This post covers the influential speech by the young Dallas student. His speech to all of the Dallas public school workers was very inspirational. His theme was that the students need the teachers to believe in them and to care for them and to never give up on them. I find this to be an important topic, because too much do you find teachers just giving busy work, or accepting that a kid can't do something instead of pushing and helping the student to learn the material as well as the other kids.
This idea is definitely a concept that puts many teachers at a higher level. The goal of a teacher is to get the best out of their students. Students will almost always work hard if they know that the teacher has their back and cares about them succeeding. This is even more important in life today when too often we find parents who don't put enough care and concern into their child's academic life.
Postville Lecture
15 years ago
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I agree. I think that our society focuses so much on the "hustle and bustle" of things, that we often lose sight of the motivations that drive us to what we do in life. We need to remember that we are teaching for the students, and that it is our job to inspire them to do great things and help them see their true potential. It is really sad and heartbreaking to think about, but we can't forget that for some students, we are all that they have going for them. So we need to encourage them.
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