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.
In “Unforgettable Miss Bessie”, Miss Bessie is described by Carl T. Rowan as the best person he has ever known. He chooses the title that says “unforgettable” because Miss Bessie is always in his memory. She is his mentor. Miss Bessie could see her students through and knew their needs because she experienced it herself. Before Miss Bessie started teaching, she was poor and “couldn’t afford the four-year course” (167) but managed to feed her brain and mind. She taught students to do the same; “make the most of what you do have – a brain” (168). She inspired students to compose their own worldview, not to cheat on their own individual standards, and to gain enough knowledge to be satisfactorily efficient and skilled. She encouraged her students to read books and speak in an educated manner so that any person had a respect for them and was willing to listen and believed in their opinions. Wise, warm-hearted, and demanding, Miss Bessie gave students the motivation they needed to succeed. “Her wisdom and influence had rippled out across generations”(170).
In “My Favorite Teacher”, Thomas L....
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... harder…made us better than we had any right to be” (408). Mr. K. died, but the orchestra is “played on” and was not “played out”. His lessons left a legacy that inspired students to achieve more, even if the challenges were as tough as his music classes.
Miss Bessie, Miss Hattie, and Mr. K were sincere, dedicated, and encouraging teachers. They had sincere interest in their students and motivated them to be successful individuals. They inspired students to make the very best of their existence. They could be proud because students they taught achieved great goals. Carl T. Rowan, Thomas L. Friedman, and Joanne Lipman are successful and grateful for their teachers for being taught more than just school subjects. Miss Bessie, Miss Hattie, and Mr. K gave students the tools to control themselves, and live up to their fullest potential with confidence and knowledge!
The lessons that are taught through experience are usually the ones that stick with children for a lifetime. In Toni Cade Bambara's “The Lesson”, Miss Moore, a prominent character in the story, teaches a lesson to underprivileged children growing up in Harlem. Bambara's work is described as “stories [that] portray women who struggle with issues and learn from them.” (Vertreace, Par. 48) Bambara uses Miss Moore and her characteristics to teach Sylvia and the other children about social inequality and the idea of pursuing personal aspirations regardless of social status. Miss Moore has many admirable characteristics; she's intelligent, patient and caring.
An outstanding educator possesses unique qualities that set him or her apart from others in the field. Ask any student about a favorite teacher and listen intently as he or she describes that person with a smile. Ask a parent of a child who will enter first grade in the fall about the teacher choice for their child. The parent would describe the outstanding educator in their desire for that special teacher. The qualities of an outstanding educator are easily recognized by those whose lives they touch, shape, and change on a daily basis. It is in this writing piece that they will be described and discussed.
Mrs. Sherman always worked toward the key to success. She has looked for the learning aspect in every situation that she has encountered in life. This wondrous woman also has the strongest will power to learn new things. She never lets go of an opportunity to learn new things. The gift of teaching is a natural instinct to Mrs. Sherman because of her strong desire to teach others whatever she can. Mrs. Sherman is also the type to rigorously go out of her way for anyone in order to help them succeed. Mrs Sherman is a strong believer that your success is the key to life. Overall, Mrs. Sherman will forever be that same three year old with the passion to learn and teach.
Education has always been an important piece in my family’s legacy. My grandmother was one of the first African American women to have a school named after her, and the majority of my uncles, aunts, and cousins all work within the education field. Naturally, I decided to write about two influential educators that have greatly impacted my life.
"Amy, you are really getting great at memorizing you times tables," said Mrs. Field, my first grade math teacher, "here is your sticker, and I will put a star next to your name for finishing the 3's times table!" I loved receiving my stickers and I especially loved getting a star next to my name. These small acts made me feel so special, that I had really done something great. This is how I remember my teachers from kindergarten until the fourth grade. Every teacher I had was encouraging, loving, and supportive of each student that they taught. If one student fell behind, the teacher made extra sure to teach and re-teach the subject until it was understood. Once I entered the fifth grade and into middle and high school, each teacher that I had tried to be encouraging, loving, and supportive of their students; however, my teachers often had too many students to give the individual attention that so many children need. When I began to fall behind in certain subjects, my teachers tried to help but were often unable to teach and re-teach, because they had no choice but to continue on with their lesson plans. I continued to fall further and further behind; therefore, I had to spend many hours after school working on my homework problems with my parents. Up until the fifth grade, I attended private school with about 15-20 students in my class; from the fifth grade on, I attended public school with about 30-35 students in each of my classes. This high number of students in my public school classrooms had a negative effect on my learning experiences.
