Why Teach

We as educators often face a dilemma of what we can show are students in terms of content that will not only provide an introspective look upon the subject of instruction but also open up discussion that will be productive. Speaking about things that are controversial or even just not frequently talked about like queer rights and black lives seems like it might be a hand grenade ready to blow in your hand with students taking the pin out when they discuss what they learned at school that day with their parents. But I think an effective way to handle speaking on these issues ,that not only matter but broaden perspective and bring awareness to issues that students previously might not have heard of , is to try and present the information from a unbias perspective firstly. Then also have a class lead discussion about these issues with some probing and guiding questions to examine the background of this issues as well as the context. This way students can be introduced to issues that do ma...

 Teaching and its public view have always been skewed in my opinion as much of what is popularized by media is a gross exaggeration of the field. Many wonder if their teacher is an effective educator for their students as it is hard to determine outside of assessing whether a student is doing well or failing to comprehend the content. Teachers also face this perception that being regular means your undercut or not doing enough in your career as a teacher. Being this super teacher that is on a mission to save a class of underprivileged kids and have them succeed at a greater academic level is kinda a myth. The reality of the situation is that good teachers are the ones that work long hours and are consistent. And with that parents and media might see that as educators underperforming. Rather than this model that if they aren't completely changing the attitude of their students they aren't great or successful teachers. Along with this, there has been a vast shift in teacher and s...