Sam Houston High School - Cherokee Yearbook (Arlington, TX)

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flvozfiy 17640, 1:00 ozffage .ffadenfs Today's world of constant change puts many demands upon schools. New and improved fa- cilities are provided to aid in making courses more thorough. Rules are often altered within courses themselves, thus, changing the courses to some extent. New courses are steadily added to curricula. By means of his instructor the student is able to learn new methods. The teacher must know how to use new facilities pertaining to his course and is responsible for being familiar with new content which is introduced into the subject matter of the course. Sam Houston's faculty numbers over sixty. Many of these faculty members have been at Big Sam since it was opened. However, quite a few members are new to the school. Several of these newcomers were student teachers here last year. The remaining new faculty members came from a variety of schools in and about the Arlington area. Those courses taught range from the standard elective and required courses to advanced courses. Often students cannot visualize theirteachers beyond the classroom. Teachers spend a great deal of their time in classrooms, but they also lead lives outside school. A great majority of Sam Houston faculty members are married, and many of these have children who consider their parents not as teachers, but as mothers and fathers. During the school year several teachers have completed work for master's degrees, and others have worked toward that goal. These teachers have had to spend school nights and summers studying in classes at college. Many times teachers spend their summers in college classes, not to obtain credit toward a degree, but simply for personal enlightenment. Faculty members are always interested in their students. They like getting to know each student in order to understand him or her better. Wlmen a student shows interest, his teachers go to all lengths to help and encourage him. Indifferent students are urged on by their teachers until they develop interests. Students with personal problems frequently go to one of their teachers for advice. Such student-teacher relationships are not unusual for small town high schools, but they seldom occur in high schools located in larger cities. Sam Houston is proud to be an exception. Trust between students and faculty members has created school harmony. School spirit thrives among Big Sam faculty members. They take part in assemblies and rallies, and fill seats at programs and sport events. Buses which take students to out-of- town activities in which Big Sam participates could not be possible if it weren't for faculty chaperons. Every organization must be spon- sored by at least one faculty member. Various duties, interchanged among members of the faculty, aid in protecting the school and students. Sam Houston has, within its two-year ex- istence, established a much respected reputation. A great deal of credit for this reputation is due to members ofthe superior teaching staff. Symbols of a teacher's day, grade book, plan book, text books, report cards, admit slips, add up to a great deal of work outside the classroom.

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