The dumbest things people have said to you/about you
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Interesting - my daughter is working on a PhD in education. She is learning about such things as linguistic and literacy skill development and acquisition, historical perspectives on education, international education trends, etc. I will have to ask her when she takes the classes on disease prevention, clinical diagnosis and medical treatments
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I think it was in college that i learned the following definitions for the common sequence of degrees in the sciences:
You all know what BS is. MS is more of the same. And PhD means, piled higher and deeper.
It didn't keep me from getting my PhD, but i try never to forget another aphorism:
Graduate education is when you learn more and more about less and less until you know almost everything about almost nothing.
Outside of his/her specialty, a PhD can be dumb as straw. And is often arrogant on top of it. In contrast, this thread is a wonderful relief from stupidity, boredom and pettiness! Thanks, all!
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I got my next big laugh when I read that your dad's PhD was in education.....I'm a teacher, with my MS (and many hours above that), and used to think about going further - until I got in the "real" world and saw just how stupid/political etc education can be and sometimes is....how they have to keep reinventing the wheel, only to come back to the tried and true, but with a new name. And unless you want to play the game, well..... never mind, we won't go there.
I do have a great deal of respect for anyone that has the patience, perseverance, determination, and dedication to pursue the highest degree. My brother is an M.D., however, he has no common sense, no business sense, and thinks I'm a moron because I don't have the same letters after my name. But guess who my mom goes to for medical advice?? It's not him...it's me!!
blessings...robin
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Robin: LOL! That is so funny!
My son is graduating next month with his masters in "Educational Leadership".....he just wants to make more money is the only reason he went on for that one. And those definitions for him, sure fit! I love my son dearly, but he just wants to be paid to play all day long. He has a BS basically PE (I don't remember what they called it) and he wants to teach PE and coach....play, play, play.
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Oh, it definitely pays to get your masters when you're in education. The extra on the pay scale makes it so worthwhile. I got my masters in reading, so I could be a reading specialist....although I never used that degree. For my extra hours (working on my "plus 30"), I was taking classes in Gifted/Talented, and Administration, but then we started our family...and none of my pregnancies were easy ones.....and when I began having problems in my first pregnancy - I had to drop the class I was taking at the time. And i havent' taken a class since then
I would LOVE to go back to school and get a counseling degree!! I would love to do that, but in school the counselors don't really get to spend time talking with the kids. They have to deal with testing, scheduling, curriculum, and all other kinds of stuff.....and then if they get time, work the kids into their schedule...sigh. AND so many kids just need someone to take time to listen to them. I WANT to be that person....esp. in middle school. But with my oldest just finishing his freshman yr in college, my next one finishing her jr. year in high school, and my youngest finishing 7th grade - I think it may be a really LONG time before I can go back to school. And if my brain doesn't start working any better than it is right now, I wont' be able to! ha...
blessings...robin
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robin - I also went to school to be a teacher. I took a few classes toward my masters & then got pregnant with my son. I opted to work part-time & stay home with my kids. I did sub a bit, but could not stand the political atmosphere in the school. I went back again when I turned 40. I was sitting in class thinking what a bunch of crap this woman is "teaching". It had absolutely nothing to do with teaching high school English. I opted to put the whole teaching thing behind me. Of course a lot of people think I'm crazy because of the unbelievable benefits teachers receive in our state - a masters is required for NY. Had I persued it I could be retiring in 8 yrs. at the age of 55.
bcincolorado - I have a friend who teaches PE & I grew up around many teachers. It has always amazed me that, in NY, if you have the same degree it doesn't matter if you teach PE or calculus. I give a person credit if they get their masters, but give me a break. I'm sure the math teacher could teach a gym class, but I'm not so sure the gym teacher could teach a math class.
Sue
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Where I taught, the phys ed teacher did teach math - or science or something else. To become a phys ed specialist, the teacher usually had a degree heavy with sciences and therefore maths. And I was always very happy not to be asked to teach phys ed because I had none of the very necessary skills or knowledge to engage the students, encourage them, teach them, and keep them safe. We long ago learned not to judge colleagues by what subject they taught.
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Well my son is at least smart. We made him take Calculus in high school and advanced English and history classes. He's just one of those who "know it all already" and would prefer to "play". I have tried so many times to get him to get certified to teach in another area and he doesn't want to. Although he does sub in math, english, history, science, and foreign language too.
My husband (who is really an electrical engineer) started to sub when he became disabled and couldn't work full-time. Then he can work when he feels up to it. He likes middle school math the best. He says "All the important math you need to learn is in middle school." He gets upset if all the do is have a test of film when he is the sub. He wants to teach them math short-cuts and things like that. Of course that got my kids in trouble sometimes since dad taught them a short-cut and the teacher wanted them to do it a different way!
Back to dumb things, I finally finished reading the book my boss gave me about someone who had BC (and died). I still can't believe she gave that to me. I have a feeling she didn't realize it at the time, but you would think that when someone is dx you would at least check that out first. Of course it made me cry, even though I knew she was going to die. It was basically her on-line journal. She was a weather-caster in the Denver area for many years before being dx. Thought she had it beat and had recurrance. Sad......
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OMG
You mean I caused myself to get this sick?
I wished I had known that earlier.....I wouldn't have done that to myself!
