arrow-down1imageAlways question those who are the "teachers"lemmy.worldMickey7@lemmy.world to Lemmy Shitpost@lemmy.world · 1 month agomessage-square71fedilink
minus-squaremrgoosmoos@lemmy.calinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5arrow-down13·1 month agothe phrase doesn’t mean all teachers are incapable. it means that people who can’t do a thing have a tendency to teach it instead as a way to remain involved similar to a “not all x are y, but all y are x” situation
minus-squareLanguageIsCool@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up10arrow-down1·1 month agoIt’s a way to minimize educators and you know it lol
minus-squaremrgoosmoos@lemmy.calinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1arrow-down5·1 month agoit can be used that way, yes. it doesn’t exclusively mean that.
minus-squareLanguageIsCool@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up5arrow-down1·1 month agoCan you give an example of it being used for different reasons?
minus-squarehowrar@lemmy.calinkfedilinkarrow-up4arrow-down1·1 month agoYou can only use it in a self-deprecating manner if you are yourself an educator, in which case, you’re still minimizing educators.
minus-squaremrgoosmoos@lemmy.calinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1arrow-down2·1 month agonope, because there’s nothing wrong with tongue in cheek jokes about teaching something because you can no longer perform it at a high level
the phrase doesn’t mean all teachers are incapable. it means that people who can’t do a thing have a tendency to teach it instead as a way to remain involved
similar to a “not all x are y, but all y are x” situation
It’s a way to minimize educators and you know it lol
it can be used that way, yes. it doesn’t exclusively mean that.
Can you give an example of it being used for different reasons?
self-deprecatingly
You can only use it in a self-deprecating manner if you are yourself an educator, in which case, you’re still minimizing educators.
nope, because there’s nothing wrong with tongue in cheek jokes about teaching something because you can no longer perform it at a high level
Troll
nope
Thank you.