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10 Ways Teachers Make a Difference 1. Inspiring Maybe your love of poetry was inspired by your first grade teacher reading Shel Silverstein's Where the Sidewalk Ends. Or perhaps you became an engineer because of that cool experiment in your fifth-grade science class. So often it is teachers who provide that initial inspiration that becomes a lifelong passion. 2. Encouraging As a kid, this blogger never had any trouble with reading but was terrified by math. But with the patient encouragement of my teachers, I learned to like - and excel at - math all the way through calculus. When students say 'I can't,' teachers are always there to say 'yes you can.' 3. Motivating Even for the best of students, there's always a teacher there to remind us to try harder. Putting 110% into everything you do can help you succeed in all aspects of your life - and, of course, a teacher taught me that. 4. Realizing Student Potential For some kids, school work just seems to come easily. And while there's undeniably a genetic component to succeeding in school, a study published recently in Science reminds us that it takes a teacher to help us realize that potential. Researchers studying twins found that genetics do account for as much as 82% of variability in children's reading skills. But children who received more effective instruction (from a teacher, of course) were much more likely to develop at their 'optimal trajectory.' The lesson here? Nature needs a little help from nurture, and teachers are there to fill that role. 5. Role Modeling When you ask kids who their role models are, they're likely to name movie stars or famous athletes. But it's really the teachers they see every day who influence the adults they will become by modeling positive behavior, good choices and a caring approach to life. 6. Developing Community A good school often forms the center of a community, where students and their families come together to learn, share resources and invest in their children. Teachers are the backbone of this community, creating the classroom and extracurricular experiences around which everything revolves. 7. Leading As student advocates, teachers play a crucial leadership role both in their schools and in the greater community. Nobody knows the needs of students better than their teachers, and these professionals lead the way in creating effective learning environments from the local to the national level. 8. Providing a Safe Haven We all wish that the world were safer for our kids. But the sad truth is that domestic violence, bullying, peer pressure, sexual harassment and discrimination are all things that schoolchildren can face everyday. A good teacher can be a hero for these children. He or she may notice something's wrong, provide a sympathetic ear and help children find safe and supportive ways to solve their problems. 9. Rebuilding This year, World Teachers' Day honored the crucial role that teachers play in rebuilding a community after a natural disaster or economic crisis. UNESCO reminds us that, 'Without teachers input to shape education reforms, recovery processes are not likely to achieve all their goals.' Whether it's teachers in Haiti working tirelessly in shacks after the earthquake, or teachers here in the U.S. providing a safety net for families who lost their income in the economic crisis, teachers around the world are 'recovery's front line.' 10. Fighting Poverty Education is the most important tool for fighting poverty. Without literacy skills and a basic education, families cannot overcome social and economic barriers. Every day teachers in impoverished communities fight poverty by giving poor children access to the education they need - and deserve - to make a better life for themselves. http://education-portal.com/articles/10_Ways_Teachers_Make_a_Difference.html
Our Children’s Number One Hero Jameisha Carr Every grown up in the world should know by now that children rule the world. They are the world! Helping every child in the world should not be an option, it should it be mandatory. This is clearly because children are the future. The future employees, the future singer, dancers, officers, doctors, nurses and etc. but for them to be these great people, they need great advisors. This is where the grown-ups today come in. Not just parents, but doctors and nurses. Pediatric nurses and doctors are what they are. They are the best super heroes of all time because when children are at their worst, they are there to help them get back to their best, which means hope for the future. They are medical heroes. They work with these children up until their 21 years old. It amazes me to see the bright smiles on children’s faces when doctors and nurses complete their mission of getting them well. I can’t stress enough about how much I love these people because, I was once one of those children, stuck in a hospital bed. I lay in that bed wondering if I was going to have a future. Would I ever walk again? Would people still love me and my smile even though I didn’t have any teeth? Look at me now, writing this and smiling with my 32 teeth. Exciting isn’t it? They helped me and the other children have a second chance. I thank god every day for blessing me with another chance. I’m pretty sure that now those other children who were in the hospital with me are enjoying their second chance, too. I want, I have, No I NEED to be one of those heroes in my adulthood. It would make me feel like the best women in the world. I feel like I would be giving back something or sharing something that was given to me. I love children anyway, so why not? I love to hear kids laughing out loud, just like I am able to do, thanks to a medical hero.
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