Paper #2 Brainstorming

I haven't figured out which two educators I will be discussing in my compare/contrast essay. As I try to come up with two teachers who would work well for my topic, I brainstorm my options, be it fictional or real-life. One of my first thoughts was to use Robin Williams character from the film Good Will Hunting, Sean Maguire. Sean is a therapist who evaluates several things going on in Will Hunting's life. The relationship between Will and Sean is very interesting and the dialogue is great. Another educator I was thinking of using was Ben Sobel, who is a psychiatrist in the film Analyze This. Ben plays a similar role to Sean Maguire, however, these two therapists are approached by two very different clients. They have similar and different ways of helping their client resolve their issues. If I were to drift away from the idea of using two fictional teachers than I would consider using two educators from my K-12 years. The two teachers I have in mind were both very talented. One made sure to use humor in the classroom to loosen things up; helping the students relax and not stress. This made it easier to focus, he taught in way that the curriculum made sense. I remember after he would give a lesson he would always dumb it down for the class; making sure the kids who were struggling would understand. The other teacher I had in mind was my chemistry professor; she was a bit more serious and was very professional. She expected students to succeed and had little tolerance for any misbehavior. She wasn't lenient when grading, which pushed me to understand a subject and to always pay close attention during a lesson.