What Makes a Role Model a Role Model? by Logan

What Makes a Role Model a Role Model? by Logan - September 2013 Scholarship Essay

As I enter Chaminade Julienne Catholic High School at 7:35 am., I am normally one of the first students to arrive. On the way to my locker, I pass by Mrs. Meyer’s classroom to find students have lined up for Algebra tutoring before school. I know firsthand the level of commitment that she provides, because I too have been on the receiving end of "Mrs. Meyers" tutoring. She is committed to her craft of teaching, which inspires students to learn. Her knack for challenging students and making math fun is irony in itself. While math is not my favorite subject, it is my favorite class. Great teachers (like Mrs. Meyers) will find a way to motivate students. She has a way of emphasizing the importance of academics that require students to listen. She has challenged me to seize opportunities that have been afforded to me and value my education. Her rigorous course load has helped me to be a problem solver. Students in my generation lack problem solving skills largely because of the accessibility to information. At the simple click of a mouse, we can access more information than ever before, thus rendering problem solving skills virtually obsolete. Mrs. Meyers encourages me to embrace the skill of problem solving and to be a resource to help develop other students into becoming problem solvers.Whether we admit it or not, students love good teachers who are natural leaders in the classroom. Classes have their own unique personalities and often times those classes with good leaders are good classes. Likewise, those classes that lack teacher leadership can be the most difficult environments to learn in. Leadership skills are often innate. There are those teachers that have it and those that don’t. Mrs. Meyers is a leader and role model in the classroom and has the ultimate responsibility to lead by example and the ultimate power to motivate others to be successful. For these reasons my Junior Algebra II/Trigonometry teacher, Mrs. Meyers is my most inspirational academic role model.