Mickey7@lemmy.world to Lemmy Shitpost@lemmy.world · 3 days agoAlways question those who are the "teachers"lemmy.worldimagemessage-square71fedilinkarrow-up1390
arrow-up1390imageAlways question those who are the "teachers"lemmy.worldMickey7@lemmy.world to Lemmy Shitpost@lemmy.world · 3 days agomessage-square71fedilink
minus-squaremrgoosmoos@lemmy.calinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5·3 days 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-up10·3 days agoIt’s a way to minimize educators and you know it lol
minus-squaremrgoosmoos@lemmy.calinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·3 days agoit can be used that way, yes. it doesn’t exclusively mean that.
minus-squareLanguageIsCool@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up5·3 days agoCan you give an example of it being used for different reasons?
minus-squarehowrar@lemmy.calinkfedilinkarrow-up4·3 days 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-up1·3 days 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.