As a student, I never realized what we had to our advantages at my high school until I saw examples of schools that don t have the same. The film that we watched in class that addressed the Cincinnati Schools in the downtown area gave me a pretty big eye opener as to what those students didn t have. The purpose of school should be to teach those students how to learn what they need to learn and to be the best people they can be. The parents should want this for their kids as well. As far as going to school, so much more is learned.
Teachers can have a lot of influence on students today.
I believe that if a teacher puts himself or herself on a closer level with their students so much more can be accomplished. If this is done, the student feels that the teacher understands them. For example, when I was in high school my art teacher really knew how to communicate with me. He chose to put himself in my shoes a number of times. Therefore, I felt that he really understood me and that made me want to do well in his class.