Changing Curriculum
High school is a very important time in the educational system for most students. It is a time of growth into maturity, both physically and mentally. Students are exposed to a variety of new ideas and new teaching methods. Above all academics, students learn more about interacting with other students and developing their initial adult identity. This is why there are a lot of 'clicks" in high school, and not so much in lower grades, because the students want to have a sense of belonging, so they can be identified by the group they hang out with. High school has many pros and cons that come from classes, extracurricular and social activities. In my experience, there are many different kinds of teachers that use many different teaching styles. The good ones I believe are good because they have passion for the subject, relate it to real life, get students involved, have enjoyable personalities, and explain why topics are relevant and why they need to be taught. One teacher I had that fits this descriptions name is Mr. S. Mr.S Staught me as a junior in economics, and as a senior in government. He was a rough guy because he was a varsity football coach. I always could tell he knew what he was doing. He is the reason I
Girls came to her with their problems, as well she coached soccer. Of course we all passed, but did I retain enough information that would have me pass another teachers course with the same syllabus? Such is one example of lack of motivation, and is a problem with so many teachers today. My next example comes from when I was a sophomore. Of course I have to attribute this somewhat to a good text and excellent speakers, only the latter of which he chose. He has tenure and just lost his passion. They are electives that should either be eliminated or strengthened. C would leave class at least twice a block (we had hour and a half classes) to smoke a cigarette, and meanwhile the supplies for screen printing were locked in a closet, so we had to wait for him to return, which stalled many projects. Walsh, the reason was the amount of reading that was forced on me. Her tests I enjoyed freshman year because they just included five or ten essays, and she enjoyed my writing style for some reason and I never received less than a B. These are excellent subjects, but she lacked motivation for them. Bush came into office) and how Alan Greenspan was lowering interest rates to attempt to do what was thought to boost the economy.
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