Inspirational English, Issue 42, Jan/Feb 2018 Inspirational English, Issue 42, Jan Feb 2018 | Page 19

Many teachers would verify that they entered the field of
teaching because they love it. Not only do they love
teaching others, but the subject material they teach thrills
them. Stories abound of would-be teachers switching out of
college majors to pursue the career they love. In other
cases, teachers work with their subject material – whether it
be English, Math, Science, or whatever – in arenas beyond
just their classroom. They gravitate towards those venues.
They feel complete when they work with and talk about
what they love.
And then they meet students who are, shall we say, not
quite as enthusiastic. Some teachers can be caught up in a
moment of pure passion when talking about a topic without
realizing their audience doesn’t exactly sympathize with
their sentiment.
The truth is that teachers regularly love “this stuff,” whatever it
is they may be teaching. The question is, “How can
passionate teachers get their students to be passionate,
too?” After all, unless students have some degree of interest
in the topic, they are not going to be motivated to excel..
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