The "Terrible Teacher" meme is very popular among websites like Memebase.com. It depicts a young teacher who seems very smart so the student would trust her and believe she is a competent teacher. Every meme, however, always states a bad thing that a teacher would do. This is a humorous meme as we can all relate to bad teachers in the past and the kinds of things they would do and say. The audience for this meme is generally towards students, mainly in the high school to college age, as those students have the most experience with all kinds of teachers. Those who do well in school and don't seem to have a complaint about anything might be a constraint, but I can't imagine how many of those people exist. Another possible constraint would be those who don't go to school or who don't have bad teachers (it could happen!) or those too young too understand why or how a teacher could be bad. Grant Davie's ideas of these things are a little more straightforward and direct. He uses detailed descriptions and ideas to get his point across.
This is very relatable to high school and college students. It follows the common authoritative saying, "do as I say, not as I do." However it points out the work load that teachers carry, sometimes making their delayed grading justifiable. But for times when the delay is inexcusable, it pokes deserved fun at procrastinating teachers.
ReplyDeleteI really like this because it is very easy to relate to and very funny. I feel like the audience could definitely be high schoolers/college students who understand what it is like to have a teacher exactly like the one exampled here. The ethos in this is definitely humor, but another constraint that you could mention is people who might find this offensive. (like teachers or students who plan on being teachers in the future)
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