What I Believe

I believe that teachers, while underappreciated, have an important profession and a daunting task. Not only are they charged with teaching the three R's to children, but they also have the responsibility of reinforcing the ideas of respect, perseverence, a strong work ethic, integrity, and the like. This is an enormous responsibility, and can have negative consequences if it falls in the wrong hands. That's why it is important for parents to have direct collaboration with teachers in these matters; to see that their children learn these lessons and can contribute to society. On the subject of learning, I believe that a teacher must strive to use different mediums when they try and teach. That is, they must use audio and visual techniques to try and play to the strengths of their pupils, because not everyone learns the same way. In doing this, a teacher also figures out how to change with the times and adapt to different groups of students.