Simon Biles Expectations Of Teachers And Their Impact On Society

Introduction: Teachers are essential members of American society. They are the pillars of knowledge that shape the future of society. Through teachers, education is able to be passed down to the next generation to “better their own lives, including contributing to their society, culture, as well as civilization”(Raj 6). Because of the immense impact education has on society, teachers are given multiple expectations to meet by administration while also expected to educate their students without any type of fault. They are expected to “teach large classes, grade assignments, manage administrative tasks, and provide extra support to the students”(Kanwal 133). Teachers however are not able to adhere to these numerous expectations due to it being

Similar to Biles' situation, teachers are placed under a lot of stress and given expectations that at times, like Biles, they can't handle anymore. In a study of moral courage, the topic of work was mentioned. It was seen that at times work expectations can be “immoral, unethical, or illegal behavior, or just plain wrong that causes avoidable failures and harm”(Thomas 13). Teaching can fall into this type of work since the expectations teachers are given can be overflowing and immoral as it causes stress in teachers. This analysis begs the question: What do the current negative effects teachers undergo due to expectations placed on them by administration suggest the need for required teacher classes before becoming a teacher in the United States? Overall, an analysis from a health, futuristic, and economic angle shows that teacher classes are needed before becoming a teacher in the United States. The requirement of teacher classes will improve teachers' mental health, strive to be part of the educator career path, and increase resources for

The way these negative effects can be combated is by requiring teachers to take a teacher training class before being hired. Researcher Sung Hyeon Cheon, professor at the Department of Physical Education at Korea University, found that after giving teachers in Korea training on how to provide classroom structure, “teachers learned how to support students' autonomy, provide competence-supportive classroom structure, and provide these elements of structure in an autonomy-supportive way”(Cheon 6). By having teacher training on how to go about teaching and all the responsibilities that come with it, teachers in the United States will know how to overcome hardships that come from immense workload and expectations. By knowing how to manage those responsibilities, teachers' mental health and striving to teach will be intact. Also, they will learn how to better utilize the resources they have so that they don't feel the need to pay out of pocket for more teaching resources. However, there are some limitations to the solution. Firstly, schools around the United States will have to shift the way they hire teachers. The solution adds a new requirement for hiring