Teachers have one of the most influential jobs on kids and teens. The way the teacher elaborates on his or her lessons could impact the way kids learn and take on education. Let’s take Roger, having a more relaxed and lenient teacher was not the best option for Roger personally. As we see in the story, Roger was terrible in spelling and not the best at learning educationally. When asked to spell flower and castle, he struggled tremendously. This was mainly because he never took the time to improve in spelling, he barely did homework, and mostly focused on having fun.
So, when Miss Orville arrives, her aura brings hate from most of the class, including Roger, because they were so used to being independent that the strictness and expectations were too much for them. Throughout the week, Roger has worked the hardest during this duration than any other week. On the last day, when the class pulls a triggering prank on Miss Orville, Roger has not only learned that he should not judge someone based on the way they act before getting to know them, but he also learned how education is so important. From then on, Roger probably gained an important factor of life, which is pushing yourself to learn instead of focusing on having fun. Roger develops this way of thinking not because he pushed himself, but because Miss Orville pushed him to the next level.
Roger’s development throughout this story illustrates such a good reason on why and how teachers play such an important role. By the way they teach, some push us to be better and some teach us to be independent. However, the main point I am trying to come across is that no matter who the teacher is and how they teach us, we should take each of teaching as an advantage and make the most out of it whether the class is more relaxed or more stressed, we should build upon that class to do better.
