Third, Kail and Cavanaugh (2013) make it clear that in order for a school to be effective, it is important that, “Parents are involved” (p. 237). I think that this is self-explanatory. In order for a child to do well in school, they must have a support system at home that can apply to school situations. At my school, parent organizations such as the PTA (Parent-Teacher Association) were involved in school fundraisers and events. In addition, parent-teacher conferences were held frequently to ensure that teacher-to-student messages were communicated to parents. My parents attended parent-teacher conferences, but they were not members of the PTA. I remember that my mom would make sure that I was completing my homework and doing well in my classes.
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Teacher effectiveness influences student performance in a variety of ways. Kail and Cavanaugh (2013) assert that there are seven main things teachers can do to help students succeed in school. Throughout the remainder of this paper, I will discuss two points from the textbook that demonstrate teacher effectiveness in …show more content…
238). If a student does not understand something the first time new material is presented, then the student must persevere by encouragement from teachers. I feel that most, if not all, of my 6th grade teachers embodied this characteristic. For example, when my orchestra teacher would assign a new piece of music for the class to learn, he would encourage students to practice outside of class. Mastery of the piece of music could be important for an upcoming concert at school. In addition, my math teacher would encourage students to apply tough material from class to their lives outside of school, such as measuring ingredients for baking or calculating sale prices at a store. On the other hand, my gym teacher did not encourage students to try harder in class. The quality of student effort into activities such as running a mile for a test did not count towards the overall grade. In fact, if a student did the work, no matter the quality, he or she would receive an A in the class. I think that this type of mentality could repeat in later coursework for students, which would diminish the amount of effort put into an assignment or studying for a test. Besides that experience, I do believe that most of the teachers from my 6th grade year encouraged students to try harder in all aspects of
Teacher effectiveness influences student performance in a variety of ways. Kail and Cavanaugh (2013) assert that there are seven main things teachers can do to help students succeed in school. Throughout the remainder of this paper, I will discuss two points from the textbook that demonstrate teacher effectiveness in …show more content…
238). If a student does not understand something the first time new material is presented, then the student must persevere by encouragement from teachers. I feel that most, if not all, of my 6th grade teachers embodied this characteristic. For example, when my orchestra teacher would assign a new piece of music for the class to learn, he would encourage students to practice outside of class. Mastery of the piece of music could be important for an upcoming concert at school. In addition, my math teacher would encourage students to apply tough material from class to their lives outside of school, such as measuring ingredients for baking or calculating sale prices at a store. On the other hand, my gym teacher did not encourage students to try harder in class. The quality of student effort into activities such as running a mile for a test did not count towards the overall grade. In fact, if a student did the work, no matter the quality, he or she would receive an A in the class. I think that this type of mentality could repeat in later coursework for students, which would diminish the amount of effort put into an assignment or studying for a test. Besides that experience, I do believe that most of the teachers from my 6th grade year encouraged students to try harder in all aspects of