The Teachers we Remember | Julie Hasson | TEDxEustis
Summary
TLDREste vídeo narra la experiencia de una docente que, al encontrarse con una alumna de su antigua clase de segundo grado, reflexiona sobre el impacto perdurable que los maestros pueden tener en la vida de sus estudiantes. La reunión la lleva a cuestionarse cuántos alumnos no ha logrado conectar de manera significativa y cómo podría tener un mayor impacto. A través de entrevistas con exalumnos, descubre que los maestros memorables son aquellos que transforman vidas, no solo enseñan. Los maestros que cambian corazones, mentes y vidas son recordados porque su impacto es intencional y diseñado. La docente insta a la audiencia a apreciar y apoyar a los maestros, y a reflexionar sobre su propio impacto en los demás.
Takeaways
- 👋 La importancia de un encuentro inesperado: Un profesor se encuentra con una alumna que enseñó hace 15 años, lo que le recuerda el impacto duradero que puede tener un maestro.
- 📚 El poder de una historia: La alumna Ali recuerda cómo la lectura de 'Stone Fox' en clase la inspiró y le enseñó lecciones de valentía y compasión.
- 🤔 Reflexión sobre el impacto: El profesor se pregunta cuántos estudiantes no ha impactado de manera significativa y cómo podría mejorar su enseñanza.
- 🧑🏫 Los maestros que marcan: Se mencionan maestros que influyeron en la vida del narrador, subrayando la importancia de los maestros en el desarrollo personal y académico.
- 🔍 Investigación sobre el impacto docente: El narrador, como profesor y investigador, entrevista a ex estudiantes para entender mejor cómo los maestros pueden tener un impacto duradero.
- 💡 Transformación, no solo enseñanza: Los maestros memorables son aquellos que transforman a los estudiantes, no solo imparten conocimientos.
- 💖 Cambios en los corazones de los estudiantes: Los maestros impactan los corazones de los estudiantes al aumentar su autoestima, compasión y sentido de pertenencia.
- 🧠 Cambios en las mentes de los estudiantes: Los maestros también impactan las mentes de los estudiantes al fomentar su pensamiento crítico y ampliar sus perspectivas.
- 🌟 Cambios en las vidas de los estudiantes: Los maestros pueden cambiar el rumbo de las vidas de los estudiantes al crear oportunidades y aumentar su confianza.
- 🌐 La comunidad 'Chalk and Chances': Un proyecto en línea que celebra y enaltece a los maestros memorables, proporcionando lecciones sobre cómo tener un impacto significativo.
- 📉 La escasez de maestros: Se discute la crisis actual de escasez de maestros y cómo esto limita la capacidad de los maestros de tener un impacto en sus estudiantes.
- 💪 Cómo apoyar a los maestros: Se hace un llamado a la acción para abogar por políticas que permitan a los maestros tomar decisiones en sus aulas y responder a las necesidades de sus estudiantes.
- 🙌 Agradecimiento a los maestros: Se insta a los ex estudiantes a agradecer a sus maestros por el impacto que tuvieron en sus vidas, ya que estos momentos son vitales para los maestros.
Q & A
¿Qué sucedió cuando la profesora encontró a una de sus antiguas estudiantes en la tienda de comestibles?
-La profesora estaba buscando un aguacate perfecto cuando escuchó que alguien llamaba su nombre. Al mirar, reconoció a una mujer joven de 22 años que había sido su alumna en el segundo grado. Se llamaba Ali y hablaron sobre su vida actual y lo que recordaba de su año juntos.
¿Qué libro mencionan Ali y la profesora durante su conversación?
-Mencionan el libro 'Stone Fox', que fue uno de los favoritos de la profesora y que leyó con su clase.
¿Qué parte del libro 'Stone Fox' recuerda Ali?
-Ali recuerda la parte donde Willie gana una carrera de trineos de perros y su perro, Searchlight, se desploma. Stone Fox se detiene para que Willie pueda recoger a su perro y llevarlo hasta el final de la carrera.
¿Qué lección le impartió la profesora a su clase al final del libro 'Stone Fox' según Ali?
-La profesora les dijo que los ganadores no son siempre los más rápidos, sino a veces aquellos que son valientes y no se rinden.
¿Cómo describe la profesora el impacto que tuvo su reunión con Ali en su vida como docente?
-La reunión con Ali hizo que la profesora reflexionara sobre su impacto como docente y se dio cuenta de que no ha tenido un impacto duradero en todos sus estudiantes. También la hizo recordar a los maestros que le dejaron un impacto en su vida.
