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Role- Leader/Role Model
Teacher #1- Mr.Davis +
Teacher #2- Ms.Ship -

Mr.Davis is a great example of the role above. Mr.Ship on the other hand is a negative example.
Examples-
Control of class,
Makes the class exciting
Knowledge of the material



  1.)     Mr.Davis has a great quality of being able to control his class. Whenever it's someone slacking off in the back, or a student who doesn't care. Mr. Davis can get their attention.

-In his class there used to be a group kids who would sit together, and talk the entire class period. He was able to stop the students from talking and somewhat pay attention without moving their seats.

-Not only can Mr.Davis keep control of talking students, but also when they leave for breaks in the middle of class. He didn't just use a bathroom pass to limit how many students could leave at once. He would literally unplug the vending machine outside his room and put a piece of paper saying "broken" on it.

-Mr.Davis was systematic, he had a certain order or ways in which he would preform actions. This helped him with being very organized. This organization helped him keep track if a paper was late or not, along with any students trying to slip late assignments into the pile.

2.)   Making the class exciting was a great attribute for Mr.Davis.


-Mr.Davis, is an enter teacher. Imagine the fellow from Gardening with Cisco and tone it down just a little. he always looked for humor in any situation, and would throw out the occasional joke.


-He always had some interesting and funny stories that he would tell to the class. An example would be that every year, during the winter he would take a week off of teaching to go helicopter skiing. Now keep in min that he is about 65 years old and is as wide as a twig. He also lighten the class up with a story about his time in the coast guard.


3.)  Knowing what you are teaching was an important factor for Mr.Davis. He taught three classes, but he knew more that the curriculum required for the class.

-An example, He taught Film studies for one class period. Now the average teach could just put on a bunch of movies and call it a day, but Mr.Davis would discuss with the class the different methods, techniques, and subtle elements in each movie. He also would research interesting facts about the production of the movie.

- Mr.Davis taught many different English and creative writing classes in a day. You could literally turn in a five page paper and the next day he would have it graded and edited. Now the impressive point was that he would have all of his English classes turn their papers in on the same day. Some teachers will read the first page, edit that page and grade the paper. Mr.Davis would read the whole paper, from page to page correcting every mark. The only time he wouldn't have done such detail would be for his 30 page screenplay assignment.


              
                      Mr. Ship, most days had some control over the class but never actually did anything with the control. He did have a good habit of keeping the class exciting and knew barely anything about the class.


1.)  Mr.Ship was a week long substitute for my automotive technology class in high school. The class would pay attention to him, be cause he only told stories.


-He would dedicate most of his time to passing the time with stories.


-He would tells us about past experiences.


2.)  Mr.Ship was great at making the class exciting and the students entertained.


-He would tell us about his view on politics, and who he liked. I remember him saying his opinion on President Obama as "Any man who calls Kayne west A jack*** on national television deserves to be president."


-Mr.Ship would openly tell us how he would watch Zombie Land On the projector during the passing periods, along with actually turning it off once all the students were seated. He did not seem to mind due to the location of the class.


-My favorite thing that Mr.Ship would do, is tell us stories of his past. He once told us a story about how he was subbing for a class on a second story, and the wall behind him was smoking. He was extremely hung over from the night before, and when the firemen came into his class room and asked "can't you see the smoke from the wall, there's a fire down stairs." He simply looked at the man and said "Oh, so you can see the smoke too!"
 
3.) Knowledge of the material, this was Mr.Ship's major weakness.


-Not to be condescending, but Mr.Ship didn't know anything about cars. He could drive one and that was about it. The only time we would learn something would be when he found a video from the back room about the "future of cars" He really was only there for the money, and he let us know. The reason he kept the class so entertaining was because that was all he could do. He couldn't teach the class so he just told stories.


 -He would admit his weakness in this quality, but decided to have as much fun as possible as opposed to putting in the extra effort and learning the material.

Conclusion: Mr.Davis and Mr.Ship were different in their ways of teaching.
They were both great at not only keeping the class's attention but also making the class exciting. No matter what day of the week it was. The deviance would lye in their approach to the knowledge of the class material. Mr.Davis and Mr.Ship feel quite differently about the curriculum that they teach. Mr. Davis would always have assignments graded by the next day, when Mr.Ship wouldn't even remember to give out any assignments. They were both good teachers in some respects, but overall Mr.Davis was a much better educator than Mr.Ship.

