In the words of Stephen Covey, “Strength lies in differences, not in similarities.” There may be some similarities as to how things are run and there are always a few distinctions. Sometimes those differences make a huge impact for the good of an organization while some may take a turn for the worse. Overall, a student will take note of those differences between two teachers, especially if one steps in to take over a class for another. In my high school, we had two marketing instructors over the course of four years, those two teachers were Ms. Hunter and Mrs. Harvey. Each had two years to teach the classes and run a student based business called the DECA Store. Both teachers had different ways of running the show, there were three prominent differences that had an impact on the program and the students. …show more content…
One of the most important parts of running the store is restocking all the product to sell to the students.
When it came to Ms. Hunter and restocking the store, she did not want to take the easy route. Ms. Hunter put in the extra hours to go to Sam’s Club and pick up the product to make as big of a profit as possible. She also ordered from Vistar, a concessions company, what we couldn’t get at Sam’s Club. However, Mrs. Harvey ordered everything from Vistar because everything was delivered to the school. The products at Vistar were more expensive, which meant that we had to raise prices of the products we sold. With both teachers, we had raised a significant amount of money for the program. The instructor was the one who would decide what to do with the
money. The ability of a teacher to spend the money appropriately is vital to the success of the program. When it came to spending money on conferences, Ms. Hunter asked the students going to pay for the registration fee and part of the hotel expense. If you worked in the store, most of the trip would be paid for you at the store’s expense. While Mrs. Harvey asked you to pay for half of the entire cost. Also, if the group were to go out to eat, she would pay for most of the meal. At the time, we all thought it was nice to have it paid for us, but we realized she was paying with store money. They were both generous in paying for students, but there is a difference between helping with a trip’s expense and giving the money away on different occasions. Besides the ability to handle money, teaching the students in the program is equally as important. As a student, you trust the teacher has a degree in what they are teaching you; however, this was not the case the first two years. Ms. Hunter worked for the school district for 28 years, she also earned her degree in education and accounting. She knew what she was talking about and knew how to teach the material. Mrs. Harvey did earn her degree in education; but instead of a form of business or finances, she earned her degree in childhood development. She did admit to us, her students, that she was learning the material the day before she taught it to us. Although she did a good job, it was not comforting to know she didn’t know what she was teaching us fully. When a new teacher comes into the picture, the differences of how things are run are clear. These differences are in the teaching and organization styles of that individual. As students, we can easily identify the differences between our teachers. Whether it be positive or negative attributes that are easily noted based on our past experiences. Our teachers always taught us at the greatest of their abilities, which is something that we can all appreciate. Even though this is the case, we can still see the differences between one and another.
Tommy Takem owns a small appliance store in the southwest part of the state of Virginia. Tommy has built his business on targeting the poor, unsophisticated, and uneducated in the Appalachian regions of Virginia, Kentucky, Tennessee, and West Virginia. There is little competition in the region where he sells his goods; therefore, he charges 10-20% higher prices than the nearest retail competition. Furthermore, as a ruse to increase sales, Takem’s has hired a few high pressure salespeople to go door-to-door selling the appliances and electronics at a markup of 30% more than his retail location, though this information is not disclosed to the purchaser. Also, as most of Tommy’s clientele have poor credit, the financing is handled by Takem’s Appliances as well, with an additional charge of 15% plus the highest interest rate allowable by
Critical Response: Given the three possible responses from the book, I feel like #2 is the most ethical of the three. However, I feel like all three aren’t satisfactory ways to treat this situation. I will analyze them one by one, then give my opinion of what the salesperson should do.