¿Qué tipo de investigación hace la profesora sobre el impacto docente?
-La profesora hace investigación cualitativa, entrevistando a personas que alguna vez fueron estudiantes desde kínder hasta el último año de la escuela secundaria para entender mejor el impacto docente.
¿Qué descubre la profesora al analizar los datos recopilados sobre el impacto docente?
-Descubre que los maestros memorables no solo enseñan, sino que transforman a los estudiantes, facilitando su crecimiento y cambio durante un semestre o año.
¿Cuáles son las tres categorías principales en las que se divide el impacto docente según los datos recopilados?
-Las tres categorías principales son: cambiar los corazones de los estudiantes, cambiar sus mentes y cambiar sus vidas.
¿Qué ejemplo da la profesora de cómo un maestro cambió el corazón de un estudiante?
-La historia de John, un veterano militar y bombero, quien a los 7 décadas de vida, recordó a su maestra de tercer grado, Miss Andrews, quien le ofreció comida y le regaló camisas de colegio, lo que le hizo sentir querido y valioso.
¿Cómo cambió el maestro de Jay su enfoque hacia los desafíos?
-El maestro de Jay, Mr. Mann, lo desafió a pasar un examen diariamente en algebra, lo que lo llevó a dominar el tema y a cambiar su perspectiva sobre los desafíos, aprendiendo a enfrentarlos paso a paso.
¿Qué impacto tuvo el maestro de Maria en su vida?
-El maestro de Maria, Mr. Díaz, la ayudó a permanecer en el colegio, a llenar sus solicitudes de colegio y a aplicar para becas, lo que le permitió asistir a la universidad y tener un sueño de ayudar a otras chicas migrantes a ir a la universidad.
¿Qué mensaje final tiene la profesora para los educadores y las personas que han sido impactadas por un maestro?
-La profesora insta a las personas a agradecer a los maestros que les cambiaron la vida y a reflexionar sobre su propio impacto en los demás. También aboga por políticas que permitan a los maestros tomar decisiones en sus aulas y responder a las necesidades de sus estudiantes.
Outlines
👩🏫 El legado de un maestro memorable
El relato comienza con una historia personal del narrador, quien se encuentra con una antigua alumna, Ali, en una tienda de comestibles. Durante su conversación, Ali recuerda cómo la narradora les leyó el libro 'Stone Fox' en segundo grado y cómo les enseñó que los verdaderos ganadores no son siempre los más rápidos, sino aquellos que no se rinden. Ali explica que estas palabras le han ayudado a perseverar en momentos difíciles. La narradora reflexiona sobre su impacto como maestra y cómo no ha sido capaz de influir duraderosamente en todos sus estudiantes. La historia la lleva a cuestionarse cómo puede mejorar su impacto como educadora y a recordar a los maestros que le impactaron a ella, como Miss Russell, Miss Barrentine y el Sr. Reza. Finalmente, menciona su trabajo como profesora y su enfoque en la investigación sobre el impacto del maestro, decidiendo recopilar historias de personas que fueron estudiantes para entender mejor este concepto.
🧠 Transformación y el impacto del maestro
La narradora analiza los datos recopilados y concluye que recordamos a los maestros que nos transformaron, no solo a los que nos enseñaron. Estos maestros dejaron un impacto intencional y no por casualidad, teniendo una visión a largo plazo y centrándose en el potencial de sus estudiantes más allá de los detalles diarios. Los maestros memorables amaban y apreciaban a sus estudiantes tal como eran, pero también tenían una visión de quiénes podrían llegar a ser. Los datos se agruparon en tres categorías principales: cambios en los corazones de los estudiantes, cambios en las mentes de los estudiantes y cambios en las vidas de los estudiantes. Se describen ejemplos de cómo los maestros cambiaron corazones, como el de John, un veterano militar y bombero, cuya tercera maestra, Miss Andrews, lo ayudó a sentir que era digno de amor y pertenencia, lo que marcó un punto de inflexión en su vida.
