“Students will float to the mark you set.”
A monotonous teacher will do nothing for a students education. The disillusioned teacher will never motivate a student. Teachers have made a nonverbal promise to the students just by showing up that they will do anything in their power to teach them and make sure they comprehend the lesson. Although students are responsible for doing the assigned work and finding ways to understand what they are being taught, teachers with higher standards will receive better work.
In the Mike Rose essay “I Just Wanna be Average” he states “students will float to the mark you set” (318) It is clear in Mike Rose’s essay that the Vocational Track housed the more unruly and unmotivated students. The question was why had these students decided to not put effort into their schoolwork? For the answer, look to their teachers. From their first bad grade, to their lack of understanding of the lesson, their teachers labeled them. Instead of providing extra......
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