Essay Best Teacher, Worst Teacher

According to the University of Michigan, the average student grades 1st through 12th goes to school for approximately 32.5 hours per week, additionally spending 4 hours per week on homework outside of the classroom (Swanbrow). When considering those numbers it’s without a doubt that school makes up the majority of a child's life. Therefore one can see the potential for a teacher to be a hugely influential force on adolescents. In the story "Bodega Dreams" by Ernesto Quinonez portrays the extremes of the student/teacher dynamics with two very different teachers. On one hand, there's Mr. Blessington, a mean-spirited, tough teacher that is constantly putting the kids down and telling them they'll never be more than criminals. On the other, Mr. Tapia, a nice, gentle and motivational teacher who is building kids up. After Mr. Blessington pushes a kid to the edge and there's an assault, Mr. Tapia helps to cover it up because he doesn’t want anyone to hurt their futures. Even though both these teachers were extremes on both ends of the spectrum, it raises good points about teaching styles and how to handle children/students. When it comes to teaching and fostering children's learning after seeing both sides that a happy medium of positive and negative reinforcement, nurturing and tough-love is needed to create a healthy compromise in classrooms.

Teachers are one of the major problems of the education system.They are crucial to the student 's performance and their learning process. The Department of Education has found that " teachers are the most important factor in determining student achievement."(U.S. Department of Education) This is true, since teachers are the ones that teach students the academics that they will need in the future. It 's the teacher 's responsibility to get their students ready with the material that they will need. Correspondingly teachers are clearly one of the greatest factors in the quality of education received by students.

All throughout my eighth grade year I have learned a lot of things about the teachers and what they expect. Some teachers are stricter than others and some are easier. The main thing they expect is to pay close attention and follow the rules without arguing. By following these rules you should be fine throughout this school year. In this essay, I will discuss the expectations and advice for Coach Davis, Mr. Peters, and Coach Oakley.

The best teacher I ever had was a high school history teacher name Donald Langford. Mr. Langford was always there for his students. Most days during his preparation period, students could be found with him either getting help in school, or advice on some issue they were having. He was a “no nonsense” kind of teacher who could always go right to the problem with an accurate solution. His classes were engaging and it never seemed like we were being forced to learn. He was able to make understanding of the subject easy. He classes were comfortable, upbeat, and always

The quote “I am the teacher, you are the student” almost seems demeaning. When I hear that line I can see a teacher standing over a student putting a finger and yelling at the student. As a teacher you need to be able to step into your students shoes and see how they are feeling at any given moment. Sometimes in order for a student to really learn they need to become the teacher and help others. It will make them feel special and will make them more interested in the content.

I agree with Perrone as teachers, we need our own way of teaching. Students learn better from teachers when they have different ways of teaching. Students learning abilities are different, and not the same teaching method works out for everyone. Not two students are the same, and their learning abilities might be different. I found Perrone’s words inspirational because, he says that teaching is not always telling and studying, it sometimes means that you actually have to do in order to learn from it. Teachers play a huge role in student life. Each and every one of our past teachers had taught us something. Especially our elementary school teachers, who had shaped us, and had taught us and influenced how we are right now. “There has always

There are several different ways a teacher can run his or her classroom, but if you don’t find the right approach for you it will never be successful. There are nine different way to manage a classroom Authoritarian, Authoritative, Intimidation, Permissive, Cookbook, Instructional, Behavioral Modification, Socioemotional Climate, and Group Process. When deciding what management, styles is best for you one must abjectly look at all the facts about each teaching style and say this is the kind of teacher I want to be and this is how I want my classroom to run. In this paper, I will talk about my management style, what concerns me the most about teaching, how I am going to overcome those fears, what I am

Students in high school usually find it difficult to make a connection with their teachers and students usually view teachers as the “person that gave too much homework.” This way of thinking changes after a few months of school and students begin to accept the style of their teachers. Some teachers earn a reputation of being tough or impossible while others earn a reputation of being cool. Although Mr. Mike and Mrs. White are both demanding teachers at our school, their teaching style, their expectations for students, and the difficulty of the work they assign.

