Mr Sohnly Biography

Within college classes, the teachers and students have the ability to talk more about controversial topics that are not allowed within the high school classes. Parents understand that when their children go to college, they will be exposed to more topics that they have yet to hear about. Parents do not expect the same from a high school classroom. Lake Braddock English departments officials sent a letter to Murphy stating that “society must address troubles the world faces” (The Washington Post - Shapiro). The letter also mentioned that, “ reading and studying books that expose us, imaginatively and safely, to that trouble steels our souls to pull us through our own hard times and leads us to a greater empathy for the plight of our fellow human beings” (The Washington Post - Shapiro).

During the month of May, 2017, my Language Arts class was assigned a book project. Everyone received a book and worksheets that went along with the book, which helped us understand the meanings and ideas in the book. That year we read The Great Gatsby. The teacher would

Annie Murphy Paul created this piece in response to a comment made by Gregory Currie. She also describes the positive reasons to why reading books makes better and smarter students.

Lessons can always be learned. High school students really learn through two primary ways. The first way is through first-hand experiences. The second way, and arguably the most effective way, is through books and in class lectures. Mark Twain, arguably one of the greatest American authors, wrote Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, a controversial book. Originally banned, this book brings readers to a pre civil war period, a time where racism is adherently present. This touchy subject creates a sense of uneasiness within the teaching community because they feel uncomfortable teaching such a horrible time in America’s history. This leads to teachers avoiding Huckleberry Finn. However, teachers who lecture and explore Huckleberry Finn concepts

For my Teacher Work sample I decided to teach a novel that is widely regarded as The Great American Novel, F. Scott Fitzgerald’s The Great Gatsby. My own community of Pennsuaken, Nj, is comprised of a diverse kaleidoscope of races, ethnicity, and nationalities. This broad range of characteristic, that often conflict within and outside of the classroom learning environment. My job as a the learning facilitator is cohort these differing ideologies into a unified idea of what their children should be exposed to and learning within my classroom, whilst balancing the complex characteristic within Pennsuaken Township; thus ensuring the education for not just my student’s but myself as a teacher.

When I think of an inspirational teacher, the thought of a strong confident woman that dedicates the majority of her time and energy to me and my fellow teammates is inspirational. Mrs. Mantey has been one of my biggest motivators, and role models for years.

Known for her wisdom and academic lifestyle, Janet McClain is among the most well-known English teachers of Bastrop High School. Janet is originally from Morehouse Parish but she moved to Florida for twelve years. She began teaching business ed during her early teaching years in Morehouse Parish, but later moved to Florida and taught Business English. The head of the English Department asked her to teach British Literature because of her evident love for literature. As she taught the class, she fell completely in love with English and decided to go back to school and get a degree in British and English Literature. The people at her old school were very kind to her for the mature yet caring personality she expressed. Janet’s old students even lobbied for her to win Teacher of the Year, which shows how lovable she is. I recently had the opportunity to interview Mrs. McClain and I found out that she has had quite the intellectual upbringing. She has always valued higher education, even from a young age. Ever since she was six years old she had an idea of who she wanted to be. Janet made the remark "Higher education is such an equalizer that can forge a door to so many opportunities." She also stated that seeking a higher education was the best decision she had ever made for herself. Janet has had the chance to do

She chose the books for them to read that related to their lives, this got them interested in reading. To help them learn to communicate she gave them each journals to write in, they could turn the journals in to her if they wanted her to read them, but this was not a requirement. When they had class discussions, it allowed the students to connect to one another. The books they read for class, taught them life lessons, encouraged them to do the right thing, and to overcome stereo types for their age and race. Erin Gruwell taught them more than just Freshmen and Sophomore English, she taught them about life and how they can change the path they are on. Through her teaching she encourage them to learn more, better them selves, and see others for who they are and not for what they

Mrs. Kissell, my first grade teacher was strict with reading. I wasn’t advanced on reading as my other classmates. Although, I wasn’t advanced as my other classmates I tried my best to be. As I remember in back in first grade, every Wednesday Mrs. Kissell would take the class to the library to choose a book of one’s choice to read,

