In reading Torey Hayden’s, Somebody Else’s Kids, several passages stood out to me, speaking to the humanity and inhumanity of the world and the obvious plausibility of a teacher’s ability to make a difference in a student’s life. Although many teachers struggle with the balance between their personal and professional lives, as with many professions, I would hope that a teacher would take their work home with them in some way. One passage that began a rather large pot of blood boiling inside me was one that approached disabled children as some sort of painless Martians: “The doctor turned to me. He had the sort of expression on his face that told me he thought I really should understand, so why didn’t I?
He named himself a “scholarship boy”; a student with poor resource coming from an uneducated family who live in a foreign country but who has an enormous desire to improve himself. Unfortunately, to achieve his goal he forces himself to get apart from his own culture and his family. The miss of education of his parents was not helpful for him until the point that he felt dissatisfied and embarrassed of them. Even thought, they were always behind him; to make his success possible, “they evened the path” he said (627). His parents’ goals were really admirable.
It is the schools responsibility to be able to provide good enough teachers, who can prepare these students. In order to have a good education, there must be qualified teachers there to teach and prepare students effectively. Bauerlein questions schools curriculums and the way they are presenting “complex texts” (Bauerlein) to the students; “The more high school teachers place complex texts on the syllabus and concoct slow, deliberate reading exercises for students to complete, the more they will inculcate the habit” (Bauerlein). Students learn what their teachers tell them they have to learn, without knowing the effects the teachings will have on them whether good or bad. That is why schools providing qualified teachers are so important
They were: caretaker, facilitator, observer, collaborator, teacher who sits back, assistor, co-participant, and measurer. These were the qualities that Maria Montessori believed to play an important role in a teacher-guide as part of the classroom and will be discussed as the main topic of this essay. Help plays an important role in teaching, however as a Montessori concept Maria believed that an adult or teacher-guide only stepped in and helped when needed, and if otherwise done would distract the childs’ concentration or the effort of the child doing their activity. However at the same time it was also belief that under love and care that the teacher would provide, the child would thrive and be successful in what they accomplished. “Never help a child with a task at which he feels he can succeed”.
Those parents have to stay vigorously involved in schooling their kids. Surely the obligation to ensure our nation’s future must be shared also by those who don’t have children in the public schools. Those people who should take an interest in the students that will eventually be stepping into the workforce. They should be developing work-study groups, internships and job placement banks that they can recruit and develop to be successful. Evidently, the tasks of educating our children nowadays are a lot more difficult than simple examinations and easy solutions.
On the other hand my father wasn’t so positive. He showered me with love, lectures, and negativity. The negativity came into play after the first child. He felt that I wouldn’t be able to be successful without an education. He felt my life was over but I knew otherwise.
The leaders are the ones who have the ultimate say in how things will run. While the symbolic frame provides a sense of community, it can also cause tension when new members are brought into a team of veteran teachers. These new teachers must learn how to function within this frame and if they have any new ideas to share concerning the symbolic frame, veteran members may appear hesitant. What were the most valuable elements you learned from the Politcal Frame Wiki? How can you apply what you have learned?
The teachers also should have stepped in when they saw the fight happening and not just stood there. It teaches us students that we should stand up for kids, and teachers are not always the good person in the situation and there could be favoring. In conclusion, I think that The Chocolate War was a very good book that taught very interesting lessons. It always makes me think twice but saying, “no” to something that I should do. I think the lesson here is to just plain out respect everyone and you will not have any problems.
My name is David Brice, and this is my story. I had a very good upbringing with extremely loving parents and siblings. I had the same struggles as every child has, some ups and downs but in general quite the happy childhood. My school life was a different matter, I couldn't stand it and it wasn't long before I was getting into all sorts of trouble, I took a beating from a teacher once and that was it I had a deep loathing for the teachers and couldn't wait to leave school. My family were religious and I got a bit of stick for this at school which I must admit didn't help but it wasn't the religions fault it was the cruel bigoted kids.
I usually make it my first priority whenever I move somewhere new. However I do not think that I disregard the feelings and interests of other people, at least I hope I don’t. As a teacher, mentor, personal tutor and pastoral provider I genuinely care for my students and look out for their interests and well being. Possibly I am deluding myself and have developed a cognitive dissonance in this regards. After reflecting on this I did speak with my principal to touch base for feedback on this issue because it troubled me.