To be elected the Bass Lake teacher of the year is a prestigious honor.
The students and parents are the ones who nominate teachers, the teachers themselves advise a board of administrators and community leaders, and then the teachers are reviewed by an outside administrator.
Plus, where a teacher works is of little relevance.
Teachers from the public school district or the private schools can be nominated.
The process is an intense one, and the teachers know if they are selected, they have been selected through a process that truly looks for quality and not flash and pizazz.
Mrs.
Jones is the 2008-2009 teacher of the year in Bass Lake.
She has been teaching to the students of the St.
Thomas High School for thirty-seven years.
Her skills as a teacher are as sharp to day as they were in 1984.
In fact, Mrs.
Jones has stated that she feels as if she is a stronger teacher today because she has learned a great deal from her students.
She knows more about teaching the simple use of a ceramic pottery kiln to today's high tech students then the new teachers coming out of education schools because she has learned to adapt her teaching style to reach the learning styles of her students.
Rolling out pieces of clay sounds pretty easy, but what about the different types of clays, the different types of glazes, and how do you "fire" the objects you sculpt? Mrs.
Jones' students can answer many of these questions.
They understand how to use polymer clay versus some other type of clay or molding material.
They know because Mrs.
Jones has connected with them.
The students in her class state that Mrs.
Jones is not just a good pottery teacher, she is a good person.
Students learn and perform well in the St.
Thomas Pottery Class because the students know they are in a classroom being run by a respectful person.
Mrs.
Jones does believe respect is important to the overall success of a teacher.
Specifically, she sights her own strength in using texturing tools as a way she excites students about pottery.
The sense of touch is often over looked by some pottery teachers, but Mrs.
Jones has shown her students it is an important part of their creations.
Students can not only see the skill of their teacher, but feel her skill.
This has created even more trust between Mrs.
Jones and her students.
The students and parents are the ones who nominate teachers, the teachers themselves advise a board of administrators and community leaders, and then the teachers are reviewed by an outside administrator.
Plus, where a teacher works is of little relevance.
Teachers from the public school district or the private schools can be nominated.
The process is an intense one, and the teachers know if they are selected, they have been selected through a process that truly looks for quality and not flash and pizazz.
Mrs.
Jones is the 2008-2009 teacher of the year in Bass Lake.
She has been teaching to the students of the St.
Thomas High School for thirty-seven years.
Her skills as a teacher are as sharp to day as they were in 1984.
In fact, Mrs.
Jones has stated that she feels as if she is a stronger teacher today because she has learned a great deal from her students.
She knows more about teaching the simple use of a ceramic pottery kiln to today's high tech students then the new teachers coming out of education schools because she has learned to adapt her teaching style to reach the learning styles of her students.
Rolling out pieces of clay sounds pretty easy, but what about the different types of clays, the different types of glazes, and how do you "fire" the objects you sculpt? Mrs.
Jones' students can answer many of these questions.
They understand how to use polymer clay versus some other type of clay or molding material.
They know because Mrs.
Jones has connected with them.
The students in her class state that Mrs.
Jones is not just a good pottery teacher, she is a good person.
Students learn and perform well in the St.
Thomas Pottery Class because the students know they are in a classroom being run by a respectful person.
Mrs.
Jones does believe respect is important to the overall success of a teacher.
Specifically, she sights her own strength in using texturing tools as a way she excites students about pottery.
The sense of touch is often over looked by some pottery teachers, but Mrs.
Jones has shown her students it is an important part of their creations.
Students can not only see the skill of their teacher, but feel her skill.
This has created even more trust between Mrs.
Jones and her students.
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