Kirtley and Mrs. Grubb know that demographics continues to change not only in ethnic diversity but also in linguistic diversity. This is a growing need to diversify school and classroom books that are presently in the classroom. Teachers have collected their inventory of books to help improve their students reading skills over the years. Present day student are looking for more up to date reading and with the technology being as it is. Students experience that feature a need of interests from their age group of middle school students. A school librarian at East Hills Middle School discovered that the students could not or would not read. The diverse group of students had not found books that they wanted to read the book with characters who looked like them and with whom the students felt a connection. Her fellow librarians and teacher, books are an effective way to help students understand each other. Also, they will be helping work with National Education Association Read Across America diverse classrooms across the country this year (Diverse Students, Diverse Books, by Anita

My goal for the fourth quarter was to read a classic novel that I normally wouldn’t read. This quarter was a crucial part of my development as a reader. This was challenging for me because I never read classic novels unless it is chose for me to read. I don’t usually have any interest in books that were written in a different time period. Although I learned that a lot of the times, books that were written in history, teach us lessons that we can apply to our future. I also feel that this concept will apply in college. I am going to have to read books or texts that I have no interest in. Therefore, I feel that learning that I have to read books I don’t think I’ll like, taught me that maybe it’s just for a lesson that I have to read it. I will know there is some purpose for it.

There are certain literary subjects that are made necessary and become staples in a classroom setting. Many of the topics and stories an English class has to offer, are basic and shallow. This past semester, our Honors English class has covered a plethora of topics via the brilliantly written short stories placed in our corportly compiled textbook. Paying attention to the different pieces of literature within the textbook it becomes clear that there's a certain criteria that is being taught to students. This sort of influence has the power to shape the young minds of the students. Fortunately, the stories within our textbook cover topics that support and celebrate diversity. Those stories that have the greatest impact are stories that become memorable and serve to educate students in a greater way. An excerpt from Self-Reliance by Ralph Waldo Emerson, When I Heard the Learn’d Astronomer by Walt Whitman, and an excerpt from My Bondage and My Freedom by Frederick Douglass, are the three most compelling forms of literature that have influenced students by supporting individuals, teaching self education, and demonstrating the power of passion.

“This was my destiny, to have this group of children before me,” states Esmé Codell, a teacher from Chicago who had a passion for literature. In order to pursue that passion and continue to work with kids, she became a librarian. But being a librarian was not enough for Codell, she then became an award winning author and an advocate for literacy and literature based instruction. Educating Esmé won ForeWord Magazine’s memoir of the year and first place for national education reporting from the Education Writers Association.

My senior year was by far the best. I had all great teachers and graduation was right around the corner. My favorite teacher, that year was my English teachers Mrs. Carver. She was one of the few teachers that wanted and did teach life lessons, along with educational lessons. She focused a lot on making sure we understood that there are small scenario in our lives that have major or minor impacts on us. Due to that, we did not really focus on our writing. Even our research paper was based on creativity and making sure when we write we put our voice and feelings into the paper, at the appropriate times. Us not focusing on writing made my small scenario have a major impact on me. My writing grammatically was never enhanced. Upon graduation, I decided to take a couple of college courses online to get a good start on my freshman year at Ole Miss. I talked to Mrs. Rhodes, my 11th grade writing teacher, about the classes I wanted to take, which were Writing 101 and College Algebra. I decided to talk to Mrs. Rhodes because she was the only teacher that challenged me academically and personally. I went to her with any and every problem. After telling her my plans she agreed that it was indeed a good an idea . She also warned me about the challenges I might face with not being fully prepared, after having such a long break from real writing. I then went to our local junior college, Northwest Community College the Desoto campus, and signed up for my online classes. My college

Mrs. Stewart not only hindered my love for literature, but instead induced a phobia onto me of books. The way she treated my class would get a teacher fired today. Her slender body with the complexion of a witch could scare any child, maybe even some adults. She proused the classroom like a wolf,