Essay on Teacher

who I was until I stepped on my high school’s stage, acting out the struggles of others. Through the characters’ voices, I found my own. Creative expression shaped me as an individual, and in turn helped to mold my professional philosophy as a teacher. My journey as an educator began in a course titled Theatre for Young Audiences. Before this class began, a business management professor and children’s author approached the instructor…

get this euphoric feeling inside of me that cannot wait to explain to them that I get to be a teacher some day. I know that they will ask me why I want to be in school the rest of my life or how I will get by financially, but I will get to look them in the eyes and tell them my story on how it is so much more than that and why I am so in love with the idea of teaching. I strongly believe that teachers have the power to not only change the world, but to improve it. It starts with future…

for Bored College Students”, by Mark Edmundson, is about how, in his opinion, society, educational institutions, and the students themselves, all prevent the students from being original, unique, and succeeding in class. The second text, “Lies My Teacher Told Me: Everything Your American History Textbook Got Wrong”, by James W. Loewen, highlights how American history textbooks have led to the misinformation…

Teacher Insurance One day during the week of July 2015, our Golden Apple class had a debate over the pros and cons of teacher tenure. Tenure for teachers is like insurance on the job. This debate took place in a classroom on St. Xavier University’s campus in one of the building. Several Golden Apple students and I participated in this debate, there had been about 20 or more of us in this classroom and as I cannot remember everything every person in the room said, I can recall some very…

the teachers and the knowledge they pass on. These teachers, however, aren’t always decent at what they do and fail to prepare these students for the future. Matthew Miller discusses this issue in “A New Deal for Teacher,” an article in The Atlantic Monthly. He has found that bad teachers are the cause of a large educational gap between poor school districts and other school districts. This especially affects the poorer school districts because they have less money to spend on good teachers. He…

accidentally called my teacher “mom”. The teacher would laugh, and my classmates would laugh, so naturally my face turned a scarlet shade of red in response. It is a common mistake among young students to refer to their teachers as “mom”, and I have even received this accidental honor as a tutor. At its core, I feel like this subconscious mistake says a lot about how students naturally feel about their favorite teachers. However, how does this speak to the meaning of a teacher and the role they…

think teachers should have weapons. Although, teachers would have to earn them by proving their sanity to the district that they are able to properly use and store a weapon. Continuous trainings and procedure reminders can gain this. Due to all these problems witnessed, we as people need to be prepared for what’s next. This brings attention to how far we are willing to go with teachers carrying a hand gun. Since the meeting that they had in the white house president trump wants to allow teachers…

By: Silke Lozier Ever since I was a young kid, I thought I was stupid because of how my teachers and my peers would treat me. In fact, it was mostly my teachers that made me feel stupid. I loved to learn, but my teachers slowly made me hate it. I went through elementary and middle school missing a lot of days because I was “sick”, I didn't want to have to face my teachers when I didn't finish a project or my homework. I felt stupid. Powerless even. In grade 4 I transferred schools to Duke of…

The points made in this section of the curriculum are used for teacher reflection. They are broad points, with zero details about how to address each of the points. A suggestion to make this portion of the curriculum more efficient in order to better aid educators, would be to break down each point and supply specific strategies. Under sections that say to use manipulatives and technology to enhance learning, a list of manipulatives should be provided. When asked to provide real life connections…

hunts, sometimes it is much cheaper than buying meat from the grocery store every week. On another note, school shootings are a large reason people are frightened of concealed carrying. Teachers may have good intentions for their students, but who knows if they are actually mentally stable? I do not think teachers should be allowed to carry a concealed weapon on school premises. Outside of school, depending on your background check you may be able to conceal carry, which I do believe is a…