As I watched the movie, Chalk, I kept thinking of the Dan Brown article that we read earlier in the quarter concerning what makes a good teacher. He suggests training and having a more experienced teacher mentor a new teacher until they get their legs. I already thought that was a good idea and now after watching the movie I whole heartedly agree. No matter how naturally gifted one might be, having someone there to talk to who has been in the tranches for some time would be of value. Mr Brown also spoke of the importance of supportive peers and good sound leadership from administration. Chalk really highlights the importance of all these elements.
It seems that training teachers through mentoring would help the teacher, student and adminstration. The teacher would be more prepared and feel more confident and hopefully have a better experience. That happier teacher stays teaching longer represents less change for the administration and hopefully less damage control for having had a poor teacher. The students win because they have a good teacher who develops a history at the school; they are consistent.
I always enjoy reading your work, the way you tie in older lessons and correlate them with the current ones is very inspiring. It helps to remind me that I need to consider all works we have studied. It is so frustrating to think that some teachers in society do not have passion for their job, are not properly trained, or have no desire to be there. Many teachers in Chalk (besides the A.P, she seemed to really miss teaching) do not fit the descriptions of Dan Brown, probably not even the descriptions of a good teacher according to our class and the papers we wrote as well.
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