The mission of the Wylie East High School news site is to inform, educate and entertain readers. Established Jan. 13, 2011. Principal: Mrs. Tiffany Doolan; Adviser: Ms. Kimberly Creel

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The mission of the Wylie East High School news site is to inform, educate and entertain readers. Established Jan. 13, 2011. Principal: Mrs. Tiffany Doolan; Adviser: Ms. Kimberly Creel

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The mission of the Wylie East High School news site is to inform, educate and entertain readers. Established Jan. 13, 2011. Principal: Mrs. Tiffany Doolan; Adviser: Ms. Kimberly Creel

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Some teachers make the effort and others don’t

Powerpoints, worksheets, group projects, lab time, class discussions… that’s all well and good but what if the student still doesn’t understand?  Students appreciate teachers who are willing to go the extra mile to help them outside of class. They are more likely to make the extra effort for a teacher they respect than for a teacher who puts no effort into their lesson plans. It’s a two way street.

The extra work that some teachers put in is much appreciated and others should follow that example.

There are so many amazing teachers in the district. So many teachers offer to help students outside of class and outside of set, required, tutorial times. This is especially helpful for the students involved in multiple extra-curricular activities. Even if the effort is slight, the impact is huge. Due to the teacher’s willingness to help students, the students in turn are more willing to take the extra time to do a better job on their work and make better test scores; a win-win situation for the teacher and the student. It improves the student’s comprehension level and possibly makes a huge impact on a student’s life and career.

On the flip side, there are teachers who not only teach from behind a cold, barrier-like desk, they are not available to work with students who are struggling or want to learn more about the subject. This leaves gaps in the students’ education and can cause a former interest for the subject to dissipate.

Teachers should make the effort to get to know their students and, if possible, help them when they can. Students appreciate teachers who are not only taking up work, but putting work in as well. Those teachers who are already putting in the amazing effort: keep doing exactly what you’re doing. And to those who aren’t: Look at some of your fellow teachers and follow their example.

There is a distinct line between the teachers that make an effort to help students learn and those who simply “teach”. This is a critical time in a student’s education and a helpful teacher can make a huge difference in the life of a student.

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Caitlyn Bogart, Co-Editor In Chief
Good day, evening, afternoon or whatever time of day it happens to be while you read this, I hope you’re having a great time. I am a senior and Editor in Chief. I look forward to making our team as strong and seamless as possible. I honestly have no idea how to write this. You would think I would be better considering I’ve done this for three years running, but I’m a news writer. I am much better at writing about others. Writing is a huge part of my life. I plan on majoring in Business Marketing and English with a creative writing minor because I also write fiction books, one of which will be published this year for my Texas Performance Study Program (TPSP) project, so watch out! I live inside my head a lot and enjoy long philosophical conversations. I kind of feel like I just wrote an ad for a dating site. Didn’t mean to, but it happened.

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