Why Teach?

Faith Green- Hey Faith! I agree with and enjoyed your post this week. I also believe it is important for teachers to get to know every single one of the students individually. They will all have different stories to share and they are not all exposed to the same stuff outside of school. We need to be able to recognize and remember that we are still learning with our students as time goes on. I also chose the golden lines assignment as one of my top five because I liked how it pointed out the main idea in the unit.  Hannah Loehr- Hi Hannah! I also chose blogging as one of my top 5 assignments. I enjoyed how we were able to talk about how we felt or what we thought about some topics. I thought it was a good why to communicate with our classmates and stay connected even though it was all online. I liked how we were about to read and comment on other peoples post because it gave us a chance to think about things from a different point of view.  Grace McCraren- Hello Grace! I put d...

I became more aware of how sometimes in the classroom the full stories are not always told. I never really thought about how we only talked about things from one point of view. Students should be able to hear both sides of stories about history so it can all make sense. We are able to get a better understanding of why some things happen when the full story is provided. We would begin to dig into other cultures' history as well. I also believe getting stories from different points of views will keep students' attention in the classroom. I know I love to know the reasoning behind what people do especially if it is not good. I was surprised about how much money affects students' education. Of course I know students that do not necessarily have as much as their neighbors are judged by both their teachers and peers. I did not think too much about how these students may actually be treated differently because of what their parents make. From personal experience it is not made a p...

I believe it is sad that students education depends on their physical appearance and where they live or come from. I agree with many others that money should not be the reason some students do not get as good of an education as all the other students. For starters children cannot control where they come and they can't control if, where, or when their parents work and they also can't control how much their parents are making. Students that come from a lower income already feel different from others and I believe teachers should make sure no one is feeling singled out. For example students do not need to know which of their peers or classmates are eligible for free lunches. I do not think we as teachers should even be discussing those type of things in front of students. We should not be judgmental towards others especially when at school and it should not be tolerated. Students like to tease their classmates or other students because of what they may be wearing and what conditio...