Block Format paper #2

Role- Mentor
Teacher #1- Ms. Watson
Teacher #2- Mr. Escalante

Both teachers are positive examples of the mentor role
-(positive) Ms. Watson teaches her class a different understanding of art and life
-(negative) The school she teaches at doesn't see her as a good mentor to her class
-(negative) There is some conflict between her and some of the students students who disagree with her        teaching

-(positive) Mr. Escalante uses his natural teaching skills to push the students to become better educated
-(negative) Sometimes he goes to far with his jokes and plays more of a disciplinary role

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A. A characteristic that makes Ms. Watson a good example of a mentor is her motivation to open her classes eyes to new ideas and thoughts.

1. She decides to take the time and effort to change the course syllabus so that the class will become exposed to a unfamiliar type of curriculum.

2. She takes the class out of school to show them a extravagant piece of art

3. She helps one the students apply to several colleges, practically filling the applications out for her

B. A second characteristic is her intelligence, which is different compared to what the class is most used to seeing in an instructor.

1. Her ways of teaching are obviously very different than the traditional methods at the school, she approaches the students 1 on 1 more frequently with advice that isn't relevant to the course.

2. She is more of a free thinker, which she tries to pass down to her students. Introducing new ideas of their future that will take them on a more independent journey

3. Her intelligence is somewhat passed on to her some her students, who realizes how extraordinary Ms. Watson is. 

C. Toward the end of the film Ms. Watson is look at as role-model to some of the students.

1. Her students admire her effort to change the ways women look at their future; looking past the housewife image.

2. Betty in particular begins to consider her teaching as a good different, instead of holding on to the opinion that Ms. Watsons influence on the class was out of line.

3. At the end of the film the class follows Ms. Watson as she is driving away and leaving for Europe, showing her how much they appreciate the impact she made on their lives.

D. A characteristic that makes Mr. Escalante a good example of a mentor is the way he was able to take a unmotivated class of students who don't take learning seriously and turn them into a knowledgeable students. (eagerness to teach)

1. Mr. Escalante is eager to work hard for his students, filling most of his schedule with time teaching the class. meeting with the class outside of school and throughout summer

2. After he hears the class has to retake the calculus exam, he still has the energy to push the students to re-learn everything they previously went over

3. He was able to take the most rebellious student in the class and persuade him to think of learning differently.

Char. 2. His sense of humor and wittiness

1. I think his sense of humor was a great tool to be used in the class to get the attention of the rowdy class.

2. His wittiness made the students realize that he wasn't like normal teachers, which is a example of why the class had a harder time walking all over him.

3. His jokes made him unique, something the class was unfamiliar with, thus giving the students a new perspective on learning. His humor made the class more enjoyable and less boring.

Char. 3 As mentor he uses discipline to help organize his classroom and teach his students 

1. An example of this characteristic is when he doesn't let his students misbehave

2. He is able to put discipline in his students, giving them the motivation and drive to learn and score well on the exam.

3. He uses discipline to challenge his class, an example is when he convinces his class to re-take the exam, which they were very close to not pursuing.

Conclusion- As Mr. Escalante and Ms. Watson fill the role as a mentor and share similar examples is why they fit this role, they also have different teaching methods when filling the role as a mentor. Mr. Escalante is introduced to a class of students who don't know how behave and dismiss authority. In this case he is obligated to punish the class immediately and enforce more disciplinarn in his classroom. Opposed to Mr. Escalante, Ms. Watson is introduced to a class of students who are very organized and seem to think their amount of knowledge exceeds that of their instructor. Almost as if the students think they have the upperhand.