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Teaching is like a House. By Brian Merry. The Teacher I Want To Be. I want to be a teacher who is both demanding but also supportive of my students. I want to build a foundation from which the students will grow and future success will occur.
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Teaching is like a House By Brian Merry
The Teacher I Want To Be • I want to be a teacher who is both demanding but also supportive of my students. I want to build a foundation from which the students will grow and future success will occur. • Teach fundamental life skills that aren’t often taught • Show that the real world isn’t anything like they think it is. • The fundamental skills are represented by the foundation of the house. And the support I would give is represented by the shelter and home feeling of a house.
Expanding on the Metaphor • Foundation=Life Skills • Walls and Ceilings=Structure and Organization • Furniture Inside=Varying the style to fit each student • The furniture can be moved and changed to fit a different feeling, just like a teachers style should change to accommodate each student. • Rooms=Different subjects that should be mastered
Breakdown • The metaphor works for the most part, however there are some key differences: • Houses can be built relatively quickly, while it could take a lifetime for a teacher to master teaching, and have each student successful • Houses usually stand alone, which means the only thing that supports it is itself. Teachers usually have support from a lot of other areas like their family and friends, and each other.
Work Cited • http://cdn.lsr7.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/students6331.jpg • http://www.psc.state.fl.us/consumers/house/images/conservation-house-final.jpg • http://museum.cityofanacortes.org/AHPB/images/HowickHouse.png