Be Passionate 12B

"Good teaching does not make a course’s subject more interesting; it gives the students more interests — and so makes them more interesting."

Question: How does the passion that a teacher has for a subject influence his or her teaching methods?
~  For me the biggest struggle in school has always been not liking the teacher and or the method in which they teach.  There are so many times I have been interested in a topic, but have come to hate it because of a teacher.  To me there is such value in somebody who is passionate about something that wants others to be just as passionate.  You can most definitely tell when a teacher is there because its a job and when they are there because they love seeing others fall in love with what they love.  In the article, "What is College For?" it talks about how a good teacher will be able to make a subject to students interesting.  Its all about making others believe it's interesting.
      I feel as though, a lot of teachers don't want to teach, its more of just a job to them.  However, education should be something students look forward to and don't have to dread.  As the article said, the most important learning happens in the classroom.  Because of this, the education system needs to be more focused on making it a positive experience for the teachers and students.  I strongly believe that teachers should have multiple teaching methods so that all different kinds of learning styles can be met. A lot changes depending on the attitude of the teacher.  Good teachers want you to understand it, but that should be obvious.  Teachers are the biggest mentors and have the ability to change the outlook of so many people.  When the teacher is passionate it gets passed down to the kids.  Be passionate about something!