I find that many teachers have very different styles of teaching. Whether they get through to their students or not, I believe, is how they teach. If a teacher uses fear of failure to get students to comply, I believe that it COULD be effective… but not memorable. The most important quality a teacher could instill in a student, in my opinion, is confidence.
I had two teachers that really stuck out in my mind. One was a middle school teacher, and one was a high school teacher. Mrs. E was a middle school teacher of mine, and loved all her students. She was kind and insightful, and always thought of brilliant and fun ways to conduct her class. She loved having the student’s converse with her during class, and never, not once, did I hear her give a negative comment. Mrs. P however, was a totally different story. She was a high school teacher, and most of the time… was not all that kind. She was loud and dictatorial. She liked things done her way, and nothing else would suffice. She liked to give feedback to her students, however, that feedback was hardly ever positive. Most of the students in her class didn’t speak up, for fear of being shot down for their idea, or even made fun of by Mrs. P herself. While Mrs. E encouraged her students to be confident in what they do, Mrs. P found in confidence in her students to be annoying.
I am still trying to come up with a good thesis here. Any feedback would be GREATLY appreciated!!
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