Blog 5

Nicholas Matuszewski

Educ. 361

Blog 5

9/20/11

Blog 5: Rules for Teachers

            It was very interesting to see what the rules were for teachers in 1915 and 1872. The rules that teachers had to follow were almost like prison rules. It’s hard to believe that anyone would even want to become a teacher with these rules in place. The rules in 1915 and 1872 were focused on pretty much just the teacher while the rules today are more student focused. Today the rules are about what is expected of how teachers should teach and how they should treat their students while the old rules had really nothing to do with how to teach, just how a teacher should dress and follow the rules.

            I feel that there are some hidden or unwritten “social rules” for teachers today. Some of these rules that I think exist are that teachers are expected to be professional, help other teachers when possible, and create a positive and successful learning environment. Teachers are expected to be professional at their job yet have fun while doing so. When teachers are too strict in their classrooms the atmosphere in the classroom changes to one where the students don’t really want to be there. If there is a teacher struggling or if another teacher asks for some help then I feel that the other teachers are expected to help others if they can. It may not be written in black and white what teachers are expected to do to create a good learning environment in their classrooms. This is left up to the teachers to do. If a teacher wants to be successful they will try to turn their classroom into a positive and knowledgeable place where students will want to learn and be there when they enter the classroom. To me the teachers that make up schools are part of a team that does what they can to the best of their abilities to educate their students as best as possible.