Teachers are naturally held to the higher standards of their teachings.

We naturally expect our teachers to embody what they teach us.
What good is a teacher who has only "read" and "discussed" the subject before us?
If this was enough to be "the teacher", then sixth graders should be qualified to teach third graders.
What qualifies an individual to be a teacher?
We learn from each other in all our interactions, everyday.  In essence, we are all "teachers"
Someone could teach you something that will change you and your life, with their eyes, an acknowledgment, a smile, a passionate glance.
A spiritual connection can penetrate and awaken your heart and you will never be the same.

Setting out to be a teacher or teach can lead to a variety of experiences.  The reality is, if you choose to go to college, pass your classes, even with below average grades, you can get a dipolma to "teach". Then, this individual has the ability to have a as much of an affect, and in some cases more of an affect, than you have on your children.

What do you really know about your childs teacher?
It's time for a parent teacher revolution.


The public should have access to every teachers:
1.   Education and college records.
2.   Organizations
3.   Community service records
4.   Volunteer records
5.   Personal mission statement
6.   Future aspirations
7.   Most important people in their lives
8.   Who they most admire
9.   Their philosophy of teaching
10. Why they chose to be a teacher
11. Why they chose this town, school, grade, to teach.
12. Letters of recommendation by past students and parents

Such information can provide parents with an understanding of the teacher's background and personal philosophies.
Most importantly parents who become or feel connected to their childrens teacher develop a trust in the teacher and the school.
Students have a higher level of success if the foundation at home and at school is strong, positive and foward moving.
The student must know that everyone is working together for them.  The student must be empowered.
To empower a student we must provide positive role models.
Teachers who embody the passion for learning encourage students to grow as creative individuals.
Unfortunately, too many schools today are saddled with the same dilemas in the classroom, school politics, and lack of student expression, that generations of students before them have been unhappy about.
Schools are poorly run businesses.  Many would be out of business if they were not publicly funded.
How many families would chose to pay for the education their child now receives?? 
The schools would have to put the students first.
The parents would require their concerns be addressed, or they would go elsewhere.
The effectiveness and citizenship of the teacher would be accurately judged as worthy or not to meet parent and student requirements.
WOW.
Have you ever met a teacher that has the excellence of mind and the passion for their subject matter?  A teacher who is dedicated to the material on an experiential level?  A teacher who embodies and exudes the energy necessary to share and affect others-to open minds and hearts, to awaken, to stir, to encourage, to challange, provoke, to learn?  These teachers are infectious, loved, revered, respected, sought after, never forgotten and impart timeless teachings to their students.
They are role models.  Their love and passion for teaching is obvious.
Teachers who are passionate about their subject and their students have a strong connection to both.
They naturally shine and their students are blessed.  The exchanges that happen in this classroom are magical.  New ideas are shared, new possibilites are created.
Sometimes students lose their way, judge themselves too harshly, feel they are incapable of success.
Wise teachers lift their students above their past conditioning and accept them as they are growing.
These teachers keep their students focused. A teacher's continuous belief in their student can empower them to overcome their personal setbacks.
Each students success is unique and individualized.  A true teacher is delighted with the small as well as the larger successes they make.
A students success is often defined by their teacher.  It is a "power" a teacher has over their student.
If a teacher judges the students attempts as failures, the student can internalize this as rejection and withdraw.
It would probably be easier for a student to recover from a fist-fight with a teacher then the sword of rejection...leading to the hollow sound of apathy, surrender to the students worst fears and ultimately the repression of their talents.
Our teachers must also be able to recognize each student as a unique and creative individual.
We must teach our children to choose their teachers wisely.
Karen
Dedicated to German and Valentina Zamuel