The best kind of teachers are the ones who not only care about how you grow in their class, but how you grow as a person. A good teacher teaches us how to write essays and take notes. A great teacher teaches us skills that carry us throughout our life. They teach the kinds of skills that make us better people and better leaders. I have been blessed to have a teacher who wants to see me excel in all aspects of my junior high and high school career and not just in her class. Ruthi McGarry would not be classified as just a teacher, she is more than a teacher, she was a student, a mother , a rape victim, No matter who you were Mrs. Mcgarry would draw you into her own little family and treat you like a child of her own. Thousands of kids could tell
“ The thing worse than being blind is having sight, but no vision.” - Helen Keller Today’s topic is about two inspiring teachers that helped students succeed. They were Anne Sullivan and Ron Clark, who both were teachers inspired to teach. Both Anne and Ron had trouble achieving their goal. Anne tried to teach Helen sign language and achieved her goal. Ron also taught an entire class and had them pass the exam. The topic is mainly about how Anne and Ron are inspiring teachers.
In a society where kids must go to school up to the collegiate level, teaching is an impactful career choice. Teachers help contour the minds of future leaders of the world. Furthermore, teachers play a crucial role in guiding students to the knowledge, skills, and abilities they need to succeed in life, and teachers lead students to make informed decisions on any topic the meet in the future. As a teacher, a person must relinquish their knowledge onto students. Finally, they must prepare their students for all the obstacles they will face later in life.
In school we all have our favorite teachers. The ones we connected with a just loved. In college, we’re there to get a degree. The type of teachers there can make one thing that the school is just about the money. There some professors with teaching styles that put some students at a disadvantage. We all know the difficult teachers, but a lot of them you learn so much. It’s the teachers you just don’t want to have at all because you learn nothing. Why is that? It’s all about the teaching style of the professor. Should consultants be used to tell the professors what they are doing wrong and how they can improve? I think so, but students shouldn’t be the consultant as Gail Oremaland states in his essay, “The Truth about College Teachers.”
Mrs. Ladd was not the most popular, funniest, hardest, easiest, nicest, nor the meanest teacher. I remember her for some other reasons. When I think of Mrs. Ladd, I think about how hard she made me work. But I also think about how she challenged me. Most of all, I remember how she influenced me.
It is said that teachers teach not only from books, but also from life itself. That in school we learn not only lessons from books, but lessons from the heart and soul as well. Those lessons, the lessons that teach us to understand ourselves and others, are what truly impact our lives. Countless teachers have advised students under their tutelage on various life changing matters. However, there is one teacher who stands prominently in the forefront of my mind as teaching me the most important lessons one could ever hope to learn. Mrs. C was a sixth grade substitute mathematics teacher, who was Russian and as such occasionally fell out of proper English, and she taught me something nonpareil.
As I walked into what was unmistakably the office of a former elementary school teacher, Ms. Caruthers greeted me with a warning. “I just came back from a Methods of Teaching Social Studies class and I may need a moment to shake myself out of that mindset,” she shared with a smile. Since I enjoy social studies, I assured her that was no problem. I looked around the room, filled with books, old educational posters proclaiming ideas such as “Every Civilization has GRAPES: 6 Factors to Analyze World Civilizations and Cultures” and “Take APPARTS Primary Sources,” a slew of shiny awards from the Student Oklahoma Education Association, and various pictures of loved ones and found it as interesting and inviting as she is. During our time together, Ms. Caruthers not only shared milestones in her impressive career, she also defined the characteristics of a great teacher and provided personal insight on how to improve education today. At the end of the interview, the recurring theme was clear: June Caruthers exemplifies a teacher who is devoted to her students and to the intricate process of learning.
When I was growing up, I remember attending elementary school, learning a new language seems to be difficult at first, but I was able to learn the English language because of the dedication of one of my teachers. Now, as I reflect on this experience, it is obvious that she was dedicated and enjoyed teaching her students to be successful. I know today that she made a difference in my life as I navigated through my education experience and high school years to present.
Along these two weeks we have been prompt to make a recall to our own way of learning and why we became a teacher: Was it because coincidence, due to life circumstances, maybe because family tradition, was it a conscious decision or because someone influenced us? Whatever the answer is, we have to face reality and be conscious that being a teacher does not only means to teach a lesson and asses students learning. It requires playing the different roles a teacher must perform whenever is needed and required by our learners, identify our pupils needs and preferences, respecting their integrity and individuality but influencing and motivating them to improve themselves and become independent.
A good teacher is one that motivates the students to always keep trying and do their best. However, an ethical and virtuous teacher is one who changes a student’s life forever and shapes their character into becoming a successful and respectful human being. Teachers have an important part in our lives and they impact us every day. Not only do they teach us something new each passing day, they also give us lessons that we will use in every decision we make in our lives. Luckily, I was able to have a teacher who pushed me beyond all my limits and always believed in me. That marvelous teacher was my fourth-grade teacher, Mrs. Alvarado.