They talked about how at this rate the students become just nameless faces. ... That was frustrating to me and to the students because neither one of us were allowed to find our strengths and build on those. I left because teaching became a chore for me and that was not what I wanted. ... This year I am in a school that allows me the freedom to be the teacher I want to be. ...
Philosophy of Education "It seems to me that education has a two-fold function to perform in the life of man and in society: the one is utility and the other is culture. ... For example, in my classroom observations I noticed a much higher rate of real life relevance. ... This brings me to my next point, how the climate of the school affect the climate of the classroom. ... As I read over the expectations that I hold for the teacher that I encounter I realize that when I begin to teach, others will have the same expectations of me. ... For this reason I have decided to keep this essay to...
It enlightened me in more ways than one. ... I remember doing algebra in the eigth grade and asking my teacher why something had to be done that way and he told me "because I said so". ... You see what I learned was a skill that never made sense to me, I never was taught the concept. ... Bad working conditions with little educational supplies, average rate of pay, little respect, low social status, amongst others things are some reasons for this. ...
One student, in an interview responded, "People in my class know about my autism at school, that's why they likely pick on me. They call me mean names like weirdo" (Humphrey and Lewis 34). ... She informed me that the primary purpose each day is to have students learn the best way to help themselves. She informed me that it is a very individual based way of teaching. ...
In Jean Twenge's novel Generation Me she states that in today's education system, "There has also been a movement against 'criticizing' children too much. ... With more students motivated to succeed there will not only be increased enrollment rate in college (degrees are necessary to get careers), but there will also be a higher percentage in adults graduating with an Associate's degree or higher. ...
When I first read these two pieces I was on Kozol's side more then Traub's but as I write this I see that Traub is making a bigger impact on me. ... It will not matter how up to date and functional a school is if the town around it is impoverished with a high crime rate. ...
