Audre Lorde's essay

Audre Lorde illustrates what the teachers she encountered were like with great detail. She does not use visual details as much as personality details. She gave her teachers names like miss teacher, or sister MPH thus making them anonymous.   It is pretty clear that the era Audre went to school did not foster any form of creativity or alternative learning, which crippled Audre’s education. I find it sad that a librarian succeeded in teaching Audre more efficiently than any of the teachers she described. I can really relate to this story, because I was ahead of class in one area and behind in another throughout a good portion of Elementary school. Not understanding one subject in your education can cripple another i.e. counting and reading, and it takes a observant caring teacher to catch it and address the problem at hand. It is amazing how far education has come since Audre’s days, but I can also see how far we still have to go.  This story reminds me of a documentary of education reform called “Waiting for Superman” by Davis Guggenheim. It addresses several deficiencies with public education, primarily pointing its finger at the teachers union.  Why should teachers care how well they teach if their job is guaranteed regardless of their aptitude.