It's all up for interpretation but my word is law!

Now it's pretty obvious to guess I am a fan of English as in the subject at school. It's my favourite subject and I think my teacher is a angel that has been sent to teach us the true ways of English. But there is one thing that bugs me about English as a subject.


The words "It's all up for interpretation and what you believe."


My teacher is a big fan of saying these words, I agree whole heartedly. More often than not I disagree with my teacher and I am geeky enough to sometimes pop by after school and debate something with her. But I have noticed something that pins my teacher as some what of a hypocrite. When a student in my class that -okay I'll admit it- isn't very well read or versed in the subject gives their view on a poem or story. Our teacher will retort with the need for evidence. Acceptable. The student will give evidence and although I may not agree with what they're saying I will understand how they came to that conclusion. Also acceptable.


But here's the kicker. The teacher more often than not replies.
"I do not agree with that." She will give evidence and reasons why she doesn't. Sometimes. A lot of the time she will have a heavy undertone of "I don't agree with you so why should I explain myself?" but will still be saying something simple like. "I'm not too sure how you got that."


Now this is normal. A lot of my friends or colleagues will not agree with what I say and give absolutely no reason why. Although that is aggravating it is acceptable.


But when an English teacher (A teacher of the subject not their ethnicity) constantly tells us that these poems are how we view them as long as we have evidence to support our views. More often than not just flat out disagrees with a student and does not give counter evidence. That is just plain stupid.


I'll make it clear that I think this teacher is an awesome teacher and is fantastic for a debate. But that is the one thing I cannot stand about her. Also some of the terms she uses (Scrubady-doo) are annoying but so are some of the terms I use.


A teacher is a human and makes mistakes and has their own bias but they should not be a hypocrite. If they are going to tell us something, they should not force a counter opinion on us either. It's as bad as a 40 year old smoker whom smoked since 12 telling her 12 year old daughter never to start smoking while having one in her mouth and another on the light up.


But this can also be put into other real life subjects. I.E what I mentioned about my friends and colleagues. So I tell you now, you do not have to agree with what I post on this blog. You merely have to bow down and surrender to my will or be smashed into a bloody pulp. 


- Matt.
I don't hate life.
I just hate life that is stupid.


P.S If you are really that bad at English. I used irony to make a joke in that last sentence.


Oh on a side note. My co-hosts for the Walk Alone Gaming Podcast  are both starting blogs to follow in my all mighty footsteps. Here is the lovely female co-host Mikuru's blog.