Teaching is one of the hardest, yet most important jobs out there. Teachers perform pivotal roles in creating the basic learning and common-sense skills that kids have. They harbor safe and productive classrooms, that can often be an oasis from home life and other stress. Additionally, according to JASON Learning, “A teacher’s impact does not stop once the bell rings. Outside of the classroom, teachers and other staff serve as role models, mentors, and advocates for students.” For teacher appreciation month, I have decided to highlight my World Literature Comp teacher, Ms. Rosen.
Ms. Rosen is a very understanding and hardworking teacher. She assigns a lot of fun worksheets that help us analyze what we are learning and reading, as well as work that helps organize our thoughts. For example, we’re currently doing reading groups where we focus on books written by non-North American authors. She assigned packets with reading reflection pages that contain a variety of ways to analyze our learning, whether it is through drawing, writing, or questioning. This shows how she gives assignments geared towards a diverse range of students with different learning preferences, and also manages to keep things interesting, giving students a space to express creativity.
One thing I especially appreciate about Ms. Rosen is that she grades work as soon as we turn it in, which is helpful for keeping grades up to date, which reduces stress for some students.
My classmate, Natalie Anderson said, “[Ms. Rosen] is a nice and funny teacher, but she’s stern when she needs to be, like when the people in our class get kind of crazy.” Natalie continued, “She is dynamic in that way too, which I think is good for a teacher, because you must be understanding of all your students, who can be quite different from each other.” I agree with this sentiment, because my class has a lot of variety of characters.
When I interviewed Ms. Rosen, she said that her favorite thing about being a teacher is that “Every day is different, and every class is different. It’s never boring. I think it’s the best job in the world.” I think it’s really meaningful for a teacher to enjoy the differences in their classes, and positively embrace these qualities. My classmate, Ben Wallace, said his favorite thing about Ms. Rosen is “She is very nice to every student, and she doesn’t have any bias against anyone, no matter how good or bad they are doing in her class.”
In conclusion, Ms. Rosen is a very considerate and inclusive teacher who makes our school a better place.
