tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29536003.post6549189415245292419..comments2023-12-24T08:35:08.509-05:00Comments on Pissed Off: Helping KidsPissedoffteacherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07924089808582137198noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29536003.post-45058073982394450442007-03-28T16:49:00.000-04:002007-03-28T16:49:00.000-04:00If I had computer access at work, an e-mail might ...If I had computer access at work, an e-mail might work. Unfortunately, my department has one computer for 30 teachers. It is located in a very busy, noisy area, not conducive to doing anything.<BR/><BR/>Such are the advantages of a NYC high school.Pissedoffteacherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07924089808582137198noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29536003.post-80669269346806904362007-03-27T22:10:00.000-04:002007-03-27T22:10:00.000-04:00From a Japanese cultural point of view, this is we...From a Japanese cultural point of view, this is weird. Altho many of my colleagues use email, they more or less refuse to use email with each other, preferring f2f. From my Western point of view, meetings could be made much more efficient if, for instance, agendas were mailed out ahead of time (well, they are, but is "#1: budget. #2 Student orientation. #3 Class changes" a meaningful agenda?), but my colleagues don't see it that way. They see f2f as a vastly more efficient and valuable means of communication: written communication they see as highly mechanical and cold. For Japanese businessmen, after-hours drinking with colleagues and connections is absolutely vital: you will never learn what you need to know otherwise, even if you read all the reports.<BR/><BR/>From that point of view, I'd say the 5-minute lunchtime chat with colleagues is worth more than a 10-page report.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com