To Whom It May Concern: “The mediocre teacher tells. The good teacher explains. The superior teacher demonstrates. I have had the pleasure of being a student in Ms. Frizzle’s fourth grade class. I believe that Ms. Frizzle would make a great representative of the teachers in the Caesar Rodney School District. I have reason to believe this by her teaching style, the time she taught us about space, and her knowledge about science. Professor Valerie Felicity Frizzle, or The Friz, has a very unique way of teaching her class science concepts. Every lesson begins about the same, we usually listen to Mr. Frizzle talk about a topic or do our own research. Then she eventually will get bored and wants to show us “a closer look.” We have been on many
I would like to acknowledge my friend and fellow science educator, Mark Ritter, for sharing his perspectives with me in this discussion.
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Using it as a personal example, the author, Joanne Lipman, describes the death of a former teacher, Mr. K, who is described as an amazingly strict teacher. Though music and the later success of Mr. K’s students seem completely unrelated, the author accredits the success to Mr. K’s teaching methods. Lipman includes this story in order to demonstrate the effectiveness of classic education. In addition to this personal example, the author then provides a plethora of research which supports the prior claim. Moreover, Joanne Lipman quotes research from sources such as psychologists, the U.S. Department of Education, and colleges. In doing this, Lipman further convinces readers that old-school educational methods are important by providing factual evidence of the ideas found in “Why Tough Teachers Get Good Results”. Though innovation is important, certain techniques are shown to be proven to work and do not need to be entirely changed or removed. In paragraph 7, Lipman compares conventional teaching to traditional teaching, expressing that conventional teachers are being too nice to their students. The author states this to express that this conventional style of teaching is not nearly as effective as traditional methods such as rote memorization, and is wrongly praised more often than the latter. As can be seen, Joanne Lipman wrote this article to convince
Freire begins his critique by analyzing the relationship between teacher and student. The author suggests that the teacher is a “narrator” and students are mindless drones waiting to be “filled” with useless information. Freire expands on this idea, comparing the students to “depositories” and the teacher to being the “depositor”; the comparison indicating teaching is an act, not a collaboration. The author also
“If you would just get up and teach them instead of handing them a packet. There’s kids in here that don’t learn like that. They need to learn face to face. I’m telling you what you need to do. You can’t expect a kid to change if all you do is just tell ‘em.” Texas student, Jeff Bliss, decided to take a stand against the lack of teaching going on in his class (Broderick).
One of the greatest teacher to ever join the education program goes by the name of Mr. Sparrgrove. He should be notable around the world for his admirable contribution to society. He very selfless when it comes to his student, like a mother zebra tending to its foal. The prime qualities Sparrgrove possesses are devotion to his job, his incomparable intelligence, and his humor.
“ If a child can’t learn the way we teach, maybe we should teach the way they learn” Ignacio Estrada
Individuals will never recognize what astonishing things can transpire if they don't escape their customary range of familiarity and investigate new things. As to me, taking this class is extraordinary compared to other choices I have ever done in my life. I could never hope to get the hang of anything like this earlier and the amazing and productive knowledge of Doctor G brings me. Whenever I come to his class, I feel the excitement to learn new things, new stories, and life lessons of Dr. G. It is hard to describe how amazement of his class could be if you had never been a part of his class. His analogies are descriptive and humor. Dr. G brings to class not only the lectures but also many valuable life lessons that contribute to improve oneself.
The teacher is expected to have a fair knowledge of things around, with a broad based knowledge; he must be conversant with all the branches of learning so that he justifies being a modern educated person. Thus, it is made clear he should have the aptitude towards teaching to work the young minds.
The teaching profession is one of the most under-appreciated yet spiritually rewarding jobs that exist. Every great scholar and tremendous achiever in the world gets his or her start from the great, inspiring teachers before them. Teachers inspire their subjects to learn about the specified material, but also about themselves and the world around them. From the ages of five to twenty-two and sometimes beyond, young adults spend 7 hours daily, 180 days a year expanding their minds, and ultimately using their education to be productive members of the work force. Never in someone’s accomplishments is there a footnote giving proper credit to the teachers that preceded him or her. Therefore, Mr. Hundert’s success cannot only b...
Miss Bessie, Miss Hattie, and Mr. K were sincere, dedicated, and encouraging teachers. They had sincere interest in their students and motivated them to be successful individuals. They inspired students to make the very best of their existence. They could be proud because students they taught achieved great goals. Carl T. Rowan, Thomas L. Friedman, and Joanne Lipman are successful and grateful for their teachers for being taught more than just school subjects. Miss Bessie, Miss Hattie, and Mr. K gave students the tools to control themselves, and live up to their fullest potential with confidence and knowledge!
...thy adult, it is common for all the faculty members at a school to share a similar perspective on what constitutes a well-educated student. However, like the doctors at the medical center, the teachers in a “quality” school may well differ on which specific aspects of the shared vision they are most motivated to pursue at any point in time.
It is said that teachers teach not only from books, but also from life itself. That in school we learn not only lessons from books, but lessons from the heart and soul as well. Those lessons, the lessons that teach us to understand ourselves and others, are what truly impact our lives. Countless teachers have advised students under their tutelage on various life changing matters. However, there is one teacher who stands prominently in the forefront of my mind as teaching me the most important lessons one could ever hope to learn. Mrs. C was a sixth grade substitute mathematics teacher, who was Russian and as such occasionally fell out of proper English, and she taught me something nonpareil.
In Science, teachers serve as the facilitator of learning, guiding them through the inquiry process. Teachers must ask open-ended questions, allow time for the students to answer, avoid telling students what to do, avoid discouraging students’ ideas or behaviors, encourage to find solutions on their own, encourage collaboration, maintain high standards and order, develop inquiry-based assessments to monitor students’ progress, and know that inquiry may be challenging for some students so be prepared to provide more guidance. There are three types of Science inquiry: structured, guided, and open. Structured is the most teacher-centered form of inquiry. This type of inquiry is mainly seen in laboratory exercises where the teacher needs to provide structure, however the students are the ones who conduct the experiment and find conclusions. Guided inquiry is where the students are given tools to develop a process and find the results. As an example, the teacher would instruct the students to build a rocket, but not tell them how to design it. This leaves creativity and uniqueness for the students to be able to apply their knowledge and skills. Open inquiry is when students determine the problem, i...
... generally accepted that a teacher’s main role is to facilitate learning rather than to be the source of all knowledge” (p.2).