Rebecca Adele Scarlett shares with us in "Are teachers now slacking off in class more than their students?", that teachers slacking off on their teaching efforts. Some of them are too busy doing something else while others simply don't care. I'd agree that teachers need to pick up the pace with teaching methods, and make sure each student has a clear understanding of the subject before they go out and have to do homework and tests.
According to the third paragraph of her article she states that now adays teachers "photocopy sheets of fill-in-the blanks or math problems to keep students busy while they catch up on something they're behind on". Due to the laziness of some teachers, they may tend to procrastinate and get behind on further work that should have already been taken care of. This can lead to students not getting educated appropriately and allows them to remain ignorant of what they needed to be taught.
Later in the article, she alerts teachers that they cant just "hand out some busy work" and believe that their job is done. I agree partly with this because their are some students who are slower at picking up information than others; therefore, need more one on one help from the teacher. On the other hand, some students retain information the first time they hear the words leave the teachers mouth and do not need much assistance. Regardless it never hurts to go around and make sure everyone comprehends what is being taught to them.
In one of the last sentences of the article Scarlett talks about schools should get a new teacher "evaluating system" basically to weed the less productive ones out and reward the teachers who do their best to get their kid the best education possible. Hearing this is music to my ears! Evaluating systems might just save some kids from poor education and actually put in teachers they know will make the most of their time. Another reason I favor this is for the fact that these systems could motivate some teachers who have potential to do much better in their efforts of teaching their subjects.
At BHS, a place where teachers are exceptionally good at educating, teachers strive to meet all criteria expected by the state. For the most part, that's all anyone really asks for. Which leads me to my last point. Who said it was okay to do only whats expected of you? I don't want to be able to look back on my high school and say "my high school, a place that required the bare minimum"... Yes we are doing good but we can do better. Lets erase good from the dictionary and turn it into great.
I hope this allows teachers and students to have the same understanding when it comes to education. Teachers need to step up and rise to the needs of their kids and be prepared to answer any question they have no matter how long it takes. Who knows, maybe one day the U.S. will surpass the educational system of China. We have all the potential we need to be the top dogs in education. If that doesn't motivate teachers I do not know what will.
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