Tuesday, August 2, 2011

"I Just Want to be Average" Part 2: Response

The teachers that he encountered at his school were all very similar except one. All the teachers basically have the same teaching styles as well as the same syllabus. They don't have origniality, and all of the teachers have low expectations for Voc. Ed people. Some used their own looks to intimidate students, and one was a football coach that could barely read the textbook aloud. Its obviously a low income school, becasue if it wasn't they wouldn't have football coaches teach a class they know nothing about. They teachers always claimed that the new classes were a "challenge, howeveer the students didn't feel as though they were. Except mr. Macfarland. he taught 5 sections of senior English and it looked as though he slept out of his car. His teeth were  stained, he had a wrinkly shirt, and a short tie. but the students, after they got to know him of course, loved him. He had them read many books, and had quizzes everyday. He was known to have brought college prep into mercy high. His lectures were made by himself, and he took notes on the board for his students. he asked questions to his students often, and made them study poetry. He was witty and smart, and could out smart anyone that came in his way.Rose didn't read since elementary school, so he said he enjoyed getting back into it. Macfarland developed a club for cllege prep, and he wanted everyone to join in. He even asked Rose where he was going to college, set him up with a college, and got him a loan so that he could go. macFarland made knowledge a bonding agent.

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