1 post from April 2009

   I was curious to know what my students thought of my teaching style. I am going to let my students speak for themselves, I polled my best class and my most challenging class and picked responses on opposite ends of the spectrum to showcase my best qualities as a teacher and also where I can improve. I am typing the responses verbatim.

What It's Like to Learn in Mr. Warner's Class by S.D.
    Mr. Warner is very smart white guy. Sometimes his hands are a little dirty and his clothes a little wrinkled, but as long as I learn the work, it's cool with me. His teaching style is sometimes a little too technical. What I mean by that is that sometimes he uses big words or starts talking about scientific things that I don't understand. Despite that, I like the way he relates science to math. Other students don't like how Mr. Warner's class because they say he's annoyingly boring. I personally like his class because I learn a lot and he makes sure we all learn material if we are willing to learn. I may fall asleep in Mr. Warner's class, but its not because his teaching, I'm just lazy! The classroom is really decorated and bright and interesting. I like how he plays music while we work. Overall, I say Mr. Warner is a great educator.

Untitled by C.B.
    Learning in this class is very uncertain. It is like some days and some skills are easy learning. In class there is also a bad scent that causes headaches which make it difficult to concentrate. In my regular and old math clas we did fun activities to learn better. This year all the teacher does is write on the board and talk. Another disturbing thing is that instead of focusing on math we focus on science and history. We should have write this letter early in the year so teacher could make progress.

S.B.'s response
    In Mr.Warner's Algebra II class I have learned and accomplished a lot. I didnt know that I could learn some things. I have to be honest math is my worst subject. But ever since I met Mr. Warner math has actually became one of my favorite subjects because he tries his best to make sure each student learns. He is a very nice and intelligent teacher. His teaching style is bright because he also has a humorous way of teaching. Even though other students may behave horrible in different ways. He still manages to teach. By being a high school senior he's one of my favorite teachers at Holly Springs High School and I look forward to meeting more teachers in college like him.