Teachers in Secondary Schools

When I was in highschool I encountered all types of teachers. Some were good while others were bad. my favorite teacher was an Environmental Science teacher Mr. Black. He was very interested in his work and was going for his masters the last i have talked to him. He always had interesting stories to tell us that related to the topics that we were talking about, but when it came down to teaching us the material he wasn't very good at it. He would just scratch the surface of every topic but never actually go into detail to where when i was taking the test i could even understand what the question was asking me. He was a cool guy but when it came to teaching he just didnt have it.

Another teacher i had Mrs. Farrell. She was honestly probably one of the smartest people i have ever met. We all joked that she knew everything because whenever someone asked her a question she knew the answer it didnt matter what it was about it could have been my Calc homework and she would understand it. When she was terribly known for was giving us a worksheet, having us read the directions and then expecting us to be able to know what to do. I think she was so smart and what we were doing was so basic to her that she didnt feel the need to explain it to us. 

A teacher that actually taught me something in highschool was Mrs. Thorington. She was my math teacher and she was a person with an agenda for sure. Sometimes she would have us go over 2 sections in one day, but honestly she explained everything very well and if we had questions she would sit there and explain it to us until we understood it. One thing she did do is assign a lot of homework, which i thought was terrible but it actually helped me. I think I got a B in her class but honestly if someone else taught it to me i probably would have gotten a C. 

When it comes to being a good teacher the person doesn't have to be the smartest person in the room they just have to be able to portray the knowledge to the students in a way that everyone understands which is difficult if you factor in the fact that everyone learns differently. If I knew someone that wanted to be a teacher i would suggest them to go to a place like Sylvan Learning Center and teacher to a small group of students so they can experiment on a smaller scale all the ways of teaching that help certain students and the technique that arent as successful so they know what they should and shouldnt do. Then by that time they will know if teaching is actually what they want to do.