By Fedor Gaponenko
Duncanville High School sophomore Jeff Bliss rants at his
teacher in front of the whole class about all her shortcomings.
The rant began when his World History teacher kicked him out
of classes. Instead of leaving quietly Bliss gave a quick lesson of his own.
“If you would just get up and teach us instead of handing
‘em a packet yo,” Bliss said in the video. “There’s kids in here that don’t
learn like that… they need to learn face-to-face. You want kids to come to
class? You want them to get excited? You gotta come in here, you gotta make ‘em
excited, to change him and make him better, you gotta touch his freakin’
heart.”
Bliss is an 18-year-old who returned to school after
dropping out, according to WFAA-TV (Channel 8). He said that he realized the
value of education and that he wouldn’t be able to make a positive future for
himself without it. Maybe that’s why he was so disappointed by the education he
was receiving?
MY THOUGHTS
I don’t know this teacher and I don’t know Bliss, but I do
know that his argument can apply for teachers across the world. I personally
had teachers who had no passion in their work and because of that didn’t earn
the respect of their students.
In some career paths you might be able to get away with just
getting by pay check to pay check. Even though that might drain the joy out of
your life, it won’t impact a lot of others. As a teacher though you are the
example, whether you like it or not your students will judge you and rate you
not by your brain but by the heart you show them.
Bliss raises an important question, are the teachers
teaching or are they just handing out papers?
Although his methods may have been questionable there is no
doubt he got his point across.
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