QR: Chapter Two

Chapter 2:

The part that really spoke to me in this chapter was actually the introduction, because I was able to relate to it with personal experience. It describes a track coach who let the runners stop when they were tired, and bought them pizza after practice. He was considered a fun coach and the team liked him, but they didn’t have to work hard. Therefore, their team never won when it came meet time. However, when the new coach was hired, he made them work hard, and when they were tired, they would still have to keep running. If they complained about running fifty laps, he made them do fifty- two. They all hated him, but when it came meet time they started winning. I think this can be paralleled easily to teaching. You don’t have to be their favorite teacher, you just have to be someone who is fair, and they’ll work hard for. It may take students time to realize it, but you are benefiting them in the end. When they eventually come to this understanding, they will work harder for you as well as respect you more.