The Teacher Of Michael Baker

Why is there racial tension and political dissension in America? Why did Russia feel its Crimean invasion was justifiable? How did China become an economic power? These questions are answered by a proper understanding of history, helping us to better comprehend the world of 2015. Education’s role needs to be thus: to prepare students as learned individuals and to exist in such an international community. This is why I think history is still incredibly relevant despite focusing on the

American history is a very important subject in our education, therefore, this vital topic shouldn’t be thought of as scary. By learning our country’s history, we understand the society we live in, the changes that occurred, and inspire us to do better. For better understanding of the subject some teachers believe that students will benefit from thinking American history as a “story”, while others look down on that idea. There are several pros and cons for the idea for thinking history as a “story”.

Finally, my third participant was Mr. C. Mr. C began teaching in 1987 and has 28 years of teaching experience. Mr. C earned both his Bachelor’s and Master’s degree in History from Cal State LA. He also received his teaching credentials from Cal State LA in 1978. He became interested in teaching history because he loved the subject. He tried various other professions, such as working as an editor for the Los Angeles Times, but did not enjoy them. As a result, he switched to teaching history. Mr. C has taught Economics, World History, Government, and AP US History. Recently, I was able to observe Mr. C’s 11th grade AP US History class.

She carries the audience through her argument in a logical sequence. First, she makes her claim that student do not know history and explains her reasons (250). She then elaborates on what history students are taught and what exactly is wrong with the methods by which they learn (251). After this, she explains the job of a historian to the reader – how historians confront primary sources to “make some sense of what once happened” (252). To end the article, Simon describes how students can better learn history through exploring primary sources (253). This structuring and organization helps the reader to understand and to believe Simon’s

If there is one reason for a student to attend a history class, it is that he can learn from the mistakes

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.

The book, Lies My Teacher Told Me, begins with an introduction in which author James W. Loewen empathizes with the students. He discusses how History, specifically American History, is taught incorrectly. Loewen is able to share his understanding of why high school students think history is boring. He begins his argument with facts and numbers by saying that out of all the subjects in school, history is almost every student's least favorite subject. He goes on to say that teachers also misrepresent history to students by teaching history as a ¨set of facts¨ rather than ¨showing how we got to this point.¨ Loewen’s writing style is much more relaxed than a typical non-fiction

History is a remarkable subject that offers and eagles eye view into the past. With textbooks such as, Hist3, a great deal of interesting information can be acquired. However, a common misconception runs rampant through students minds; the idealism that history is useless and that the subject is that of a drag. Who can blame them? Our text books can only do so much in terms of providing the means in educating ourselves when we’re not in a class room and when given the opportunity to appear in class we have the luxury of (hopefully) having and interesting professor to enlighten us on all the side conflicts, affairs, and bloodshed that has happened. Even so, when we as students have exhausted the book and our instructors, we have the privilege

Everyone has, at one point in time, been taught how to do something. Whether it is how to tie one’s shoes or how to do long division, teachers have been around to help people learn forever. Teachers are an integral part of today’s society, and they will continue to be an outstanding asset in the lives of all the students across our country for centuries to come. Because of teaching’s impact on today’s world and children, I chose to interview my former North Allegheny GOAL teacher, Mr. Dan Williams for my Honors American History GREEF project.

“He was an amazing educator. He would talk to you as if you were on the same educational level," Groff said. "He had conversations that vested in your education. He would invite you to his office hours and would discuss things with you for an hour at a time. He always had time for you."

Growing up, my family attended countless historical sites and museums, which taught me to appreciate history at a young age. This appreciation and passion for history was enhanced by one of my high school history teachers, Stephanie Hornstein. She is an exuberant, intelligent and dedicated teacher whose excitement for history is contagious. In her AP United States History class, I was able to develop my critical thinking skills and my passion for being able to study history in greater depth and share that with others. I hope that studying history will provide me with a greater perspective on world and United States events and their impact today on society.

Choosing an American government and history teacher was an easy choice because it was a my favorite subject, and we call can benefit from the teachings of the past. “We thought nothing could be worse than world war one, then guess what? World war two cam along.”said Mr. Bo Tillman, a passionate history and government teacher at Lafayette High School, during mid-interview, this was his response to a question about why history and government became his focus. “If you don't learn from it you know, everything rolls back” Bo Tillman helped me understand this country, the American government, the life lessons we can learn from everything in our history, and its direct translation to our daily lives.

Have you ever truly sat down and talked to a teacher? If you haven’t you should because you’ll be surprised at how much of a real person they are and not just teacher the whole time. When I started JROTC LTC Duncan had just started his teaching career so we got to get to know each other. As I grew, he helped me stay out of a lot of trouble and also helped me grow. As I grew I got to know LTC Duncan better and when we talked about his childhood and teen years I could relate but not directly. For example we both had big dreams when we were kids. LTC Duncan wanted to be a astronaut (interview1-1) and I wanted to be some big rich guy that owns multiple facilities across the US. We both are/were smarty pants as kids and teens, but we are also nice people. In our teenage years we both had jobs we didn't like. LTC Duncan had his factory jobs and ive had my landscaping jobs(Interview1-1). We both hated our jobs

Ms. Gruwell was more dedicated and determined than the other teachers at Woodrow Wilson High School. Even though she was warned by other faculty and staff members, she went in with an unbiased opinion of the students in her class. She led the classroom by not showing her frustrations when something went wrong or if a fight broke out. Instead of complaining about the lack of resources that the school provided her with, she found ways to get it herself by working more jobs. In order for her to lead the classroom, she tried to find common ground between her and the students. She tried to make them feel comfortable with her as their teacher. Her