Response #1

"Finally, the best teachers also help students develop new interest and passions-breathing life and joy into otherwise "flat" curriculum," pg. 10. I really like this statement because it incorporates the whole essence of being a teacher. It pinpoints an effective teacher to the 'T'. Effective teachers not only teach students the material but they also encourage students to become more that they possible could have ever dreamed of. Effective teachers are able to get students excited about learning. Through enriching their lives, a teacher is able to open up a new world of learning by creating independence within the student about learning.