2007-03-23 18:10:05 · 6 answers · asked by Daniela E 1 in Education & Reference ➔ Teaching
O.K., because I'm a teacher, I have to correct your spelling mistakes! Who's a teacher? Who's your favorite student? Who is = who's ... remember!?
I think that my favorite students are the ones who challenge what I'm telling them. Really teaching is about teaching kids HOW to learn, not making them memorize facts and data! The other day I was reading the newspaper with 4th graders and we were talking about global warming. We talked about the scientific evidence that showed the detrimental effects of the earth warming up. Most of the kids were saying things about how the U.S. should make laws to cut down on the effects of global warming, but one kids raised his hand and asked about the accuracy of the data we were examining. He found that it had a huge margin of error. Now, even though I truly believe that global warming is occurring at insane rates, I really honor the fact that this student thought to question the statistics he was reading. Why believe everything that is put in front of us? I challenged this student to go online and either corroborate or dispel the facts that we read about in the newspaper. What a great lesson in learning! These are the kids that will be leaders in the future. I think that we should prepare them as best we can!
2007-03-23 18:21:09 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 0⤋
I am a Teacher and even though we aren't supposed to have "favorites" or show "favortism" my favorites are those who try their best and challenge themselves. For many who are far below grade level even the smallest of achievements are HUGE and when their faces light up with recognition and understanding about something which has given them the hardest time it makes everything else, the struggles, frustrations, etc... all worth it.
Least favorite ones are the ones who sit there, don't try and who whine and complain because they are made to work and not given the answers.
2007-03-26 17:19:08 · answer #2 · answered by Jen 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
of course teachers are not supposed to have favourite pupils, but being a human and not a walking law code I have to admit, that pupils who ask me about my recent topic until I feel like a squeezed out sponge tend to get my attention and affection a tiny little bit more then the ones who just nod.
So it depends whose teacher I am. And who's asking me. And if you asked me now the difference between whose and who's - here you go - you'd be one of the candidates for a favourite.
2007-03-23 18:36:22 · answer #3 · answered by shams 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
One who teaches is a teacher and the one who learns well is a favorite student of every teacher.
2007-03-23 18:28:50 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Teachers are not supposed to have favorites. HA!
2007-03-23 18:14:04 · answer #5 · answered by dmspartan2000 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
i'm not a teacher but i have worked with children and in schools. each child is different. they have different ways of learning, they have different needs, they see things differently to us, there imaginations run wild. each child is special. when working with children its best to have no favourites to treat each child the same.
2007-03-24 01:26:13 · answer #6 · answered by ♥ Becky ♥ 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