I am one of those few who really despise the book "The Bridge to Terabithia." I also didn't care at all for the movie, but I do love the scenes with the teacher singing with the students. They all think she's crazy, standing up there with her guitar, but as the year goes on, they respond to her and to the songs that obviously resonate with them. Her relationship with them and with Jess in particular is a testament to the power of a good teacher in a child's life.
"Viva la Vida" is our family's anthem. Noah picked it up and it's played several times a day and so it's one of the few newer songs that I know all the words to.
I love this video. Aside from the little American Idol wannabes (which slay me) what gets me is the passion and joy on EVERY.SINGLE.KID'S.FACE. As the video goes on, though, I noticed something. Watch the kids' eyes as they follow their teacher's every move. They are completely connected to him. He's never on camera, but he's put a bunch of kids in an auditorium and done nothing except sing. Except he's done so much more. He's TEACHING.
Research proves repeatedly that the most important factor in a child's education is the quality of the teacher. Studies have taken children from a classroom and evaluated them for 2 years--one group with teachers chronically ranked as unsatisfactory and one with teachers ranked very good. At the end of 3rd grade, the average ranking of the students was at the 50th percentile. After two years, the students who got the good teachers were at the 85th percentile. Those who got the unsatisfactory teachers were at the 39th percentile. The division and class assignments were random, everyone in the same school, the same district, the same curriculum.
3 comments:
I love this clip so much.
He's not only teaching--he's engendering love of music and modeling joy in action.
That is so cute. sniff sniff
one word: amazing.
Post a Comment