Mona Lisa Smile Notes

I think I already know how it's going end once Julia Roberts walked into frame.
1953- A new art teacher in a Conservative all girls college.
The class, as apposed to Stand and Deliver is quite structured and calm.
The entire class had already read the entire text book, as the control had been swept out from under her feet. She throws an art piece that isn't in the syllabus in order to create a small discussion.
The mothers of the students really emphasize the mind set of "good wives" in the 50's.
The school, and school board have a very critical and one way of thinking.
the story progresses as she is warned about her views of modern art.
the winter progresses when her boy friend proposes to her, and she neither says yes or no. 
her methods of teaching seem to be working, but it seems, as foreshadowed in may at her teaching evaluation she might land in some hot water.
 End of part 1

Part 2
The plot is revealed when the student whom had got married showed up after missing numerous days of class. She doesn't threaten her, but hints it. The teacher opens up to the students about her personal life, another student  opens up also to reveal her parents divorce.
The recently married student, whom also got the nurse fired via the newspaper. Writes another article  but on Ms.Watson this time.
She finally breaks down, after the article is published. In her meltdown, she says numerous things to not only the principle but the students. Throughout the mess of mixed conflictions, the teacher keeps strong and continues to help students. She is forced to either abide by the school's curriculum or leave. she decides to leave the school, and is ready to go back into the world.

Audre Lorde's essay

Lorde's teachers.
 Audre Lorde tells us about the different teachers that she had growing up.
The first time she had a "teacher" in her mind was when the librarian had read a couple of stories to her, and she decided that she "wanted to read" (Lorde.67)
Her first actual teacher was mean in Lorde's eyes. The teacher seemed focused on the student's ability to follow directions, as opposed to the efforts and success each student had. Audre felt discouraged that her best effort had gotten her into trouble.

The next teacher Audre had was at a catholic school. Corporal punishment was a tool used quite often in sister Mary of perpetual helps class. She requested that Lorde was not dressed in "in so many layers of clothing because then I couldn't feel the strap on my behind when i was punished." (Lorde.71)  Audre best describes the class when she describes how the teacher "ran the first grade with an iron hand in the shape of a cross." she describes how the eighteen year old blonde either "hated teaching or little children." She continues to describe how the call was split into two groups. Lorde is continually placed in the lower of the two groups called the brownies. When when an assignment had been issued to create a three word sentence from a magazine, Sister Mary didn't believe that Audre had created the six word sentence.

Sections 28-30

This selection of reading has given me some good ideas for paper #1.
The readings helped me understand how different types of papers should be organized, in order to create different effects. (Ex. persuasive paper, business. ect.) I will try to incorporate this structure into my paper.

What makes a Good teacher

     What Do I think makes a good teacher?
 A good Teacher can come in many forms and styles of teaching.
You have to look at the qualities that each teacher possess.
In my mind a good teacher has to be scholarly, humerus, and able to connect with the students in a fun way.
For a teacher to be scholarly, as the name suggests they have to know what it is they are teaching. The only exception would be if the class its self was created just to get good grades or an easy credit. (I.E. underwater basket weaving) The most important trait I look for in a good teacher is to find humor, if the class isn't fun to be in then you might not learn as much. An example would be my 10th grade math class vs. my English class.

In my 10th grade math class we had a teacher who was boring. He was about three hundred pounds who always wore a mustard colored dress shirt and a boring tie. He would talk in this monotone voice that reminded me of the old eye drop commercials you saw on tv. One of my friends literally made a tally chart of every time he said the words "umm" "well" "uhh" and other phrases. In one fifty five minute class we ended up with the word "uhh" about 50 times. The main problem with this ind of teacher was when about twenty minutes after class had started most of the class would be either asleep or focuses on other things.

On the other hand would be my 11th grade English class. I had a teacher who really knew how to lead a class. He always was happy and had this enthusiastic outlook to him. He reminded me of the fellow from "gardening with Cisco" He loved to laugh and always would make a crack a some of his students every now and then. A trait that I had never seen before was his knowledge in the area along with his dedication to the job. Your whole class would turn in a four page essay, and he would have read it, corrected every paragraph and returned it to you the next day.
These teachers show how knowing what you are teaching, and creating a fun atmosphere while connecting with the students is what can make a good teacher.

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    The most important trait I look for in a good teacher is to use humor, while keeping the class focused. For example, In Stand and Deliver Mr.Escalante shows use of this trait in the quote "Tough guys don't do math. Tough guys fry chicken for a living."He demonstrates a sense of humor while trying to motivate the student to work hard.  He constantly demonstrates a desire for the students to succeed. This motivation is reflected on the students, whom try to live up to the standards that Mr.Escalate has set. The motivation of the students is felt throughout the school. A great example of this is during a conversation between the teacher and the principal of the school." Mr.Escalante: Do you think the students cheated?
Principal: Mr. Escalante, you put these kids under an awful lot of pressure. They would have gone to any lengths to please you." The fact that the principle recognizes how the students have respect for the teacher, to the point that they might even cheat on the test is amazing.

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Brown's criteria for a good teacher consists of a few key qualities. The teaching as brown states must be " actually becoming an embrace of one's craft." Dan continues to tell how a teacher must  have "tremendous dedication to the job and continuous improvement, and participation in a healthy system that provides high-quality preparation, robust support, and environments that facilitate powerful students learning."
According to Dan Brown's criteria for a good teacher, Mr.Escalante would be considered a very good teacher. An example of the dedication to the job would be when he convinces the school to let him teach a class, in the summer located in a hot locker room. A normal teacher wouldn't take the time to teach in such conditions.

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