One of my favorite points in this article is the fact that teachers are expected to act as a surrogate parent and I really agree with this point especially when the students are not meeting standards - - there is a saying in teams sports: the players win and coaches lose. This applies to the classroom - -when the students perform well it is because the students really studied (this by no means is said diminish the students' accomplishments), but when the students' perform below their standards then the fingers are pointed at the teacher and they are only teaching what the government is telling them to teach. As community everyone really need to work together even if someone does not have a child at in the school system.
The Importance of Teaching This articles is a very beautiful piece that causes a person with a genuine passion for teaching to raise up and take notice. It strikes at the very core of why we should teach anything. I find it fascinating that the word “educate” comes from the Latin educere, meaning “leading out” the student into a wider world of knowledge. That teaching is a great deal more than providing information. It is preparing the learner for the opportunity to engage and embrace the world. It’s much like attitude… it effect how high or how low you will go. Teachers provide the tools for a life-time of learning. Learning never stops! I also love how the author makes the connection to the psychology of learning and what is displayed in many of our schools and colleges today. The economics of our country has made a harsh impact on our educational system. Our socioeconomic status weighs heavily on how students are educated. It’s a shame that student can graduate high school and not be able to properly read and comprehend subject matter. Something is seriously wrong with our country. I feel much like the author in thinking that education and teaching should be done in small groups, with the teacher being the facilitator and leader… a willing participant in the learning process. Truthfully, this is the only way to properly educate our world. This article does a great job of provoking us as future teachers, to break the mold. No more business as usual! Get motivated and change a generation, one student at a time. Reading this piece incites me to put forth my all in teaching. Who knows if the next President Barak Obama, Bill Gates, or Coach John Wooden, is sitting in our classroom. As teachers, we have the ability to shape minds into vessels that can hold wisdom and understanding that reaches far beyond our own capabilities. And in closing, it was stated the no one ever wins the Nobel Peace Prize for teaching; but that’s not true. Mother Teresa was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 1979. Mother Teresa left her teaching post at a Roman Catholic girls' school in Calcutta in order to devote her life to working among the poorest of the poor in the slums of that city. Teaching is important!
One of my favorite points in this article is the fact that teachers are expected to act as a surrogate parent and I really agree with this point especially when the students are not meeting standards - - there is a saying in teams sports: the players win and coaches lose. This applies to the classroom - -when the students perform well it is because the students really studied (this by no means is said diminish the students' accomplishments), but when the students' perform below their standards then the fingers are pointed at the teacher and they are only teaching what the government is telling them to teach. As community everyone really need to work together even if someone does not have a child at in the school system.
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ReplyDeleteThis articles is a very beautiful piece that causes a person with a genuine passion for teaching to raise up and take notice. It strikes at the very core of why we should teach anything. I find it fascinating that the word “educate” comes from the Latin educere, meaning “leading out” the student into a wider world of knowledge. That teaching is a great deal more than providing information. It is preparing the learner for the opportunity to engage and embrace the world. It’s much like attitude… it effect how high or how low you will go. Teachers provide the tools for a life-time of learning. Learning never stops!
I also love how the author makes the connection to the psychology of learning and what is displayed in many of our schools and colleges today. The economics of our country has made a harsh impact on our educational system. Our socioeconomic status weighs heavily on how students are educated. It’s a shame that student can graduate high school and not be able to properly read and comprehend subject matter. Something is seriously wrong with our country. I feel much like the author in thinking that education and teaching should be done in small groups, with the teacher being the facilitator and leader… a willing participant in the learning process.
Truthfully, this is the only way to properly educate our world. This article does a great job of provoking us as future teachers, to break the mold. No more business as usual! Get motivated and change a generation, one student at a time. Reading this piece incites me to put forth my all in teaching. Who knows if the next President Barak Obama, Bill Gates, or Coach John Wooden, is sitting in our classroom. As teachers, we have the ability to shape minds into vessels that can hold wisdom and understanding that reaches far beyond our own capabilities.
And in closing, it was stated the no one ever wins the Nobel Peace Prize for teaching; but that’s not true. Mother Teresa was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 1979. Mother Teresa left her teaching post at a Roman Catholic girls' school in Calcutta in order to devote her life to working among the poorest of the poor in the slums of that city. Teaching is important!