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Step 5Don't Be a Sycophant
By this point, some readers will have decided I am teaching them how to be a suck-up.
Nothing could be further from the truth!
I am teaching that teachers are human, they feel emotion, and if they get to know you they will help you in your academic goals. I am asking you, dear reader, to step out of your shell a little bit and get to know this person, your teacher. Your teacher has to deal with dozens of disinterested people every day, some hateful people, mortgages and bills, school and office politics to deal with, gossip from the student body, medical and marriage problems, and all the challenges anyone faces.
Teachers LOVE teaching, though. When can they truly teach? Teachers can teach only when they have students that want to learn. Any other time, they're just lecturing to an apathetic crowd. Do your teacher a favor and become a student that wants to learn. If you do her small acts of service by asking questions and paying attention she will reciprocate with small acts of service of her own (an opportunity to make up work, for example). By helping each other get through the day, you will both be happier for your efforts. You end up with better grades, and your teacher ends up with a good feeling because she has truly taught someone that day. That's a win-win situation!
Nothing could be further from the truth!
I am teaching that teachers are human, they feel emotion, and if they get to know you they will help you in your academic goals. I am asking you, dear reader, to step out of your shell a little bit and get to know this person, your teacher. Your teacher has to deal with dozens of disinterested people every day, some hateful people, mortgages and bills, school and office politics to deal with, gossip from the student body, medical and marriage problems, and all the challenges anyone faces.
Teachers LOVE teaching, though. When can they truly teach? Teachers can teach only when they have students that want to learn. Any other time, they're just lecturing to an apathetic crowd. Do your teacher a favor and become a student that wants to learn. If you do her small acts of service by asking questions and paying attention she will reciprocate with small acts of service of her own (an opportunity to make up work, for example). By helping each other get through the day, you will both be happier for your efforts. You end up with better grades, and your teacher ends up with a good feeling because she has truly taught someone that day. That's a win-win situation!
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