📚 El poder de la enseñanza y el cambio de vida
Se profundiza en cómo los maestros dejan un impacto en las mentes de los estudiantes, como Jay, quien describe cómo su maestro de álgebra, el Sr. Mann, lo motivó a superar su temor a las matemáticas y a pasar de ser un estudiante reprobado a tener la mejor calificación en la clase. Jay aprendió que, con esfuerzo y paciencia, puede lograr cualquier desafío. Además, se explora cómo los maestros pueden cambiar el rumbo de las vidas de sus estudiantes, como en el caso de Maria, quien fue apoyada por su maestro de ciencias, el Sr. Diaz, para permanecer en la escuela, conseguir una beca y aplicar a la universidad. Maria aspira a ayudar a otras chicas migrantes a asistir a la universidad, demostrando el impacto perpetuo que puede tener un maestro en la vida de un estudiante y, a través de ellos, en la vida de otros.
🌟 Agradecimiento y la importancia del impacto docente
Finalmente, la narradora insta a la audiencia a agradecer a los maestros que han tenido un impacto en sus vidas, ya que estos momentos son fundamentales para los maestros y les brindan la motivación para continuar. Se menciona la escasez crítica de maestros y las razones detrás de esta situación, incluyendo la falta de recursos, autonomía y la presión por enfocarse en las calificaciones de los exámenes en lugar de en el desarrollo integral del estudiante. Se hace un llamado a la acción para abogar por políticas que permitan a los maestros tomar decisiones en sus aulas y responder a las necesidades de sus estudiantes. Se sugiere que al ser conscientes de nuestro propio impacto y aspirar a ser como los maestros memorables, podemos inspirar a otros a hacer lo mismo, dejando un legado a través de nuestro impacto en los demás.
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Keywords
💡transformación
💡impacto
💡memorable
💡coraje
💡compasión
💡perspectiva
💡oportunidades
💡apreciación
💡desafío
💡potencial
Highlights
Encounter with a former student, Ali, in a grocery store sparks a reflection on the impact of teaching.
Ali recalls a book read in class and its life lesson about winners being brave, not just fast.
The speaker admits to not always remembering what she told her students but is moved by Ali's memory.
Ali shares how the speaker's words helped her persevere through tough times.
The speaker's aspiration to be a memorable teacher who leaves a lasting impact is expressed.
The speaker acknowledges not all students may have been impacted and ponders missed opportunities.
The importance of teachers who facilitate transformation and growth is emphasized.
Memorable teachers are described as having a long-range vision and being intentional about their impact.
The speaker's research on teacher impact involves interviewing people about teachers who made a difference.
The three main categories of teacher impact identified: changing hearts, minds, and lives.
John's story illustrates how a teacher's compassion can change a student's self-worth.
The significance of a teacher's gestures lies in the meaning they convey to students.
Tough love from teachers can also leave a lasting impact by pushing students to excel.
Jay's story demonstrates how a teacher's high expectations can lead to personal and academic growth.
Maria's narrative shows how a teacher can change a student's life trajectory by creating opportunities.
The 'chalk and chances' project is introduced as a community celebrating impactful teachers.
The speaker calls for advocacy for policies that empower teachers to make a meaningful impact.
The importance of expressing appreciation to teachers for their life-changing impact is highlighted.
The legacy of impactful teachers is carried on through the lives they have touched.
The speaker encourages everyone to consider the impact they make on others and to strive for positive influence.
Transcripts
[Applause]
I want to start by telling you about
something that happened at the grocery
store I was in the produce section
looking for the perfect avocado when I
heard someone call my name I looked up
and I thought that face looks familiar
there was something about the dimples
and the brown eyes and as this beautiful
22 year old woman came closer I
recognized the little girl I taught in
the second grade it was Ali and we stood
there by the avocados and talked about
her life now and we talked about what
she remembered from our year together
and Ali asked me miss Hassan do you
remember reading the book stone Fox to
our class and I said yes that's one of
my favorite books and she asked miss
Hassan do you remember the part when
Willie was winning the dogsled race and
all of a sudden his dog searchlight
collapsed and then stone Fox caught up
and he stopped and he made all the other
racers stop so that Willie could pick up
his dog and carry him across the finish
line and I said yes of course I remember
that part and then she asked do you
remember what you told us at the end of
that book and I had to say no because I
have no idea what I said to those kids
15 years ago I'll be honest I hardly
remember what I said to students
yesterday but Ali did she said you told
us that winners aren't always the
fastest ones sometimes winners are just
the brave ones who don't quit and then
she said something that every teacher
longs to hear she said you know
sometimes when things get really hard
and I feel like giving up I think about
that book and I think about what you
told us and I just keep going
we talked for
out another hour I hugged her and then I
watched my student go back out into the
world and not conversation buy the
avocados made me feel so good because I
want to be the kind of teacher students
remember isn't that what all teachers
really want to leave a lasting impact to
