Summary Of Real Talk For Real Teachers Chapter Summary

Real Talk for Real Teachers written by Rafe Esquith continues to provide valued information as well as providing entertainment. I am pleasantly surprised to be able to relate many of the situations he describes in his book with situations that I have witnessed in the school I currently work in. Reading this book has provided many new ideas and I truly feel as if I am going to be a better teacher. I would like to break my summary down chapter by chapter.
Chapter Twelve –Biter Fingers (143-150) Rafe describes a teacher that takes on extra duties at her school and has started to really develop an outstanding classroom atmosphere. Denise is her name, she has lost her passion for teaching when the administration doesn’t help her with a parent issue that is very disruptive to the classroom.
I highlighted a section of this chapter because I find it to put me back in my place when I find myself getting upset about things the administration are doing in the environment that I work in. The quote is “Teachers who allow the frustrations of the profession to turn their potential into better fingers are indeed tragic figures. …show more content…
All students are not equal, they should all be given the same opportunities. Rafe is telling us that all students are not equal because they have different strengths. All students should be treated equally. Rafe tells a story about two girls that both played in the school orchestra. The teacher had given instructions to leave their instruments next to their chairs. Karla and Diana both had questions for the instructor. Karla told a story about her grandmother and told the instructor that she may be a few minutes late. Diana stood while Karla spoke with the instructor when it was her turn she asked if she needed her instrument for the concert. This story was Rafe’s way of showing that while two people may be able to do the same thing they are not