Essay 4
Jaqueline Banales
Professor Alkhaony
English 1301
December 5, 2013
What Makes A Great Secondary Teacher? When I was a high school student, I experienced many teachers. Some of the teachers made me feel as if I could achieve so much, and others made me feel like I was just in any other class. I knew this difference by trying to build a relationship with them and making sure they were prepared to respond to any given situation. I believe to be a great teacher you must be prepared and build a strong relationship with your students. . In the school I attended, many fights broke out every day. Therefore, you either had to sit down and talk with your teacher for breaking up a fight you were involved in, or you made fun of the teacher who didn’t know what to do. There were a handful of teachers who made school feel like every day dragged and others who made the year fly by. When talking about prepared teachers it means more than just a bachelor’s degree and a teacher’s certificate. It takes skills like leadership, confidence, and patience. While researching, “How to prepare teachers” I found one that deals with fights. According to The National Center for Educational Statistics surveyed principals and school Administrators in public secondary schools nationwide to find current data on school discipline problems. The three top issues are tardiness, absenteeism, and physical conflicts between students; another thing that schools lack the most and the biggest problems are gangs, violence, and fights. In a latest Gallup Poll, people were asked what they thought were the biggest problems for public schools, and the number one answer was fighting/violence/gangs. The second most common response was lack of discipline. I also found an article of a woman named Lynnette Fields with the help of Jim Davis, Director of Employee Relations of Pasco County, Florida and Liz Geiger, President of United School Employees of Pasco County, Florida, they explained a three step plan to give
Professor Alkhaony
English 1301
December 5, 2013
What Makes A Great Secondary Teacher? When I was a high school student, I experienced many teachers. Some of the teachers made me feel as if I could achieve so much, and others made me feel like I was just in any other class. I knew this difference by trying to build a relationship with them and making sure they were prepared to respond to any given situation. I believe to be a great teacher you must be prepared and build a strong relationship with your students. . In the school I attended, many fights broke out every day. Therefore, you either had to sit down and talk with your teacher for breaking up a fight you were involved in, or you made fun of the teacher who didn’t know what to do. There were a handful of teachers who made school feel like every day dragged and others who made the year fly by. When talking about prepared teachers it means more than just a bachelor’s degree and a teacher’s certificate. It takes skills like leadership, confidence, and patience. While researching, “How to prepare teachers” I found one that deals with fights. According to The National Center for Educational Statistics surveyed principals and school Administrators in public secondary schools nationwide to find current data on school discipline problems. The three top issues are tardiness, absenteeism, and physical conflicts between students; another thing that schools lack the most and the biggest problems are gangs, violence, and fights. In a latest Gallup Poll, people were asked what they thought were the biggest problems for public schools, and the number one answer was fighting/violence/gangs. The second most common response was lack of discipline. I also found an article of a woman named Lynnette Fields with the help of Jim Davis, Director of Employee Relations of Pasco County, Florida and Liz Geiger, President of United School Employees of Pasco County, Florida, they explained a three step plan to give
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