teach these lessons that students carry
and use throughout their lives but that
conversation also made me think about
kids who weren't like Ally I've taught
hundreds maybe thousands of kids over
the course of my career and I know I
haven't left a lasting impact on all of
them I wondered how many I failed to
connect with and meaningful ways and how
many opportunities for impact I missed
and most importantly I thought about how
I could have a greater impact and how I
could do that more consistently and my
reunion with Ally also made me remember
the teachers who made an impact on my
life
I thought about miss Russell who taught
me how to read Miss Barrentine who
helped me find my voice and mr. Reza
Nene who forever changed the way I look
at the world who are the teachers you
remember what are the things they said
or did that stick with you a few years
ago I became a professor I still teach
now I teach teachers which is really
hard because they know all my teaching
tricks you can't get anything past the
teachers but the other part of my job is
to do research and my focus is on
teacher impact I knew that as a
qualitative researcher if I really
wanted to understand teacher impact I
had to go out and interview people who
had once been students in kindergarten
through twelfth grade okay these people
are not hard to find I suspect that this
TEDx audience is full of former students
I just needed to put myself where they
congregate so I showed up at
city parks craft fairs farmers markets
college campuses with this sign that
said let's chat about a teacher you
remember and people stopped to talk with
me I know I was as surprised as you are
because sitting at the park with a sign
was not my usual method of data
collection but it was the best crazy
idea I ever had because I've learned so
much about teacher impact from the
people I met
I've now talked to hundreds of people
from age 18 to 85 and I realize everyone
has a story about a special teacher but
then I started to wonder why do we
remember some teacher so clearly but not
others so I took the data and laid it
all out and started to analyze it and
the answer became evident you see we
don't remember being taught
we remember being transformed
we remember the teachers who helped us
change and grow over the course of a
semester or a year they facilitate our
transformation so that we're not the
same people when we leave their classes
as we were on the day we met them and
although these memorable teachers teach
different subjects and body different
teaching styles have different
personalities and passions they have
something important in common they
consistently leave an impact because
they're intentional about that impact
their impact happens by design it
doesn't happen by chance or default they
have this long-range vision and they
don't get caught up in the day-to-day
small stuff and minutia it's like
they're too busy prospecting for our
potential and the teachers we remember
loved and appreciated us just as we were
but they also held this vision for who
we could become and they realized their
role and
making that vision come true so under
this big overarching theme of
transformation the data fell into three
main categories ways teachers changed
students hearts ways teachers changed
students minds and ways teachers changed
students lives I'd like to start with
hearts when teachers changed hearts they
did things like increase our self-worth
make us feel more valued and important
they extended compassion and helped us
become more compassionate people and
they magically cultivated this sense of
belonging so that we felt like we
belonged in their classroom and his
learners at school I'm one of my
favorite stories in the data that speaks
to the way a teacher can change a
child's heart came from a man named John
John is a military veteran he's a career
firefighter he's accumulated seven
decades of wisdom I promised him I would
describe it that way he's a tough guy
but when he sat down next to me at a
craft fair to tell me about his third
grade teacher miss Andrews he started to
cry he said you know I grew up in
poverty in a home plagued by addiction
and abuse and when I got to school I
noticed other kids in their clean
pressed school clothes and I thought
they must be loved in a way I longed to
be my teacher Miss Andrews used to
invite me to her home after school for a
snack
somehow she recognized that I was hungry
and one day as I was leaving her house
she handed me a package it was wrapped
in brown paper and tied up with string
and I remember running all the way home
to open that package and when I did I
spent hours at staring at these three
new neatly pressed school shirts that
had been folded inside and John said
that was a changing moment in my life
because I realized someone does love me
someone does care
about me mr. Andrews helped him
understand that he was worthy of love
and belonging John's story helped me
understand that it isn't really the
gestures that make such an impact on
students it's the meaning they describe
to those gestures it wasn't the snacks
or the shirts it was the way those
snacks and sharps made him feel about
himself now I don't want to give you the
wrong impression that the teachers we
remember are always the soft sweet ones
because sometimes the teachers who leave
a lasting impact administer a healthy
dose of tough love I see you nodding you
know what I mean they push us they
challenge us they hold high expectations
they change our minds and they change
our minds by deepening our knowledge or
understanding of a topic by facilitating
our critical thinking or broadening our
perspective I met a young man named Jay
who's now a science teacher and Jay said
I have to tell you that I'm teaching
today because of my algebra teacher mr.
