My name is Miguel Pino and I would like to congratulate Miss J. for writing the book, Dangerous Mind. I am going to be a teacher and now I certainly know what kind of teacher I want to be.
We can find very useful technique of English teaching. For example the fact that we must try to be our students' friend, and it is always a good idea to understand the economic and social situation where the students are growing up.
That's why; I enjoy every chapter f the book. But I rather talk about one single chapter that calls my attention. In chapter fourteen "No Problema" there is a phrase that surprise me a lot.
"Every good grade should be balanced by a bad grade" I was really shocked when I read this because I used to have a teacher at school that used to think the same way.
The point here is that I like that you put this specific situation in the book, because it is a real and useful way for as to know, what kind of teacher we are not supposed to be like.
First of all, it is great that Miss Johnson is an inspiration for you. She has many admirable qualities :D
ResponderEliminarOn the other hand, I cannot believe that you had a teacher that thought like that, Jesus! That must be horrible!
Well Miguel, best wishes and a piece of advice: change the title :P
Being a teacher doesn't just consist of grading students, it's much more than that. Unfortunatelly, a lot of Chilean educators think in a similar way your teacher at school did. Is it possible to change that?
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