One of the
important things he did was make sure the class respected him. At the start
they did not respect him at all but he got their attention and made them listen
to and respect him.
He got in
the faces of his students and forced them to learn, and embarrassed them when
they wouldn’t learn, making inappropriate remarks and even threats.
Made an
effort to understand what was happening in the lives of his students and tried
to help them personally.
He did a
good job at keeping the class interested and making sure to get them to pay
attention.
He’s the
only teacher in the school that actually believes in the students and wants
them to succeed and will go to any lengths to make sure they understand.
An example
of his different teaching style, he was trying to get a student named Angel to
answer a question, and had to intimidate and embarrass him in front of the
class by telling him not to look like a loser in front of the class and that he’d
snap his neck like a toothpick if he didn’t answer. This method was successful
and boosted his confidence in the class.
During
conferences between teachers he speaks his mind even when it offends or angers
other teachers, such as when he wants to teach the students calculus and how he
needed to hold a summer class to prepare them. The other teachers didn’t
believe in him or the students and don’t want him to waste his time on them.
He shows up
to a restaurant owned by the family of his student Ana Delgado to understand
her life and why she was going to drop out of school. He told her father that
she’s the top student in the class and that she wants to go to medical school,
and convinced him to let her stay in the class.
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