Edited sentence: Banks brings a whole new outlook to highschool english calsses.Being a nice guy to talk to, as well as to learn from, I can not think of a better combination for a highschool educator.Having been a student of his for 3 years, I can say that he has made english, my least favorite subject, torrerable if not enjoyable.The following is a thought from a student of Banks:.Through sharing his poetry and encouraging discusions, opposed to mindless busy-work he allows the minds of all of his students to grow