What difference do teachers make? 12 Articles

by Lara Cooper

Only this morning, I found myself filling the role of nurse, Internet researcher, rape counselor, policeman, banker, short order cook, secretary,computer technician, political commentator and custodian all before 8:30 a.m....read more

by Kellie Matherly

I was teaching Emily Dickinson to a group of unruly, uninterested seventh-graders thirty minutes before the end of school on an early release day when I realized I had had enough. Fighting, scratching, and clawing my way ...read more

by silencedreamer

Teachers can make a lot of differences in charting the route of their students' lives. Their words, their actions, all have great impacts on students' mentalities and future course of actions in almost every decision that ...read more

by Pageless

Teaching: The Fulfillment of My Inadequacy as a High School Graduate When I think of my childhood, cotton fields, red dirt, and cigarettes come to mind. I think of the needless slang that was spoken, and the preci...read more

by Tim Driver

When climbing Mt. Everest, what difference does a guide make? Someone who knows the path well, can point out shortcuts to avoid or take, depending, while at the same time giving one a sense of safety and security. A teache...read more

by A Teacher

When I was a kid, I wanted to become an engineer and build cool electronic gadgets. But then I learned it involved a lot of numbers, so I quit the idea. Next, I wanted to study computer science, so I could fool around w...read more

by Connie Eccles

High school students should evaluate their teachers High school students are given a lot of responsibility. Expectations are high, as we prepare our teens to be young, responsible adults. Often teens are employed in add...read more

by FilipinoEnglishTeach er in Japan

I was nothing when I was a child, I know nothing to prepare for my future because I am an orphan since I was one(1) year old, I ate nothing for two days because I can't work yet for money. When I entered Grade 1 in my elem...read more

by Brian Daluiso

What Difference Have I Made? Not too long ago I received and email from a former student. She had graduated the year before and was battling through the first months of her freshman year. She had written me to thank me f...read more

by Mariposa 24

Looking back on our school days we remember school teachers for different reasons. My math teacher, Miss R., loved dogs and owned several Schnauzers. Mr. S., had his backside blown off in the war. And Mrs. B., was all...read more

by Melissa Lois Thompson

Teachers make a world of difference. They can take a child who could care less about school and open up a world for that child that would never have existed without a teacher. I remember when I was in high school I wanted ...read more

by Ashley Menante

As a current senior in high school, I am living proof that teachers can make a difference in the lives of their students. The fact is that a teacher can only make as much of a difference as they would like to. Teachers t...read more