491). The inflated prices of textbooks contribute to the used textbook industry because the bookstores get nearly double the price of the author. If the bookstores don’t sell the copies, they send the left over books back to the company and get a full refund. The bookstores have nothing to lose and they are making a substantial amount of money because of the resale value. I agree that textbooks are overpriced because of the claim Roediger makes when stating that textbook prices are too high for students to afford. The bookstore has nothing to lose because they do not lose any money if the books are not sold, while the students are suffering. The bookstore loses no money if students don’t purchase the book because if there is a large number of books left over, the bookstore sends them back. Roediger says “If books are not sold, they are retuned to the company for a full price refund. It’s a no-risk business” (Roediger, pg. 492). He recognizes that this textbook company is a no risk business and the side benefitting from this company is the one making all the money; the textbook companies are constantly winning. On the other end of things though, students need their textbooks to learn and have to pay the price listed for each textbook. An average full time college student enrolls in 15 credit hours which balances out to taking around five classes per
Having two teachers, each with their own knowledge and expertise, working to help the needs of students and promote learning for all students is very beneficial for a classroom but it also has its drawbacks. For some it takes time getting use to working with another individual
...roughout the session. “Good teachers are not born, nor are they made by tutors. They make themselves. Whats more, anyone can teach well. Research shows that there is no personality type that makes a good teacher. Whether you are a shy introvert or an enthusiastic extrovert, you can teach effectively, but only if you know how to learn from your mistakes and your successes”. (Petty 2009 pg.516 2009)
Many of my instructors, such as a high school teacher I had for both honors Chemistry and Physics reminded me of the teacher from the television show, Charlie Brown, simply droning on with no discernable enthusiasm or interest in the subject. These teachers taught classes that I invariably found “unbearable” as there was no thinking or experimentation required on my part. However the classes I excelled in always brought new variables to the table, and combined with an interesting subject invariably held my attention for the semester and beyond. Two instructors come to mind from my 15 years of education, and both due to the different, and often interesting approaches they took to
First, it is important for both students and instructors to be aware of their proper roles
I would like to begin by saying that every teacher has his or her own personality, and the incorporation of that could alter some of the specifics of each of my principles,
One day, Aling Lucy started to notice that sales were going down even though it was Christmas season. The fish vendor near her store had also reported that the employees were slacking off. They would often be seen talking on their phones and neglecting their work or entertaining guys who enter the store just to flirt. Aling Lucy had left the store to the care of her young employees because she trusted them. She knew their parents and she did not have reason to complain about their work
The first scene already displays a fault in a teacher’s character: pressure to succeed due to comparison. The headmaster of the school welcomes a new student and says to him, “You have some big shoes to fit. Your brothers were one of the finest”- a valedictorian and National Merit Scholar. The comparison of the success of the older to younger
As the time approached, my attitude toward student-teaching was one of confidence and in some ways overconfidence. I believed that I was equipped with all of the tools necessary to be a superior teacher. Little did I know what truly goes on behind the scenes of a teacher. Between grading papers, attending meetings, and preparing lessons, I would often feel overwhelmed. Still, student teaching would prove to be much more valuable than I anticipated. It would teach me to appreciate the wisdom of mentors and experienced teachers, value or being organized and prepared, and lastly the resilience of students.
I try to talk to a teacher everyday about different topics. By talking with other teachers who are in there first-year teachers or seasoned teachers they have different ways of seeing thing. These teachers give me a different thought on how to do certain lessons. I realized my classroom setting is different due to how low my students are compared to the rest, but they really helped me to understand how to bring common core standards down to the level that my students need to learn. Like I said before, I can be doing 4 different lessons at the same time, but we 're all still doing a main theme. Whether it 's adding subtracting or reading comprehension, we 're all looking for the characters or the setting. These teachers are extremely helpful to me to be successful within my
A teacher today needs to have an ability to relate to and create partnerships not with their students, but also families, administrators and other professionals. This ensures that all persons involved with the education of the student are on the same page. All involved then work in harmony and help each other achieve the common goal of educating the student in the best possible way for the best possible result. (Wesley, 1998, p 80)
The one belief I had about teaching that has changed since I began this unit, is that all teachers, more or less, taught in the same way. Perhaps this is a belief that I had formed from my own time at school, where all my teachers taught in the same way; some were more or less effective, but I wasn’t aware of them using theories or methods as such, more that they were or weren’t kind people. This belief has changed and it has really opened my ideas to the many creative models, and instructional methods a teacher can use.
For some reason or another certain students are drawn to particular teachers while other students are more fond of others. In my life I have studied under three memorable teachers. Teachers with which I was able to connect, to laugh, to share my misgivings. While I may have been close with each of these teachers, it is very clear, in retrospect, that each was very unique, and represented an entirely different class of teacher.