What Makes A good Teacher?

“ The best teachers teach from heart, not from book” I’ve read about this quote from somewhere. It told us that  good teachers, should treat their students as well. It means that he/she must be patience with their student attitude and be a loving teacher such as try to be motherly/fatherly with them. It can help to the teacher to gather with them without any uncomfortable feeling.  The teacher also should teaching their students in a different environment, not only focus in a classroom but try to bring them out from class so that it could be an interesting part for teaching and learning. A good teacher also maybe can make some funny story that can give a lesson at the end of the story   before start the class. It actually help the students from get bored and for lesson. Karl Menniger from his quote have said that “ what the teacher is, is more important than what he teaches.” Be yourself, but do not 100% be a serious teacher. Try to make them smile. Do not bring your personal problem at work. Try to fix it with your own self and not release it at your students. Marva Collins from her quote “ don’t try to fix the students, fix ourselves first. The good teacher makes the poor student good and the good student superior. When our students fail,  we, as teachers, too, have failed .” So that, as a teacher, we should repair ourselves first, learn more than from the text books, and try to make a strategy how to teach the students to be a better one and try to understand about what student needs. So, if the teachers be like this, then you can be an inspiring teacher :)

MATTIE STEPANEK

1. Who was Mattie Stepanek?
Mattie Stepanek was an American poet,who had six books of poetry and one book of essays. He also became a peace advocate and motivational speaker.

2. Why do you think he was famous?
Because he can wrote poetry at age of three. All five of his poetry reach New York Times bestsellers list.

3. What is posthumous?
Posthumous mean happening after someone's death or given to someone or pointed after their death.

4. What does Jimmy Carter mean when he said  "We have known kings and queens, and we've known presidents and prime ministers, but the most extraordinary person whom I have ever known in my life is Mattie Stepanek. His life philosophy was 'Remember to play after every storm!' and his motto was: 'Think Gently, Speak Gently, Live Gently'. He wanted to be remembered as a poet, a peacemaker, and a philosopher who played". Explain the context.
Jimmy Carter mean that Mattie Stepanek is one of the person that will be remembered by the people forever although Mattie already dead, Mattie will be such a legendary on his life because he proud of Mattie self as well. Mattie philosophy and motto have a strong meaning that want we to be happy although after got some problem and Mattie want we to be a perfect person and be mature on what we do.

A Matter of Balance

QUESTIONS :

a. What significant events or details in the story are revealed through flashbacks?
b. What inferences can you make regarding the fate of Harold's wife?
c. From the beginning of the story, Harold's behaviour is motivated by feelings of uneasiness. How does the author develop these feelings?
d. How does Harold rationalize his leaving the bikers in such a dangerous position? What other reasons might he have? Do you think his actions are justified? Discuss.
e. Comment on the appropriateness and effectiveness of the title.


ANSWER :

a. He remembered when his wife was died because she was killed and he also was bullied by kids from his public school when he was grade two.
b. The death of his wife cannot be expected. The way of her death maybe make Harold become more ill. He was trauma and still can't help himself out from depression.
c. The author develop these feelings by adding more conflicts such as when the bikers following and like to scared Harold.
d. Yes. The actions are justified because he might be disturb again by the bikers if he help them out and Harold also have an illness. He maybe can't think better what should he do.
e. The title of this story are appropriate and effective because the flashback and the situation on his life now almost same.

Title of the song : Stay The Same

The song that I like is "Stay The Same by Joey Mcintyre". I like to hear this song because the lyric is full of inspirational. For example, he want us to believe on oneself and we have to love ourselves first. 

The song also nice because of good voice by the singer and I like the melody. Actually, I've heard this song since I was at primary school. It's been a long time ago but I never bored to listen it until now.

OPRAH WINFREY

QUESTION :

1. Has anyone ever influenced you in the way Sidney Poitier influenced Oprah Winfrey? Explain.

2. .List two "enormous obstacles" Oprah had to face as a child.

3. Who raised Oprah until she was six? Where was she raised until she was six?

4. Why do you think Oprah does charity work with families in Africa?

5. Why do you think Poitier wrote this article? Explain your answers.

6. Based on this selection, what do you think of Oprah Winfrey? Do you like her? Do you think that reading about her will have an influence on your life? Explain your answer.

ANSWER :

1. Yes. My mother always support me on whatever I'm going to do. She always give me motivation to be a good one and advice me when I need it.

2.  Oprah was born to unwed teenage parents and living in a segregated society.

3. Oprah was raised by her maternal grandmother on a farm in rural Mississippi.

4. Oprah does charity work with families in Africa because she want to help people who need it.

5. Poitier wrote this article because he want the viewers take a moral values at Oprah life story and this article also for Oprah because Poitier proud of her success in life.

6. Yes. It is because Oprah can change her life from a difficult  to more better life. She believe on herself and work very hard to achieve what she want until she get success.

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