#7 the Teacher as a Promoter of Peace in the Workplace and in the Community

           I am really impressed to the author this article is great. I love the challenge to teachers at the end to pursue a different career path which will better use the love that they have for children. This article is so true, and I would have felt powerless to do anything about it when I’m in this situation. I think very often, wonderful people become teachers, because they really have a great heart to see children develop and learn. It is a sad reflection of the way society become so legalistic, impersonal, and results-driven. They did not know how hard it is to be a teacher and a second parent. Well done to the author. I am really happy when I read this article.

Teachers spend many a week with students the classroom is their second home.  Teachers watch them build relationships. They watch them grow as readers. See their faces light up when they realize they got an answer right. Watch them discover a skill they did not know they had. There are there to console them when there are problems at home. Teachers there with band-aids when they fall. They are Mom, Dad, Grandma, and Grandpa. Their support system when you’re not there. You’re not the only one who has a bond with this child.

When there are up to 40 or 60 students’ student into a classroom, our teachers become babysitters, not educators. When you as parents refuse to pass a proper school budget, you force the babysitters to work with outdated materials or none at all.

             How about parents take some personal responsibility? These treasures… these special unique individuals you care so much about… your babies… you brought them into the world. Parents have the biggest impact on their growth and development. Teachers chose the profession not to get rich, but to try to make a difference and mold something good.