Today Youth in Action made another special guest appearance to the classroom. Not only did they get us thinking once again but they did it with minimal interaction. We watched a documentary about relationships between teachers and students. At first I thought that this session would be pointless because every teacher is different and I know that even if most teachers want to build a positive relationship, it is hard. Many students don't understand that teachers aren't their to be your friends, they are there to educate you. At the end of the day this is a job for a paycheck and if it comes down to losing their job or not the teacher is most likely going to focus on teaching versus having a positive relationship. This isn't my complete opinion though. I do feel as though there has to be a healthy relationship on some level in order to keep the student interested but in the end that is not most teachers priorities.
Through the years I have many teachers and I can only think of a few who I had a negative relationship with. Many did their best to keep us kids happy while having us work towards our education. My school however is set in rural part of Rhode Island in a predominantly white neighborhood. I hate to say that we were affluent but I do think that that has a lot to do with the teachers and the effort that they put into the job.
The video that we watched in class made it seem as though the students have a tough time forming bonds with the teachers and they feel like it effects them learning. I can understand that even if I don't relate. Hindsight being 20/20 I know now that the teachers have a hard enough time trying to teach us the materials while attempting to be our friend. I wish kids could see when teachers are really trying to help them even if it seems like they are being neglectful.
I understand a little bit with what you are saying, I know that there are teachers who try and maybe because of he "rules" the "guidelines" and all these they have to teach and prepare students for stresses them out sometimes, and puts them in a position where they have to teach this material because it will be on the necap, or there will be some test the students have to take later on to show what they know, and i feel like that puts a lot of strain on the teachers and the relationship that they try or want to make with the students.
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