Mrs. Messin The Amazing Teacher

The first observation I made about the teacher, Ms. Hayes, was that she was very passionate about her job. I could tell this is in many ways, but mostly by the way the classroom was arranged. According to Lynch, teachers should “use every possible area of the room to create an atmosphere that encourages participation and learning” (Lynch, 2015, p.272). The student’s desks were separated and put into rows, but at certain points during the school day they were allowed to rearrange their desks and get into groups. I think this is a very efficient way to set up the desks because some students are easily distracted and other students like working in groups to learn from each other. There was a smart board in the middle of the room so every student could see it from their desks. The smart board helped the students when trying to understand multiplication. Another aspect to the classroom that I thought was very important was the reading rug. The reading rug is a good way to get the students excited each day to listen to a new story, read aloud by the teacher. I could tell Ms. Hayes put a lot of time and work into decorating the classroom to make it a fun and studious learning

The teachers profiled in “Unforgettable Miss Bessie”, “My Favorite Teacher”, and “And the Orchestra Played On” are remembered and admired by the narrators. Miss Bessie, Miss Hattie, and Mr. K. possessed significant qualities that made them remarkable educators. They inspired and encouraged students. They only wanted the best for their students and prepared them for their futures, enabling them to overcome difficulties in school. Besides the content of their subject matter these educators their taught students to believe that their lives and future all depends from themselves: whether they would choose the clean asphalt road or dirty, bumpy one.

She was unapologetic about treating her students, especially her honors ones, like adults. She was strict about plagiarism and demanded our full efforts. Within our social studies curriculum, she found ways to infuse valuable life lessons and talk

Furthermore, Miss Moore’s teaching is related to elementary school teachers do to the teachers of elementary schools have to lead the student on how to take the first step towards a better education. Just like Miss Moore, elementary school teachers have a hard time controlling the students because they are very inpatient and just want to do whatever is fun rather than learning something that could benefit them later in future like learning how to read. Both the students need a teacher that will lead them in the right direction Just like Miss Moore and the elementary teachers by showing them the better.

Mrs. Wingerter is a dependable, flexible, and conscientious individual. Her ability to connect with her students and motivate even the most challenging individuals is a significant attribute. She is strong in her knowledge of academic content across subjects and specially designed instructional strategies that benefit her students. Furthermore, she has proven her ability to work with all students, no matter what their ability, grade level or emotional need. Her caring spirit drives her to do her very best for all her students.

Mrs. Napoli, enhances higher levels of student achievements in her classroom in many different ways. In the beginning of my sophomore year, we had the chance to choose a book out of three selections she gave us. I chose “The Outsiders”, meanwhile in reading the book I got lost in the process. Napoli asked me several questions about the book and I had to answer them. If I didn't know the answer she would make me go back and reread a couple sections in the book and to look back at my study guides. She understood that I read a little slower than most students so being able to take the book home helped me out alot. At the end of reading the book I understood what the book was about because when I had to go back and reread because of Napoli, It allowed me to get a grip on what I was reading.

During my life I have had several teachers with who I hold in high regard. Mr. Anthony Arico, Mr. Marty Berger, and Mrs. Edna Thomas to name a few. Even though all of the above named teachers had a very profound effect on my life; my all-time favorite teacher would be SSG Daniel Spencer retired. He was my ROTC instructor for approximately two years and has been a mentor throughout my adult life.

She had a strong belief in incorporating democracy in the school systems. She also wanted to involve the teachers in giving advice about the school curriculum, textbooks and other educational topics. She believed in teacher councils, and proposed this idea to the school board. Ella believed that it could make a difference in providing a different perspective to improving school systems. In every educational position that she was given, she strived to improve the school system. For example, when she became principal of the Chicago Normal School, she was passionate about improving the professional education, and making sure that the educators knew the material and could confidently teach their students. At one point, she decided to have meetings two times a month called “round tables” where the faculty could discuss specific educational topics. Ella required that teachers be trained better, so that they could effectively educate their students. Another example of improving schools is when she became superintendent of the Chicago school system. She wanted to expound upon the curriculum by adding music, social studies and arts. Besides improving the curriculum, she did many other acts of dedication and hard work. She set up libraries, organized Chicago’s first school for handicapped children, and strived to increase the teachers’ salaries. Mrs. Young cared about each individual, and wanted to make a

I became the teachers’ helper. I stayed afterschool twice a week while my brother was at boy scouts and helped Mrs. Clapp grade papers. I spent hours grading papers, photo copying papers for her, and even doing extra homework in her classroom. The memories that I have working with her are some of my favorites. When I think about her, I think about how kind she was to let me help.

In 6th grade Mr. Strupp was always kind and a bit sarcastic, but in a friendly way. Mr. Fosse was funny and taught me math and science. Laura taught me how to play and do certain sports. In 7th grade Mr. Leister teaches me history, and I get to hear his interesting stories all the time. Ms. Duncan lays the hammer down, and strictly grades, which always encourages me to do my best. Ryan teaches me science (with a little help from Tim and Moby). Lastly Mimi, is a fun, but clumsy math teacher. All of them have been superb, and helped me through my two long years of Middle School.

My second grade teacher Mrs. Balzer was one of my favorite teachers through elementary school. Everyday after school while I was in her class waiting on the bus she would say "Dillon would you like a cheese stick?" Though cheese sticks was not my favorite snack and I didn't want to sound rude so i would say "yes ma'am." Learning was starting to change through grades there were more books, more homework and more classes. Another favorite teacher of mine was Mr. Britton. He was always there helping me struggling on an assignment, and always asked me to go run papers to them office for him or go make

I had wonderful teachers, always so helpful and there for me whenever I had a question. I felt that I could ask them anything and that means the world to me as a student. It is important to me to feel comfortable with a teacher to succeed. Their knowledge on things that didn’t come from our books was very helpful as well, I loved to hear all their real world experiences. They truly are incredible people and I hope they continue on teaching for many years because they are a big factor on why I am so passionate about my

In my class, I was able to witness Sarah as a conscientious, focused and able team member. She is well organized,

As an educator and school administrator, she wanted the best from her students and for her students. She was positive, encouraging and always praised their accomplishments. Her expectations were always set high for her students and for herself. After her retirement with over 30 years

Mrs. M was fair to all her students and built relationships with her students that proved this. She never showed favoritism and if a student was in trouble or needed discipline, all students received the discipline that was discussed at the beginning of the year. She built these relationships by caring about her students personally and was present in the classroom, on school grounds, and during special events such as track meets. Finally, Mrs. M showed excellent classroom management during difficult or stressful situations with students. She also remained calm and never showed emotions when it came to school disruptions but showed kindness when a student was having a difficult time at home.