man Jay explained mr. man was his
algebra teacher the second time around
he had already failed algebra once Jay
describes himself as a confident kid in
high school a basketball player
but he was intimidated by math and Jay
said I remember mr. man's exact words on
my first day of class he said you are
going to have a quiz every day that quiz
will only cover what we did the previous
day all you have to do is show up pay
attention and go over the material when
you get home Jay said the stakes were
high for me so I did exactly what he
said and his days turned into weeks I
started to master algebra halfway
through the semester I was helping other
students and Jay said by the end of that
class I didn't just pass algebra
I had the highest grade and then he said
something really important about teacher
impact
he said now when I encounter a challenge
like algebra or anything else I realized
that it's doable if I just take it one
day at a time
Jay Illustrated the way we take a lesson
from a memorable teacher and we learned
to apply it to other areas of our life
but perhaps the most dramatic and moving
stories in my collection are the stories
and the ways teachers have impacted the
trajectory of their students lives
they've done it by creating
opportunities opening up possibilities
and boosting our confidence Maria is a
great example when I met Maria on a
college campus she looks so young
I could hardly believe she was in her
second year she had her hair in braids
and a baseball cap on and she said I'm
here because of mr. Diaz my high school
science teacher Maria explained that she
grew up in a migrant family a family
that moved three or four times a year
she said every time my family moved I
would be behind in some classes ahead
and others some credits didn't transfer
I needed a scholarship a scholarship was
my only hope and I was losing hope and
then I met mr. Diaz he saw some
potential in me and went to my home
after school to talk to my mom and dad
he explained that I had a good chance if
I could just stay put and finish the
classes at my high school he convinced
my mom and dad to let me live with my
aunt and uncle and he took me home from
stem club he even helped me fill out my
college essays and applications she said
now I'm one of five girls in my
engineering class and I know I have to
work really hard but I'm motivated
because I have a dream and Maria said my
dream is to start a foundation to help
other migrant girls go to college this
is the unending impact of a teacher
because when a teacher helps one student
one may go on to help so many others
it's these never-ending karmic ripples
that t-shirt impact creates John story
J's story Maria's story are all part of
a growing collection called the chalk
and Chances projects Chuck and chances
is an online community that celebrates
and elevates memorable teachers all of
these stories there are inherently
beautiful and valuable but they also
contain lessons because if we know what
makes a lasting impact we can do more of
it we can become memorable and impactful
by design I like to imagine a world in
which every child has a teacher with the
power to change hearts minds and lives
but that dream is tenuous right now
because we were in the midst of a
critical teacher shortage in my Central
Florida district alone we started the
school year with a hundred eleven
teacher vacancies that's thousands of
kids just in my district who did not
have the benefit of the impact of a
trained teacher and that's not just true
in my district that's a national trend
now some teacher vacancies are due to
retirements or population growth but a
growing number are due to teachers
choosing to leave the profession and
it's not just about salaries it's about
having the resources and the autonomy to
do their work it's about having the
freedom to make an impact because when
teachers are forced to focus narrowly on
academic achievement and even more
narrowly on student achievement test
scores their ability to make an impact
is limited when teachers are forced and
pressured to grow test scores above all
else they lose what is most fulfilling
in their work that we can do something
about this we can advocate for policies
that enable teachers to make decisions
in their own classrooms we can advocate
for policies that empower teachers to
respond to the need
they see in their students there is
something else we can do about this we
can express appreciation for the
teachers who made an impact on our lives
because moments like the one I had with
Ali in the grocery store are the
lifeblood of teachers it's what keeps us
going was there a teacher who changed
your heart who made you love yourself a
little bit more or maybe changed your
mind made you think about something
differently or change your life that you
want a whole new path please reach out
and thank that teacher if you can it
means everything the teachers I remember
have always hired that there are
legacies live on through me the teachers
we remember live on because the impact
they had on us now inspires the impact
we make on others maybe that's the best
way to thank them to be mindful of our
own impact have you thought about the
impact you make on the people you
encounter what is it you want them to
remember about you when you show up
fully love and accept people just the
way they are and at the same time see
their potential you help them become the
best versions of themselves that's what
the teachers we remember did for us and
maybe when you least expect it like when
you're digging through the avocados in
the grocery store you just might get a
sweet validation of your own impact
[Applause]
[Music]
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