Oanh Hoang

Monique Williams

English 1A

9/4/13

The Passion Project intersects with our writing assignment, Rule Of Three by communicating the relationship between teachers and students and focusing on the acts of disobedience in an educational setting. They both connect because on our Tuesday's assignment, we have to develop a focus about something in our educational system and my statement, It's important that we keep careless teacher's away from American schools. I believe that careless teachers are bad role models because being careless leads to bad behavior and it will effect student's attitude on how they feel about learning and they won't fulfull the responsability to teach. Watching the Passion Project, students also explain that teachers don't put enough effort in teaching, motivating students to learn and getting back up once they fail. When in a classroom, teachers are only teaching and it's never enough because there's no passion presented to the student, "they never told us about the books they read, talents they had, hobbies they loved, or beliefs they held(p. 63)Thomas." Students will know passionate teaching when they see one because it's effective. For instance, Thomas had a teacher who stood in front of him for six years but he didn't see a model in her, what it meant to be a lifetime learner. Students can't benefit greatly without seeing what their teachers are passionate about because passionate teachers talk about their passion to students, act like partners in learning, and moreover; creating curiosity within students which will build confidence in them than watching teachers do and say things. Students learn more if they like you and if can't make an effort to bond with them, they can't feel comfortable to share and participate actively in class. Besides talking about passion, teachers also need to prove that it's there. During Thomas's free time, he would peek on new teachers and "glance at their bookshelves and the posters on their walls. I hope to find evidence that they can bring themselves-their pasions-into a classroom(p. 64)Thomas." Thomas wanted to see that teachers bring their passion into their classroom, proving that it's tangible for students and not just something they hear about. Teachers need to remind students that their passion will motivate them for the rest of their lives and by having or talking about their favorite book, poems, etc., proves that the teacher's values are shared with the rest of the classs. Furthermore, to create an attitude for students to relate to so they can learn things about themselves and to teach others to grow by getting out of their comfort zone. Briefly, teachers across America needs to step up their game by presenting more passion in order for students to feel that learning is fun and education will bring them success in the future.

Thomas, Jerelyn. "Teaching with Passion." Education Digest Vol 73.3 (2007):

63-65. Academic Search Premier. Web. Nov. 2007.