tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5088188498900558941.post8721603797819493046..comments2023-06-25T04:10:55.573-04:00Comments on Demand EUPHORIA: What Makes a Good Teacher?Vickie@Demand_Euphoriahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17706946767924290485noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5088188498900558941.post-7705893842118151482011-03-15T22:56:48.014-04:002011-03-15T22:56:48.014-04:00Having kind of coasted through grade school, high ...Having kind of coasted through grade school, high school, and college, I am finding it difficult to recall the truly great teachers I had. Part of that problem might have also been my lack of interest in any of the subjects I was learning. Even in college, I was undecided on my major until I was forced to choose.<br /><br /> Not until after college, after several years off from any sort of formal education, I recently enrolled in and completed a 6 week acting conservatory in New York. The combination of my interest in the subject with the immense passion that my 3 teachers had was astounding. I never felt so interested in learning in my entire life. Oh, there were no grades, either...just learning about a topic I was curious to explore from people who love what they teach. Not sure the point I am making, but just thought I'd share. Oh, and I am going to continue my studies there, too :)Gregoryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14491754633563498853noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5088188498900558941.post-60269835231535253072011-03-15T21:30:19.808-04:002011-03-15T21:30:19.808-04:00Melissa, I had a math teacher sort of like that, a...Melissa, I had a math teacher sort of like that, and I loved it too. Sounds like you were really lucky to have him for two years! Really cool. There were so many times in math classes when I wanted to move on but had to wait for others to catch up. It was frustrating. Although, I am sure it is frustrating to be one of the ones everyone is waiting for as well.Vickie@Demand_Euphoriahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17706946767924290485noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5088188498900558941.post-39678477016614202762011-03-15T00:43:27.539-04:002011-03-15T00:43:27.539-04:00This comment has been removed by the author.Gregoryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14491754633563498853noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5088188498900558941.post-70906591408546509402011-03-13T15:34:29.694-04:002011-03-13T15:34:29.694-04:00My favorite teacher was my 4th/5th grade teacher, ...My favorite teacher was my 4th/5th grade teacher, Mr. Modec (yes he was both it was a split grade that you remained in for 2 years). He had a whole system set up for math and everyone worked at their own pace. You would go through the text book, do the lessons, if you had trouble you would go up and work with him 1 on 1. When you felt confident you knew it then you would ask for the test. If you passed you got to move on to the next chapter. He had 4th grade text books all the way up through 8th grade algebra. No one was ever lost and no one was ever held back. Myself and 4 other of his students skipped 6th grade math because of his "teaching".Melissa Jhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06215149400867768443noreply@blogger.com