Teaching is like a House

By Brian Merry

Teaching is like a House

The Teacher I Want To Be I want to be a teacher who is both demanding

but also supportive of my students. I want to build a foundation from which the students will grow and future success will occur. Teach fundamental life skills that aren’t often

taught Show that the real world isn’t anything like they

think it is. The fundamental skills are represented by the

foundation of the house. And the support I would give is represented by the shelter and home feeling of a house.

Expanding on the Metaphor Foundation=Life Skills Walls and Ceilings=Structure and

Organization Furniture Inside=Varying the style to fit

each student The furniture can be moved and changed to

fit a different feeling, just like a teachers style should change to accommodate each student.

Rooms=Different subjects that should be mastered

Breakdown The metaphor works for the most part,

however there are some key differences: Houses can be built relatively quickly, while

it could take a lifetime for a teacher to master teaching, and have each student successful

Houses usually stand alone, which means the only thing that supports it is itself. Teachers usually have support from a lot of other areas like their family and friends, and each other.

Work Cited http://cdn.lsr7.org/wp-content/uploads/

2013/08/students6331.jpg http://www.psc.state.fl.us/consumers/

house/images/conservation-house-final.jpg

http://museum.cityofanacortes.org/AHPB/images/HowickHouse.png