What Would The World Be Without Teachers?
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If you make a list of the world's top ten most challenging jobs, chances are that being a teacher will not make the cut. But think about the daunting task millions of educators face each day as they try to mold a group of often surly, unruly kids into intelligent, well-rounded individuals. That surely has to be the toughest job in the world, especially given that there is no promotion or bonus awaiting them even if they are wildly successful!
What if these all-important individuals that we often take for granted disappear from our lives? That was what Project Ed and Participant Media's Teach campaign asked filmmakers of all ages to envision for their recently held contest.
Entitled, "A World Without Teachers," its intent was to inspire more young people to become teachers. However, the 62 amazing video submissions also serve as a reminder of how grim things would be if we didn't have these selfless individuals guiding us through life. What was interesting is that even the youngest contestants did not appear to rejoice at the idea of not having anybody telling them what to do.
High-school student Savannah Wakefield pondered if art as we know it today would have been different without teachers. Would Monet have discovered his talent for impressionism? Los Angeles-based Miles Horst, who won the 1,000 USD prize for the best adult submission imagines a world where teachers are replaced by a 'brain box' in his fun animated entry.
Youth category winner Marina Barham's video depicts a fact we all know but often forget. Teachers don't just teach, they inspire - something that no electronic device, no matter how smart, can do! So the next time you think your teacher is being "mean" for trying to channel you in the right direction, imagine a life without him/her. We have a feeling it will not appear as rosy!
Resources: takepart.com,ProjectED.com
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- bruabout 8 yearsawsome
- bobabout 8 yearsstop lieing
bookworm444about 8 yearsThat's just what I would think👔- Alexabout 8 yearsThink! In this world with teachers, every day, kids wake up at 6:30-7:00 and go somewhere that most kids don't want to go: school. Once there, they spend a lot of the day mostly being bored, discouraged, and unhappy, and only some of the time learning. They also have to endure bullying, and most cafeteria food is not tasty or healthy. They learn some useful stuff, and a lot of stuff that they already know and/or will never use in later life. The average class size is 25 students, so they get little to no one-on-one help. Once they go home, they have to do homework, and then have a few hours of whatever. Always, except for weekends and breaks. What if schools did not exist? Kids could just go to school at home, without really being home schooled. They could use workbooks and real books. they could use articles and videos on the internet. The internet is the world's largest collection of information, literally the best teacher ever! they could use online websites that help them find out the best way for them to learn, not for about 25 students to learn! they could work on their own time schedule! now, lots of people will dismiss this idea for a very good reason: kids would not work, they would just play games all day. But I believe that with good parenting, kids would be mature enough.
- carleyfries03about 8 yearsWell without teachers, you wouldn't know how to write that.
iluvpupsabout 8 yearsThose are some very good reasons
- Himabout 8 yearsTrue theipod4gamer but what a bout a education, you couldn't play it because know one would know how to code.
theipod4gamerabout 8 yearsA world without teaching means more time to game on my IPod 4
theyveltalexover 7 yearsby the way it is like the same thing when u lose ur parents. teachers help u how to take care of urself- theyveltalexover 7 yearswithout teaching, how would u know how to play.so I win.
- theipod4gamerabout 8 yearsI liked my own comment #haxslobE
skydragonabout 8 yearsI have the nicest teacher ever but I still am good at teaching myself.
puppy1about 8 yearsI'm homeschooled!!!
kittycutieabout 8 yearsOMG me too!!- iluvpupsabout 8 yearsMe three!!
- Unknown about 8 yearsA world with out teachers would be hard, but that just simply means we would have to teach ourselves
- Bloomover 8 yearsI love a world with teachers cause who would we learn from then
