I Had A Math Teacher

It was this trust in the students by Erin and Jamie that allowed them to raise the bar. Both teachers expected more of their students than the other teachers in the school, but students generally seen as lazy and apathetic towards school meet those expectations against conventional wisdom. The reason for this is that while raising the bar, both teachers trusted that their students would reach it. Other teachers could have raised the bar, but because of the lack of trust between the teacher and the students, the teachers would not expect anything, thus the students wouldn’t do anything.

Mark Rose once said in the essay I Just Wanna Be Average, “Students will float to the mark you set.” This quotation means that in order for students to succeed in there academics they need a teacher who will demonstrate to the students that they believe and have faith they will succeed in there class. In order for many students to reach there potential the teacher needs to be supporting and willing to take the time to help there students and give the encouragement they need to succeed. Students are all at different levels so some will “float to the mark” at a faster pace than others, but some will be lazy, and others will drown. Throughout my life education has pushed me to succeed in my future, and has motivated me and many students through the education system.

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.

Wow, is all I could think as I read this statement in the article. To expect great work, educators must provide students with the necessary skills to produce great work. The example of a teacher assigning a complex paper on the first day of school without guidance, and expecting the students to submit quality work was an awesome example to drive this point home. This statement made me reflect on my instructional processes. I remember having a teacher in high school that was guilty of this offense. She had the reputation of being the tough teacher, but really her instructional methods didn’t support the high expectations that she had for the students in her class. Therefore, students never meet her expectation, but it was because of her lack of instruction. Moving forward, I will now assess my teaching more closely. I refuse to be the teacher that assigns challenging work, and not teaching challenging

In the essay “I Just Wanna Be Average,” Mike Rose explains how the failure of students is all revolved around the teachers, when the fault should be put on everybody.

Rusul Alrubail has a lot of difficulties throughout her journey but she achieved them in time, she studied, got help, and never gave up. Her claim was not all students are the same but don't mean they won’t try as hard as the rest of them. Next video in Joshua Katz, He talks about if you put a fish to climb a tree it would stay its whole life thinking he is stupid. Of course, he states about the “Nathalie’s” who are students that don’t learn the same way as the rest of the other students. What I learned from this video was that the companies that are into education are big liars that the way they are teaching has brought the standards higher but the presentation of failure higher as well. They might as well put the failure of students with the failure of teachers, failure of schools, and failure of learning. Lastly but not least the third video by Jonathan Levi talks about how kids that are special consider another kind of level. They are not considered dumb because they are not, they are just another level of learning. These students are humans that learn in different ways not the same as the other students making it harder for the teachers because they are taught for them to teach

In the essay “I Just Wanna Be Average” Mike Rose reveals how society often neglects and undervalues a student's true potential. Like Mike Rose, I believe that students will float to the mark that is set for them because no matter the pathway to hit the standard, eventually everyone gets there. Throughout the text, Mike Rose goes on to explain how teachers generally set a standard for students. Rose then makes a clear point by saying that students shouldn’t have to exceed what’s asked of them. Both Mike Rose and I agree with the fact that some students will dumb themselves down in order to fit in with others. I also found it very relatable how Rose mentioned that some teachers may expect a bit too much from their students.

Matthew Misiura is a math teacher at Susquehanna Community High School. Mr. Misiura explains that he always pushes for “content mastery” in his math classes. However, Mr. Misiura’s teachings are more than an average algebra and precalculus class. Mr. Misiura pushes for students to learn about the real world. He pushes for students to always work to their full potential. In a year in his classroom, I not only learned precalculus and trigonometry, but I learned how to view situations from a different perspective. Some students, when given back a test in which they failed, would cry, act childish, or simply complain. Mr. Misiura was able to reinforce the belief that the only way to learn is to make mistakes. He often stated that, if you already

Successful teaching occurs when the teacher is able to select the most efficient method for reaching out to each student’s individual style of learning and inspire students to rise to their highest potential. While the responsibilities of a teacher are extensive (as one can serve as a teacher, a friend, a counselor, a disciplinarian, an entertainer, a facilitator), I believe that students should play a big part in shaping own education as well.

In the practice of teaching, it is the responsibility of a teacher not only to teach students subject matter, but to teach students in order to enable them to grow and develop as a person. While it is essential for students to have an understanding of academic material, it is also equally as important that when students finish their education they have skills to use in

Students are placed in the responsibility of their own learning and understanding while the teachers encourage students to be more independent and more exploratory. The teachers will foster a sense of autonomy in the learning process as they act as a source of experiences. In addition, as the students watch their teacher makes mistakes, they will learn those failures are part of the learning process. The students will soon realize that mistakes are natural in life and it will serve as stepping stones to

Our lives depend and revolve around the education we receive between the ages 5 and 18. Our system has set us up for failure from the earliest years. As stated in the earlier paragraph… it ranks our grades superior to what we have absorbed from the information we are given. Teachers will often administer busy work or grade for participation, though it may be beneficial to the students grade or easier for the teacher to grade... This method of teaching, too commonly practiced, sets the child up for failure when they go to take a final or standardized test and haven't truly learned the information. In Diane Ravitch’s piece, “On Her favorite Teacher,” she talks about how a teacher impacted her life with her teaching style, “Clearly she had multiple goals for her students, beyond teaching literature and grammar. She also was teaching about character and responsibility. These are not the sorts of things that appear on any standardized test.” These types of teachers that implement life lessons into educational ones and that put more emphasis on educating us than just simply letting students pass the class are teachers that lack in today's classroom.

Teachers pushes student for success and in the process, making student hating the subject or not caring . Most Teachers push students to learn something new with in one week like semestered

Teaching is a very rewarding career if you learn and understand how to work with the diversity of the classrooms we teach in. As teachers, we need to be more vigilant of where are students come from. Before we can teach we need to know who we are teaching and what background, knowledge, and customs they bring with them to the classroom. We must also be aware of the factors that are relevant to the academic achievement of the students we currently teach. There are many of these factors, but I want to focus on two; teacher quality and low teacher expectations.

Living in a society like the one we are living today, can be very challenging for students. As the world gets more competitive, students are pressured more and more to achieve success. The pressure that students receive by parents, school, and society to succeed, has caused students to take some drastic actions.