Teachers

My best teacher was my history teacher. He was a mix of authoritarian and democractic. His structured his class traditionally. There were specific rules about conduct; however, there were also expected to be responsible and did have some say in the rules. Our curriculum content was also traditional based off the textbook and considred preparation for life. Motivation was both by test and ability. Method was not individualized unless there was a learning disability. I loved him because I knew what to expect and learned a lot. My memories were all academic.


My worst teacher was my geometry teacher. There was no structure to her class, I could not even hear her. She was very soft spoken and passive the class was aloud to do whatever they wanted. I think she tried to have a modern approach but failed miserably. The was absolutely no motivation or method to her teaching. I am a studious student who tried to learn, yet I failed to learn anything and passed the class miraculously with a b.