Many people have different ideas on how to make good teachers but that does not mean they know the right way to change it.in the article "LET ANYONE WHO HAS A COLLEGE DEGREE TEACH." retired principals James Howey and Daniel Cheever Jr. give their differing opinions on what would make the teaching system better. For example Howey says: “He says that teaching as a profession is not granted the recognition and respect it deserves. Here, I would assert that teachers have only themselves and their elected representatives to blame”. This shows that Cheever believes teachers are not respected enough while Howey believes that teachers and the people above them are responsible for the way they are treated and this reflects back on how the teacher will be reflected in a student's eye and if it will affect them in a positive or negative

Teaching is a profession that is considered to be a rewarding challenging and complex role.  An effective teacher does not simply teach knowledge their students and instead aims to arm students with the knowledge, skills, understanding and attitudes that will prepare students for life-long learning. The constructivist theories developed by Piaget and Vygotsky have impacted on the way that teachers teach and this has changed the approach of teaching to place a greater importance on the teacher instead to act as a facilitator of learning in an open, constructivist environment and providing students with the tools to challenge themselves to develop both academically and personally.  The education of students within classrooms of today is

Shut up, turn around, eyes, front, go stand in the corner till you can sit still and be quiet, detention, if you don’t pass this class you will be back in this grade next year, and lastly, don’t make me call your parents. These are some of the things I heard from my teachers 30 years ago while I was in school, and they were not idle threats like so many of them are today. Today’s educators have a much softer approach to educating and controlling students than teachers of the past. Today’s philosophy of no one left behind and letting children figure things out on one’s own are complete opposites of the controlled, almost military drill teaching style from my youth. So which style is better? This paper will inform you about an educator from the past that ruled with a strict educational policy of teaching. First I’ll tell you a little back ground on this teacher, then talk briefly on a few of his teaching philosophies, a research study on the teaching styles of the past and present and there results, and lastly I will conclude with a final thought I would like you all to answer truthfully to yourself.

Learning can be difficult, especially in a class like history, but lucky for me my 7th , 10th , and 12th grade teacher made history one of my favorite classes. Coach Fowler is the best teacher and coach that I have ever had. He really knew how to make class fun and keep me focused. He was also my football Coach, which also resulted in me wanting to do good and act right in his classroom. He knew when to joke, and he also knew when to take things serious. Having a teacher and also a football coach that you look up to and respect really encourages you to do good and not let him down.

During the first day of class, I usually start by introducing myself to my students then, of course, I invite them to do the same. I am particularly interested in knowing their names, hobbies and what difficulties they encounter in learning English. I listen carefully to each presentation. My diagnostic does not only aim at evaluating the students' linguistic skills, but it also focuses on their personality. Knowing that some students are naturally reluctant at first, I have the habit of handing out a questionnaire asking each student to provide a written response to a few questions that might be uncomfortable to answer in public: parents' occupations, previous grades, career goals and finally anything else they would like me to know.

In Educating Esme there are moment when we see how she taught positively, but we also see how things had negative consequences or weaknesses. I saw weaknesses in her teaching in the way she is sometimes overly caring with her students. I also saw negative consequences when she went to Mr. Turner about B.B. I also think that there were negative consequences with her conflict resolution meetings. Though there were consequences and weaknesses in her teaching I think there were also positive points. Her teaching also related to Robert Powell’s principle of teaching. Through all the good, negative consequences and weaknesses we can really see that Esme was a great teacher.

When the day to day tasks of a teacher becomes dull and not amusing, this is known as being in a rut. After countless assignments of rambling on about lazy teachers, the conciseness is that teachers give up because they lose their spark for education. Although this is not the main topic discussed in Linda Christensen’s “Introduction” to Teaching for Joy and Justice, it is necessary to tie lose ends up before continuing into further discussion. Yes, there are teachers that are lazy and only care about themselves, however, there are also teachers that care more about their students. These are the teachers that need to be talked about, because without them the whole educational system would be ruined.