Summary: What Great Teachers Do Differently What Great Teachers Do Differently What makes a great teacher? All teachers have an idea of the best teacher they encountered and aspire to be like that person. Great teachers are not developed over night. Becoming a great teacher takes time, patience, and perseverance. In the book What Great Teachers Do Differently, Todd Whitaker chronicles things that great teachers do.
I was always an honor and or A Student. When I went back to school a few years ago to get my first degree I started out with A’s by the time I had completed my degree my GPA was around 3.4. I have to admit toward the end I got tired and a bit frustrated. I believe if I had a higher achievement of motivation level like I had when I was younger I would have definitely maintained the 4.0 GPA. I don’t see this as a great disadvantage, why stress out endeavoring to be perfect all the time?
Job Skills Necessary for Success In society today the skills needed to be successful in today’s workforce may differ depending on careers chosen. Although, there are some expectations that are expected and remain the same, for example: being well groomed, being punctual and, having a good attitude. As with any job there are many steps to take before you are even able to show an employer the skills that you possess. Of which many employers have used to evaluate you before you even have the opportunity to sell yourself as a good candidate for the job. Many employers now evaluate the applicant’s credit report, although it does the employer no good knowing what companies you have or have not paid it tells them a whole lot about how responsible the person is; which is one of the most essential skills needed to be successful in today’s workforce.
Gatto says that school diminishes creativity; if anything kids discover their hidden creativeness in class while at school. He also says that kids are not able to advance in higher learning. When clearly, kids are able to follow the teacher and be able to get A's while the subjects get more extreme. Gatto says, "teachers tend to blame the kids, as you might expect"(pg. 683) from personal experiences I can say that I have had great relationships with my teachers throughout elementary school and especially High school.
From professors to locations to job seeking it has been a close run. Nevertheless, in the end, it seems the best solution is to attend a community college for two years, then to finish out at a four-year college. This seems to be the most cost efficient way to become a very accomplished individual. This method also involves a low risk factor in case one realizes maybe school is not for them, and after attaining a (fairly easy) Associate’s they can quit while they’re ahead. Since the end goal of both is a degree, and a Bachelor’s is the better form of the two, four-year is the true winner.
Instead of learning some actual useful information, teachers fret over the test rather than about how much that student is actually absorbing into their head. It has become a practice to ‘teach the test’ in today’s teaching world. Tests like SAT, ACT and AP have you pay quite a bit and don’t even show you what you did wrong, blocking out the possibility of even trying to learn from your mistakes. It is believed to be a clever tactic used to gain more profit, students keep coming back to prove they are worth more with those silly numbers. They stress day and night over these overrated tests, like previously stated channeling out the imagination, curiosity and good will.
High school students have been convinced that the only way to have a career which earns a substantial amount of income is to get a four-year college degree. What about the jobs available to those who attend vocational schools, or get on the job training in a career? It used to be that a high school student was also encouraged to complete classes at the regional occupation program or ROP and not only given the option of an expensive, four year college. With ROP classes, students were able to complete course of their choice, based on the personal interest of the student, to get a real world feel for potential jobs. Students could study different fields such as Air Conditioning repair to animal care to automotive technician.
short term review is not likely to be of much benefit.” Short term review and trying to each students content are, in essence, what coaching programs are doing. Again, students should prepare in the long run for entrance exams by taking harder classes in high school. Unfortunately, in the United States many students from low-income families are in schools where they are not encouraged to take rigorous academic courses or the courses are just not offered to the students. There is also a positive correlation between family income and test performance. (Depalma).
High school dropouts have fewer opportunities in life because of their lack of education. While we are occupied on our potential threat being the gun in the class room, we miss the opportunity to learn what our teacher had planned for the day. Missing enough of the lectures leads to low test scores and the though of dropping out. Dropouts will have fewer chances at being accepted into college universities. Universities favor grade point averages, high standardized test scores, advanced placement courses, and any other reflection of above average education.
These kinds of test have been going on for years but they have not put as much importance as they do now. Kids are getting stressed out due to these tests so by the time they take the test they have used all the energy cramming to learn what is on the test. In the past there was no added stress because the outcome of the test did not decide the outcome of their future. If they do bad on test then it creates a domino effect, these test decide who these kids are. It decides if they go into remedial, regular, or advanced classes.