Yahoo News posted this story on March 8 that every teacher should read. Teachers get too much of the blame for why our students do not succeed. In this opinion editorial, Patrick Walsh explains that there are many other factors that go into why students fail, starting with the student himself. You can have the best teachers in the classroom, but if the students have no self-discipline or motivation the teacher isn’t going to get very far.
Failures stretch beyond the classroom, parents must be involved in their child’s education and emphasize how important it is that they work for their success. Too often I find that students simply expect things to be handed to them. They get frustrated so easily and give up instead of working harder. I’ve had students tell me I want them to fail simply because I expect more from them that they seem willing to give. They cannot grow if they do not stretch their limits, but even that will not work if they refuse to even entertain the thought of working for what they want out of life.
