Wow. Yeah I am in agreement with many of my classmates, that Chapter 4 was depressing and the last page or so didn’t really save it. I really enjoyed reading this because I felt like they were giving a pretty realistic perspective on what to expect which is better than being lied to right now and being utterly shocked when we are in the classroom for the first time. I can say that my uncle has taught in St. Louis for as long as I can remember and he has told me many stories similar to the ones we read about, and I also have a family member who teaches that had a student kill his parents and then come to class (only to be escorted out later that day). There is some crazy stuff in the world, but isn’t that why we are becoming teachers? If all of our students were excited about school, where would the challenge be? Who is more fun to have success with: a student who eventually comes around, or a student who is already super-psyched to be there?
Big-Bucks. Yes since everyone else seemed to have mentioned this, I feel the need to throw my 1 cent in as well. I think Big-Bucks is an awesome idea. Someone previously said their boss would not reward them for doing a good job, but I beg to differ. Unless your do your job as a volunteer I think it’s fair to assume that you get paid by your boss (or his boss), so essentially that is your reward. Now many would disagree and say students payment for doing well are their grades, but we must remember that grades are extremely important to some students, and not at all important to others. Sure this is only a half-real world mentality, but high school students are often not long term thinkers, and grades are only for the long term for students who have no repercussions to face at home in their immediate future.
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And while we're on the topic of "teacher movies" I have to say that any movie that over-glorifies anything (for example: Freedom Writers) automatically gets docked a full star in my imaginary book. For a movie that is inspiring but also a bit more realistic (and in my book, awesome), I highly recommend Pay It Forward for those of you who have not seen it. I know a teacher who shows it in class every year (with very little fanfare from her administration). It's in my all time top 10, so watch it.
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"Someone previously said their boss would not reward them for doing a good job, but I beg to differ." I can't find anyone else that made a comment similiar to this, so I'm assuming you are refering to the comment I made. Yes, my boss DOES reward me for doing a good job. She would not, however, reward my lack of effort by giving me a "big bucks" kind of game to play to encourage me to get busy. That was my only concern with the later in life affects that this might have.
Eh. Eh. Your comment makes sense. I guess all I was trying to say was that it's not fair to expect all of our students to correlate grades with some sort of payment...but I know what you're saying too.
I feel sorry for your friend. The one who's parents were killed. Does he still teach?
Pay ir Forward is one of my favorites as well. I think the whole concept of is awesome, even if I have not seen the whole movie!
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