A Conversation With a 'Bad' Teacher, 26

This article written by Hana Maruyama gives insight from a man, John Owens, life after becoming a teacher.  John Owens quit his job and decided he wanted to teach writing to high school kids. After landing a job in the South Bronx in New York City he was faced with so many obstacles.  He was bombarded with data and test scores upon entering the school, where students were given rating on even self-determination.  After continuous conflict with administration his career ended less than a year of when it began.  This ending led him to a new beginning two years later.  Owens published a book about his experiences of teaching, where he expresses schools' need for better ways to evaluate teachers and also students progress.  Owens writes, "...I do know that if they have a love of learning, and they have a sense of community and a good moral compass, they'll do just fine."

With the design of Common Core Standards teachers are required to make students college and career ready. However, Owens claims that as long as students have developed love for learning  and a good moral compass they can and will succeed.  I also very much agree with him. I believe that teachers main goal should not be to prepare students for more education, but rather teach them to love learning.  Students who love to learn will persue learning.  Learning virtues and morals is more important and vital then learning for the sake of getting into college. I think that like Owens said, we should be teaching kids to be good citizens, not just good employees.