My Favorite Teacher Essay

My Educational Awakening Back in 8th and 9th grade, I started struggling with school, not for reasons such as that I was not understanding subjects, it was more that I started giving up because I seeking free time once school was over, now I led a busy life up til this point, always hanging out with friends, sports, church activities, and so on. Anyway, once I came to the realization that education was starting to become more prevalent in my daily life I would have to drop some of the…

Service Learning Report My first day going to Taft was very exciting for me. I really didn’t know what to expect because it was my first time ever really doing anything like this. I kept thinking if these kids would even like me, would they make fun of me my thoughts were just running endlessly. We finally got to the school when I got there I didn’t really think that much of it. We got to the doors and when I walked into the school it was like a million memories just hit me at once. I just…

you just have to grin and bear it! If you always take it on the chin and wear it, you might as well be saying, you think that it’s okay- and that’s not right!” –Matilda the Musical This quote is very important to me for many reasons. It’s from my favorite musical about a young girl who fights back against adults who abuse their authority over her. This quote is from the song titled “Naughty,” and it is a reoccurring line and theme throughout the show. The quote is saying that you can’t just…

I love middle school, because it is so much more than I expected. All the teachers are extremely nice, and the subjects are outstanding. I was worried leaving elementary school, however, I have been pleasantly surprised by my experiences here at MTMS. I am extremely delighted to be in North Hall. I am sure that this year will continue to be amazing. I love all my teachers because all of them are truly talented. I love going to school because of the learning opportunities they provide in each…

When I was young I was never the best at reading even though my parents owned many books and magazines that they read on a daily basis. My mother enjoyed reading her gossip magazines that she would receive in the mail once a month and my father had a whole bookshelf full of history books. My parents would always encourage me to read the books I would check out at the school library to improve my reading and writing but that advice usually went in through one ear and out the other. The only books…

taking a class called Earth Science for Teachers. It is a class that is geared towards elementary education majors. In this class I have had the opportunity to work in a first grade class room at Saint Marks Catholic School and mentor a few students in designing and completing a science fair project. I have been in the same class room 4 times for 2 hours each. Each time that I have been there I have observed the many amazing and creative ways of teaching. My favorite would have to be their…

After being at Mandan High School for just over a year now, I have had some different interactions with the teachers. However, teachers that stuck out the most were definitely the baseball coaches because I started playing that when I moved here. Mr. Jungling was one of my favorite baseball coaches and teacher. In my opinion, what makes a good teacher is someone who pushes students to their best abilities while at the same time providing a unique way to learn and if necessary, adjusting to the…

listen to music. It makes the dreaded school day much more bearable. Yet, there are still those teachers that do not allow any type of device to even be seen in their classroom. Which, quite frankly, is ridiculous because out of my seven classes a day, five of them require some type of technological device to complete an assignment. Yes, we get to use school computers for those classes, but most of the teachers state very clearly that no music will be allowed in their class. Why is that? Do they…

Since starting high school, my interest in classroom learning had dropped quite significantly. I felt like grades were just a game, and that I should be out in the world learning things I deemed "practical life skills." My senior year I was able to mentor in a classroom of fourth graders for one period, ever other day. I took the class thinking it would be an easy and fun way to spend an hour an a half. The first day I walked into the classroom, I immediately connected with these students. They…

unless someone said their thoughts out loud. There is a stereotype that all high school students who live in a city and go to an urban school as people who are affiliated with gang activity. In an educational setting, this would be like a high school teacher thinking or making comments like; that all the kids in the school are affiliated with gang activity because they come from a low socioeconomic background and attend an urban school. Conscious bias. Conscious bias is where the person is…