Monday, October 09, 2006
Interesting distraction
I am reading Rochester's book 'Class Warfare' for a facilitation for our education class tomorrow, and it somehow reminded me of this really interesting, yet accurate, quote of Frank McCourt's from Teacher Man (and no, I do not mean to imply that Rochester is interesting or inspiring! McCourt, on the other hand, is) . . . . "In the high school classroom you are a drill sergeant, a rabbi, a shoulder to cry on, a disciplinarian, a singer, a low-level scholar, a clerk, a referee, a clown, a counselor, a dress-code enforcer, a conductor, an apologist, a philosopher, a collaborator, a tap dancer, a politician, a therapist, a fool, a traffic cop, a priest, a mother-father-brother-sister-uncle-aunt, a bookkeeper, a critic, a psychologist, the last straw". Did he leave anything out? I can't think of anything. How great is that quote?!
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3 comments:
jenn,
first, I want to give you feedback on your podcast. I thought that the message and use of music was wonderful. I wish that I had used the music in a more central way because sometimes it can get a message across better than words. i was unable to see the pictures, and without them, it was difficult to stay focused. This was of course not your fault, so I think that you did a great job!
Second, in responce to your post, I think that that is a great quote. It is also a little scary to think about how much influence we have over our students. I can't ever imagine it becoming boring, which is wonderful!
Yes, I've definitely had teachers who have fallen into nearly every one of these categories!
I love this quote! I just recently finished McCourt's Teacher Man, which is where this quote comes from. You have to read it!!!!
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