Monday, February 11, 2013
Macfarland Vs. Escalante
Both of these teachers parallel each other in many ways. Neither graduated from an accredited college, yet both had an educational background that could have offered a more financially rewarding career. Instead they chose to educate youth and found reward in helping others learn to succeed. discipline, study, and respect take center stage in both curriculum. Rose stated, "Tomfoolery, not to mention assault, had no place in the world he was trying to create for us, and instinctively everyone knew that. If nothing else, we all recognized Macfarland's considerable intelligence and respected the hours he put into his work." In the movie Stand and Deliver you can watch an similar evolution in the student body, a group of unruly students transform into an ideal classroom environment. Escalante's self discipline and presence effects his students so profoundly that their thug like attitudes are left behind once they entered the classroom. Another quote by Rose seems to hit it on the nose, "he provided a role model that wasn't shaped on physical prowess alone, and something inside me that I wasn't quite aware of responded to that." Is that all that the Garfield High students needed, a worth role model? Someone who actually cared enough to push them to become more than what society was trying to mold them into?
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Interesting about neither one of them coming from a traditional teaching credential (or certification) program. For college teaching, one needs a Master's or even Doctoral degree, each of which are different from the work done by those going into K-12 teaching. One thing that strikes me in this is that the students who really connect with both these teachers are already young adults, even though they are still in high school. In preparation for teaching in K-12, college students learn how to work with children and adolescents, whereas those studying for MAs or PhDs focus on the theory and content of their discipline. This no doubt makes a difference in how graduates of the various types of programs affect their interactions with their own students.
ReplyDeleteI feel like their background in a non traditional education help connect more personally on the level of the students.
ReplyDeleteI agree. I think that not being the same as every other teacher out there gives them a competitive edge. They can connect on a more personal level.
ReplyDeleteI think it is super cool and interesting how people can teach with any previves training. I think that is cool because sometimes people are just naturals and just because someone has trraining doesn't always make them better then someone that doesn't have training.
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