Stacy Nold
5/21/19
Dr. Sonia Begert
Compare/Contrast Essay
Teaching is a
difficult task, regardless if it is in a class room setting. I admire and
respect all teaches however, some are better than others. A lot of different
factors make a teacher a good teacher or a bad teacher, all students experience
both kinds of teachers throughout their time in school. Two teachers that have
shown me both sides of the spectrum are Mr. Triplet and Miss M. Mr. Triplet
taught math and was able to make it one of my favorite subjects. Miss. M taught
English, she made it hard to want to be there. My English professor was a very
smart women however, was not able to teach a class well, I hated going to class.
My math professor on the other hand was amazing, I looked forward to going to
his class every day. The differences between these two teachers are what make
the difference in someone’s educational experience. There are a few
similarities between the professors, but their differences in their passion,
control of the class and teaching for all levels of knowledge are far more
important.
Having
passion for the job you are doing is a very important part of any job. A
teacher needs to show up every day and have a deep passion for what they are
doing. Mr. Triplet would come in every day excited to teach and full of
excitement. He would take the time to engage every student one by one. He would
ask questions to each student not just one person, if you didn’t know he would
walk you through it. You could tell that
he wanted to be there teaching us every day and not leave anyone behind.
Students could tell that teaching is what he wanted to do with his life. On the
other hand Miss. M. would come in and give handout’s out and go to her desk.
She would answer emails, paying no attention to the class -- often the whole
classroom period. She would often want to talk about her day not about English
or the papers we were writing at the time. Instead of engaging the entire class
she would have discussions with a handful of students, usually the ones that
were being loud and off topic. As a
teacher you have to want to be in class, that’s why teachers have to be
passionate. Being passionate about what you do makes the students want to be
there and learning from you. There is no
doubt that being a teacher is one of the most difficult professions but done by
someone who really wants to teach, it can be a wonderful thing.
Being
up in front of a class is a nerve racking experience, that’s a teachers spot
though and it automatically gives them a certain amount of respect. Losing that
respect can happen quickly. While up there or just around in the class room,
the teacher must be able to control the class. Mr. Triplet would control the
class with a combination of humor and embarrassment. He would call people out
if they were texting so everyone in the class would stop and look at them.
After having that happen to you a few times you stop doing it and pay attention,
this is how Mr. Triplet controlled his class. He did not allow the loudest
students to take away from everyone else’s learning experience, He made sure
that it was understood that that was unacceptable. Miss M. would have discussions in class but there
was never any structure in them. She would allow the students to split of into
side talks and then give up on the discussion all together. She would allow the
loudest students to direct the discussion of topic on to whatever they wanted
to talk about and not about English, This makes it hard to follow anything or
learn. Students that did not understand or struggled with English often fell
behind and did not know where to go for help. With no direction in the class it
very difficult to learn anything, especially if you were not a strong student.
Having control of the class room is very important but can be hard to do.
Teachers must figure out how to control the class in order to have a successful
class and engage a full classroom with a variety of students.
Teachers
end up with a whole variety of students in their classroom. It is very
important that teachers teach to all levels of students so that they can
understand the material being presented to them. Mr. Triplet would explain math
problems multiple ways so everyone would be able to understand it. He would
take the time to make sure everyone was getting it and keeping up, this is very
helpful. He also would use group exercise and competitions to see who would
finish first, this motivated students understand the problems so they could
work faster. He also made himself available to help all the time. No students
felt like they were being left behind. Miss. M. would come in to class, assign
a writing assignment and that was it. Students just had to use to rubric to
figure it out and go from there. This caused many students to not understand
and struggle in the class. Even when questions were asked the topic got changed
so quickly and the question was brushed over. Being able to engage students at
levels of knowledge is another one of the most important skills a teacher could
possess.
Though Mr. Triplet and Miss. M have
many differences in terms of passion, control of the class and teaching every
level of students both are similar in that they both would help after class,
use online aides to assist in class and that they both were on time every day.
Using online supplemental aides along with class room curriculum is extremely
helpful for students to reinforce lessons from the classroom. Being on time and staying after to help
allows students to seek help if they need it. Teachers are the
reasons why class can be good and bad. Math is one of my worst subjects because
of dyslexia and my professor was able to engage me and teach how I understood. Mr.
Triplet was able to make it where I looked forward to going to class every day.
English is easier to me however, my professor made me not want to be there. The
class room was always chaotic and disorganized. It’s all in the difference in who is teaching
not so much what they are teaching. You’re learning experience will be an unforgettable
one, weather it is good or bad depends on the teacher. A good teacher can make
any subject your favorite subject.
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