Feed on
Posts
comments

Archive for the 'Philosophy' Category

Being a teacher is not so bad sometimes…

Posted in First-Year, Philosophy, Teach For America, Teacher Perks on Nov 13th, 2008 No Comments »

I’ve noticed that I’ve been griping with my fellow teachers a lot. From the kids who think they know it all, to the unpredictable schedules, to colleagues who think they can get away with being useless, to the clocks that NEVER seem to stay in sync with one another…we whine and grouch and make a [...]

Read Full Post »

My Philosophy

Posted in Philosophy, The Achievement Gap on Sep 25th, 2008 No Comments »

In my first class, the professor had us finish three sentences. Here were mine:
–

I believe teachers…
…should base their teaching methods around their students needs. Students are not there for the teacher, the teacher is there for the students.
I believe students…
…should have the opportunity to succeed regardless of background, class, race, sex, place of upbringing, and [...]

Read Full Post »