Every teacher has an impact on the students that come through their doors each morning, and for most students that impact extends far beyond the classroom.
Teachers are a special breed. Not all of us have the patience or energy to not only manage the learning rate of 20 – 30 young people at one time, but also the inevitable fluctuations in behaviour and emotions. “School hours” rarely apply these days either, with so many teachers preparing, marking, or responding to students long after the school gates close.
In her TedX talk “Every kid needs a champion” Educator and Motivational speaker Rita Pierson talks about the importance and power of human connection between a teacher and student, adding “Is this job tough?, you betchya, but it’s not impossible. We’re educators and we are born to make a difference”.
Few of us remember how to play the recorder, or do long division, but many of us are quick to remember teachers who made an indelible impression, for reasons unrelated to the subject they taught.
We asked 4 COS employees about teachers who have impacted their life. Each of them responded spontaneously, volunteering the teachers name and how they had impacted them, with barely a hesitation.
Kate from marketing immediately nominated “Mr Aroney my year 3 teacher from Newport Public School”. Kate says she was a “talkative” child (an asset in her adulthood) and fondly remembers Mr Aroney for the kind way he disciplined her when she was talking too much in class. “He was very careful not to shame or embarrass me. I was grateful for that, even at a young age”.
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