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lassie11 - I'm sorry if you took offense to that. As I said, I have been around educators all my life and I've seen the good & the bad. My mother was a teacher. I am really not a judgemental person. Teaching in NY though has become a political profession. The union has a lot of control. As a citizen working in the private sector and whose tax dollars fund the benefits, as is also the case with elected officials, I just don't think it is right that everyone else pays more into things like healthcare and everyone else is expected to work until age 70, but they can afford to retire at 55.
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bcincolorado....I bought that book soon after my Dx and started to read it, but couldn't finish it...I remembered the gal on the news...she was a weather person...I knew the end result before I even started to read the book, but it still was too hard to read....it is sitting on my night stand 4 years later in the same place!!! Karen
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BCINCOLORADO, I think people throw books at people when they just glimpse at the subject line and don't research it. Several years ago my brother gave me a book for Hanukah that he thought was about women who had lost their mothers in childhood. He had seen the author on TV during an interview and she mentioned her mom died when she was a teen. My mom died when I was a teenager too. But the book turned out to be how to come out as a lesbian to your friends and family. My husband of 45 years, my 4 sons and 12 grandchildren would be as surprised to find out I was a lesbian as I was surprised I was to receive a book on this nonapplicable topic, When I asked my brother why he chose that book for me, he told me what he "assumed" was about. And you know what they say about assuming. Perhaps that is what happened with your boss.
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flyingdutchess: LOL!!!! That is so funny!
Karen1956: I don't know what possessed me to read it.....makes me feel dumb since I knew what the outcome would be!
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My BC tumor was VERY HARD to find. My obgyn did a breast exam and didnt' find it. Neither did I. It was not found on the mammogram. My obgyn ordered an ultrasound only because my sister had an aggressive BC. That's when they found it. The BS didn't feel it either!!!
Preventable - my A$$!!!!!
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Kittycat -- sounds like my dx! There was a lump on physical exam that turned out to be nothing to worry about... yet. There was nothing in the mammo either but I had been dreaming about my mother and aunts who had bc so when the OBGYN wanted to look at the "lump" in an ultraound, I didn't hesitate. The tumor was in a completely different area of the breast. I had been getting a mammo or US, alternating every 6 months for the past 18 years. There is nothing magical about LOOKING that would prevent a tumor or I wouldn't be here.
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Yeah, when I got an ultrasound, they wanted a better look at the left breast (that had dense tissue). they found the tumor in the right breast! Go figure!!!
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When we are in city-wide employee meetings, we "bet" on how soon one of the firefighters or cops will receive a call, or on how many calls they will get before they leave the room. Well, I'd been waiting to see how many people would recommend the book The secret, so I could think myself well. Four months went by, but it happened today! I know there may be some fans of the book out there; don't jump on me. I was just amused that my window cleaner at work felt it necessary to tell me about it.0
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LOL, My mom sent me The Secret about a year before I was rediagnosed. So much for that! During time of 1st dx (90's), the talk was that you brought this on yourself, perhaps wanted it and what a gift it was to have. Take your stinkin gift back!! Sounds like we're still trying to overcome some of that mindset today.
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Lordy, I dislike new age psycho-babble. Eckhart Tolle makes me twitch. I have no idea why his drivel is considered to make sense on any level.
Oooo! I am I going to get beat up?
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I didn't get that out of The Secret at all. I read that kind of thinking 30-35 years ago (What Colour is Your Parachute, The Peter Pan Syndrome, etc). What I got out of The Secret was that God is there in everyday things....putting out the garbage, driving, napping, etc.
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I do collection development for my library in the section that includes Eckhart Tolle. I grit my teeth and purchase his books, cause they are so popular. Librarians have a saying to the effect, "every person his/her book, and every book its reader."
The gal talking to me today was all mind over illness, laughter cures, etc.
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There are a couple of "think yourself well" people that I know that I would just love to have as a patient after surgery. When they ask for pain medication I'll telll them to Think Yourself Recovered and Comfortable!
OK, I'd never actually do that, but I DO fantasize sometimes. . .
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My DH thinks body fat causes cancer. That's what he read. Doesn't matter that I am a healthy weight, he always thinks I'm fat because I was depressed and weighed 110# when we met. Had to show him my BMI but he is still trying to get me to admit I'm fat.
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And just how is that meant to help you???0
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He sincerely believes that nagging me about my weight (135 at 5'7") will prevent a recurrence. I lost 20 pounds over the past 6 months (due to surgeries and stress) and it wouldn't hurt to lose another 10 but it needs to come off naturally and since I eat well and exercise now I'm thinking this is the weight I am supposed to be.
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I volunteer at my sons school. His art teacher, told me about my cancer, "well, everything happens for a reason"!!! UGH! I had another acquiantance ask me, "many people say that cancer teaches them many things- have you learned anything"? (yeah, I learned to distance myself from idiots!)
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What about "think yourself thinner"? Wish that would work!
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works for me...
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ROTFL- native mainer- I just loved your posts
retriever mom- I'm with you on the think yourself thinner. Now, why is it those pants don't fit???
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Cheri, I can just hear myself saying "no, that's not true" to your son's teacher. I think some people have a reserve of these comments that may have sounded deeply philosophical when they heard them initially and when they don't know what to say they dig around in there and something utterly inappropriate is chosen at random.
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