Carl T. Rowan's Unforgettable Miss Bessie

Rose elaborates on the significance of education by reflecting on his own perspective of and how that shaped his identity. His childhood gave him the opportunity to experience the contrast between a positive learning environment and a negative one. This also shaped him to have an evident positive outlook on education. He expresses, “I’ve experienced classrooms as both places of flat disconnection and growth and inspiration, and this mix has proved invaluable as I myself have gone on to teach” (Rose 35). He further goes onto to discuss how this affected him when he was finally confronted

Kim Brooks, we know has been “teaching composition at state universities and liberal art colleges and community colleges as well,” (Brooks 2) however what makes her truly passionate about the situation is her love for literature since she was a teenager. “Like so many, depressive, creative, extremely lazy high-school students, I was saved by english class” (1). Brooks demonstrates through these quotes her credibility, not only because she’s a teacher but because she truly loves writing and believes others should receive the education which she was fortunate enough to get. She was not apart of any clubs or extracurriculars, she wasn’t interested in other academic classes, so she knows how beneficial having the skills to converse, to write and to properly articulate one's self are. Brooks shares this personal anecdote, otherwise known as pathos, to relate to those reading, most specifically high school students like she once was. While focusing this piece mainly on English it can also be associated with other classes in high school as well. She is trying to illustrate how one can use what is learned in high school in their life if given the proper tools and taught skills which can be applied

In Rose’s “I Just Wanna Be Average”, readers can determine from what he says that teachers play an integral role in the educations of students. When others are teaching you what to do, it becomes easier to understand; when others are not teaching you, it becomes harder to understand. You can tell how essential a teacher is to a student if you were to read Rose’s narrative and see that: students float to expectations, if teachers don’t expect anything of you they won’t help you, and how beneficial it is to have a teacher who challenges you to be better.

Over the years the role that teachers play in the child’s life has massively changed. In the late 1800s and early 1900s many children did not go to school, what they learned came from home, so when they did come to school, it was a shock. Many of the parents would send the children to school, and forget about them. Especially in girls, education has been the hardest from them over the years.

“…apart from the prime and given responsibility of teaching selected content and skills, middle school teachers must be about the business of helping students believe in themselves, form their character, discover their interests, nurture their potential, gain a sound perspective on their physical development and related health issues, and develop those universally and critically important humanitarian and social skills—all while daring them to be their best selves, to breath deeply, and to live well at the moment.”

To progress in society, one needs knowledge to further themselves. If one does not gain a good foundation for that knowledge, society will leave them behind. There are certain obstacles that prevent others from pursuing an education such as an inability to access a place of learning, not getting good education from teachers, or just flat out quitting school to make easy money by joining a gang. In Gwendolyn Brooks, “We Real Cool,” seven delinquents quit school to engage in rebellious behavior and in Toni Cade Bambara’s “The Lesson,” a teacher takes several underprivileged children to a high-class toy shop. By using point of view, diction, and symbolism, Gwendolyn Brooks and Tone Cade Bambara show the reader why it is important to learn

In today’s society role models represent a significant problem. Role models are a very important part of society since they are the people to leave impressions on the younger generation on how to act. The problem today is that many children, young teens, and young adults are choosing the wrong role models, which makes them grow up with bad habits, or just live their lives that in general affect them negatively. This is shown perfectly when examining the novel The Apprenticeship of Duddy Kravitz, from a reader response perspective, roles models play a big part, with all of the role models that Duddy has ultimately failing him. This is shown through his role models being selfish instead of generous,

I feel the same way Bessie did when she said she didn't understand why she would would hear these white people were doing such terrible things to black people. See i'm known for being a flower child, advocating love even if means rebelling against what society wants, I view all lives as equal and I dont discriminate for someone's race, gender, sexualtiy, their background, etc.. Thats not to say I didn't grow up hearing about it like bessie did, and like Bessie, I still hear it today. I’ve just always viewed it as ridiculous to think someone was inferior for something they were born into or something they want.

Charlotte’s mother and Miss Hancock both taught Charlotte by being good role models. Miss Hancock indirectly taught Charlotte to love English. She inspired students to love creative writing and literature. When she would read with a “beautiful deeply modulated voice,” the students sat “bewitched [and] transformed.” Mrs. Hancock’s eyes and body language revealed her passion. She taught metaphors with her “arms raised, elbows bent, [and] palms facing” the students. Most people are embarrassed to behave so dramatically in front of others, but Miss Hancock’s enthusiasm for literature and taught her students to discover their strength and areas for development. Therefore, Miss Hancock and Charlotte’s mother were both good role models in Charlotte’s

The occasion that caused the author to write this article was the death of a former tough teacher she had had. The article was written in September of 2013. Ms. Lipman recalled the rigorous teachings of her former teacher, Mr. Kupchynsky, and felt the need to communicate the importance of strict teachers. The formers students that had showed up for a concert for him had all seemed to excel in their fields of experience, including “law, academia, and medicine”.Inquisitively, Lipman thought of the effects of experiencing less stressful and more loose teachers in early life. Connecting the low testing compared to the rest of the world, Lipman expresses that “praise kills kids’ self-esteem” and that “American students struggle with complex

Over the past month, we have been studying the concept of reading and writing in different communities. To assess this, we have read two different texts. Richard Rodriguez’s the achievement of desire”, from his autobiography “Hunger of Memory”; and Lucille McCarthy’s “A Stranger in Strange Lands: A College Student Writing across the Curriculum” from “Research in the Teaching of English”. Both answer key questions regarding what it takes to become a great reader and writer, however, from the reading that I have done, each one only answers one part of the question. Rodriguez’s main focus is in the aspect of reading, whereas McCarthy mainly focuses on the writing portion. Both do a decent job of analyzing and putting forth a view of how they believe a person can best perform in these environments. This then allows us to use their concepts and create our own version, based on their points of view. But why should we care? Most people at this level of academia will have developed a system of writing that works for them, and will have a difficult time breaking from it if they’re process doesn’t meet the criteria that Rodriguez, and McCarthy put forth. The reason it’s so important is because of implications these ideas have. Both authors put forth concepts that are indirectly related to one another and that are highly beneficial to all who will apply them. They will force you to conform to new environments in order to succeed, this in turn will make you more

“Come on, Bessie!”, my father cried. Bessie is our only cow. We rely on her for milk. That milk turns into our butter and our food. In these days, Bessie has been as dry as a desert during a drought.

. Even in today’s world social media plays a large part in pushing what success is when speaking about role models. The proper role models for youth are not deemed as successful and are not shown on social media or television. This makes it hard from day one for those who see something such as a positive example because it does not seem to be the most poplar way in school. Students in the earlier years are easier

Although many critics within the academic world will oppose by saying that character and self-esteem are taught through academia, I firmly reject that stance as a child’s first point of contact in terms of socialization is at home, with one’s family and community. This means that a child is first taught, at home, the character traits that will help him excel regardless of the impact school has on him.

Teachers act as role models to their students in hopes of inspiring them to greatness. As a future educator, I may be the only person in my students’ lives who teaches them the importance of hard work and good character. This is why it’s essential for me to build a positive rapport with every child. I want to teach them to be caring and compassionate members of society. By being a moral teacher, I will positively impact the moral development of my students. My goal is to help each student learn to be a better version of themselves by the time they leave my classroom.