Passionate Teaching

Main Idea and Thesis
Hooks feels as if teachers are losing their sense of passion for what they’re teaching. When it comes to teaching students, it is important for them to feel a sense of passion from their educator. Teachers are way to focused about following the guidelines and getting out what they are supposed to rather than digging in deep and letting their students feel the same passion for the subject that they do. Students will be more opt to learning if they have a passion for what they are supposed to be learning.
Consistent/Inconsistent with Experience as a Student/Novice/Teaching Assistant
When I was growing up I had very few teachers that seemed to show a sense of passion for what they were teaching. In the rare case that I came across one of those teachers that had fun with what they were teaching in order to transfer that passion to their students, it was obvious that those were the classes that students seemed to enjoy the most and be the most engaged in. At least, this was the case for me personally. After going to 2 different schools in the Waco school district, it is extremely apparent that students lack a passion for learning. A lot of them don’t really see the point in putting forth any effort for something they don’t really care about which might come from the effect the teacher’s lack of passion is having on them.
Consistent/Inconsistent with Teaching Beliefs and Practices
The lack of passion coming from teachers is something that I don’t want to take place in my future classroom. I feel that if students don’t get a feel for their teacher’s passion about a certain subject then the students won’t feel the need to have that sort of passion either. It’s extremely important for teachers to show their students that learning can be fun and that it’s more than just boring lectures and meaningless workloads.
So What? Impact on Future Professional Development
I think that the more passion that is expressed by teachers and educators, the more involved students will become. Students will be more engaged in topics that they have fun in and don’t just feel like it’s another boring class. Personally, when I become a teacher, my main goal will be to make learning fun for my students so that their passion for learning can grow as well as their knowledge for the certain subject.