South High School - Spectra Yearbook (Grand Rapids, MI)

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Seniors Throughout our school years we have tried to develop a spirit of loyalty arid cooperation, as well as a sense of duty, Likewise we liave attempted to attairi tlie will to perform iri order that after our graduation we will be ready to play our part iri the Symphony of lite.

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My Ideal Teacher Throuahout alt h1story from the splendor of the Egyphan Em to e to the turmotl of the world today the 11nportance of educatlon and the value of cotrpetent teachers have remamed cardtnal necess1t1es IH the c1v1l1zat1on of mankmd Among the greatest names of the world rank those of anc1ent educators Socrates l nv and lesus the Teacher of Nazareth The whole development rt C1VlllZGl1OI't IS founded upon educatton and the worthmess of 1ts teachers As d1d the anctent educators so must the teacher of today set lltG example for h1s students to follow toward wh1ch end he must have three def1n1te a1ms the w1ll to he an example both moral and phystcal the ab1l1ty to do h1s worlf 1n an 1nterest1ng and thor ough manner and the deS1T9 to come to a fuller understand1ng of h1s students upon whtch rest the only pOSSlb1l1lY of h1s becomlng a leader Hts laxtty ID sett1ng such an example w1ll naturally lead to tl1e lax1ty of h1s students He must show vtgorous amb t1on and lltG ah1l1ty to understand hts students and the1r problems ln fulhlhng h1s ohhgatton to h1s students a teacher s f1rst duty IQ to present h1s sub1ect to h1s students ID an mterestmg and thor ough manner To that end a var1ed and well organ1zed program 1 necessary thus promotmg prec1s1on and a cooperat1ve Splfll be tween the students and the1r teacher lust as the h1stor1an rehes on PTIIIICITY source mater1al so should a teacher make use of personal exper1ence as a foundat1on for h1s teachmgs He should have ex tens1ve acade1n1c preparatlon supplemented by current study1ng and readmg and 1f poss1ble a great deal of travel exper1ence Wl11Cll lS mvalualole for hrst hand 1nformat1on and personal relat1on of the teacher to h1s work H1s ass1gnments should be reasonable Vllllt cons1clerat1on for confl1ct1ng ctrcumstances and other h1nder1ng factor A good teacher w1ll d1scern fundamental helps and dangers 1n h1s methods For mstance he w1ll reah e the danger of excess1ve favortttsm wh1ch al1enates htm not only Wllh the class but also 1 1tl1 the student to whom the favor1t1sm IS shown He Mllll ma1n ta1n enough d1sc1pl1ne 1n the classroom to make h1s students real1ze tl at the classroom IS not a place for rowdlness He should also yart1c1pate 1n extra curr1cular act1v1t1es enough to recogntze the1r ll tportance and 1ntell1gently ncourage part1c1pat1on ID them All of these factors help to allow a teacher to reach an under tdndmg of h1s pup1ls l11s only cl ance of becommg an example and a leader Tlllq understandmg through close assoc1at1on w1th hts yupls should he the rturro e of all l11s work and 1S the only founda lt It for tl e fulhllmen of h1s a1 lack Ho N1Ck 39 W . v . J. , . 1 - -T . . . 1. 1 , I 33, 1. I, ,., . J ' . . , 1 . , 1 ' V I I . . , -J . . , i. 1 . , - .C , . . . . . - ,1 , , 1 , 1 f I 1 . . , S. . . , 1. f f tj I I . 1 1 . .Y V . . Q . . . . K: X . . . , Y 1 . , D .'.1 1 A, .XS 1 ' - ft' H 1, l . '. IHS. - , --Y Y f

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