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Reaction and entry inspired by the article of Rick Green.
The role of the teacher is important to me because I used to be someone who hated going to school. I stubbornly repelled from bulky memorizations, quizzes and exams. It took years before I enjoyed learning. Through experience and time, I was able to analyze and comprehend teachers. How their methods in academics can have so much power and impact, not only making the students learn but also making them grow and make a difference in their lives.
Certainly, we have encountered mundane teachers who enter the classroom and relied most of the hour reading and paraphrasing the subject reference book. Then would have high guts to dare a quiz he himself cannot answer without looking at the book. But there are also teachers who come to class with just the attendance, talks, even cracks a joke or two to enliven the students, fills the board from end to end with notes. I am struck with awe and I give high regard and respect to those teachers. There are also some whose subjects are simple, yet their method is so complex – PE or Home Economics for instance. They ask for term papers and interviews, you put so much time and attention for a minor subject. Then the teachers whose subjects are important such as Math and Science, teach us in simplest systems; lesson – quiz – lesson/review – test. The most wanted teachers are those who can converge learning and playing. They come up with educational challenging games that turn boring lessons to exciting ones.
In Rick’s column, I agree in his protest because their manner of deciding is obviously biased and unfair. It is reasonable to create a balanced analysis for a just outcome. A simple grade or score card for each teacher is a more acceptable way to decide. Thus, there will be less complaints because a study was done for the result. The criteria for analysis are:
- test result for their subject qualification
- rate of students passing per year
- student evaluation
- tardiness, attendance, and school involvement.
Lay-offs are serious moves. You cannot just choose who will stay or who will go as if you’re playing darts or literally taking the rotten apples of the basket. Especially if you’re in public office, where you give importance to your reputation and how people respect you.
The role of the teacher is important to me because I used to be someone who hated going to school. I stubbornly repelled from bulky memorizations, quizzes and exams. It took years before I enjoyed learning. Through experience and time, I was able to analyze and comprehend teachers. How their methods in academics can have so much power and impact, not only making the students learn but also making them grow and make a difference in their lives.
Certainly, we have encountered mundane teachers who enter the classroom and relied most of the hour reading and paraphrasing the subject reference book. Then would have high guts to dare a quiz he himself cannot answer without looking at the book. But there are also teachers who come to class with just the attendance, talks, even cracks a joke or two to enliven the students, fills the board from end to end with notes. I am struck with awe and I give high regard and respect to those teachers. There are also some whose subjects are simple, yet their method is so complex – PE or Home Economics for instance. They ask for term papers and interviews, you put so much time and attention for a minor subject. Then the teachers whose subjects are important such as Math and Science, teach us in simplest systems; lesson – quiz – lesson/review – test. The most wanted teachers are those who can converge learning and playing. They come up with educational challenging games that turn boring lessons to exciting ones.
In Rick’s column, I agree in his protest because their manner of deciding is obviously biased and unfair. It is reasonable to create a balanced analysis for a just outcome. A simple grade or score card for each teacher is a more acceptable way to decide. Thus, there will be less complaints because a study was done for the result. The criteria for analysis are:
- test result for their subject qualification
- rate of students passing per year
- student evaluation
- tardiness, attendance, and school involvement.
Lay-offs are serious moves. You cannot just choose who will stay or who will go as if you’re playing darts or literally taking the rotten apples of the basket. Especially if you’re in public office, where you give importance to your reputation and how people respect you.
