Personally, I have always thought teachers were inspiring and enthusiastic people, recently I have learned not everyone agrees with this statement. Some believe teachers are extremely positive and overly peppy, others believe teachers are negative people that do not care about their students. I have also learned, a lot of these viewpoints come from the media by over exaggerating a teacher’s role or not giving them enough credit. Teachers in the media are portrayed differently than actual teachers. First, negative teachers in the media are normally portrayed as callous, strict and harsh people. For example, in the movie “The Breakfast Club” there is a principal named Principle Vernon. Vernon is portrayed as callous because he did not want
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Although I do believe teachers are positive people and do many great things for students, I do understand not all teachers have the same enthusiasm. I chose to talk about “Freedom Writers”, this movie is based off of a true story and the teacher (Erin Gruwell) does many great things for her students. For instance, she inspires them, uses many teaching strategies and goes above and beyond to ensure her students success. Erin Gruwell inspires her students to realize there is more to life than gangs and they all of them has the option to graduate and go to college. She does this by asking questions and even relating gangs to the Nazi and the Holocaust. Next, Gruwell uses many teaching strategies; some of her teaching strategies include, giving the class an opportunity to meet a holocaust survivor. She also has her students write in journals and encourages them to think for themselves. Lastly, Erin Gruwell goes through many complications, but she still pushes her students and goes above and beyond. At one point in the movie, a student feels like he deserves an F; Gruwell does not take this as an acceptable answer and has a stern conversation with him. She explains she will do anything she can to make him pass, even go to his house every night until his homework is finished. Also, some teachers would not try to change their class and give up on them after the first try; but Gruwell kept pushing and went above and beyond for her students to succeed (LaGravense
Although I do believe teachers are positive people and do many great things for students, I do understand not all teachers have the same enthusiasm. I chose to talk about “Freedom Writers”, this movie is based off of a true story and the teacher (Erin Gruwell) does many great things for her students. For instance, she inspires them, uses many teaching strategies and goes above and beyond to ensure her students success. Erin Gruwell inspires her students to realize there is more to life than gangs and they all of them has the option to graduate and go to college. She does this by asking questions and even relating gangs to the Nazi and the Holocaust. Next, Gruwell uses many teaching strategies; some of her teaching strategies include, giving the class an opportunity to meet a holocaust survivor. She also has her students write in journals and encourages them to think for themselves. Lastly, Erin Gruwell goes through many complications, but she still pushes her students and goes above and beyond. At one point in the movie, a student feels like he deserves an F; Gruwell does not take this as an acceptable answer and has a stern conversation with him. She explains she will do anything she can to make him pass, even go to his house every night until his homework is finished. Also, some teachers would not try to change their class and give up on them after the first try; but Gruwell kept pushing and went above and beyond for her students to succeed (LaGravense