What Makes A Good Teacher?

What makes a good teacher? 
My opinion:


"I think a good teachers are teachers who can teach his/her students until succeed without expecting a reply from his students and always pray for the success his/her students"


" A good teacher is a teacher who can motivate his/her students and can discipline his/her students"

Mattie Stepanek

Task:


1. Who was Mattie Stepanek?
Mattie Stepanek was a America poet, a peace advocate and motivational speaker.


2. Why do you think he was famous?
When he was 3 years old, he started write poetry. Beside that, all his five works made the New York Times bestsellers list. Other than that, two additional books were published posthumously. It also were New York Times bestsellers.


3. What is posthumously?
Posthumously mean after dead.


4. What does Jimmy Cater mean when his say " We have known kings and queens, and we've known presidents and prime ministers, but the must extraordinary person whom I have ever known in my life is Mattie Stepanek. His life philosophy was "Remember to play after every storm!" and his motto was ; 'Think Gently, Speak Gently, Live Gently",
Jimmy Cater mean that Mattie Stepanek was a wonderful person.

A Matter Of Balance

1. Exploring Meaning


a. What significant events or details in the story are revealed through flashbacks?
He remember was his wife kill and the bullies in school when he grade two.


b. What inferences can you make regarding the fate of Harold's wife? about the nature of his illness?
My regarding the fate of Harold's wife is the dead of his wife cannot be expected. He trauma and cannot excepted about his wife was die.


c. From the beginning of the story. Harold's behaviour is motivated by feelings of uneasiness. How does the author develop these feelings?
The author make the story conflict such as when Harold was surrounded by the bikers.


d. How does Harold rationalize his leaving the bikers in such a dangerous position? What other reasons might he have? Do you think his actions are justified? Discuss.
Yes, when he help the biker, maybe the biker will be hurt him again. Another reason is he not normal person.


e. Comment on the appropriateness and effectiveness of the title.
My comment is, the title was appropriateness and effectiveness because this story is about flashback and his real life.

Oprah Winfrey

1. Has anyone ever influenced you in the way Sidney Poitier influenced Oprah Winfrey? Explain?

Yes. Too many people who often give advice and encouragement to me. Especially me mother and my father. They often advised me no matter where I am. Their expectations are very important to me. For me, they are my inspiration. Without them, I probably would not be able to continue studies. They are very important to me.

2. List two "enormous obstacles" Oprah had to face as a child
The enormous obstacles that she pace are she was born to unwed teenage parents and living in a segregated society.


3. Who raised Oprah until she was six? Where was she raised until she was six.
Oprah was raised by her grandmother on afarm rural Mississippi.


4. Why do you think Oprah does charity work with families in Africa?
Because she want help them to changes their life


5. Why do you think Poitier wrote this article? Explain you answers
I think, Poitier wrote article about Oprah because he want to tell us about Oprah life from her hard until she succeeded. He want us to make a lesson from Oprah life to continue work regardless of whether it difficult or easy.


6. Based on this selection, what do you think of Oprah Winfrey? Do you like her? Do you think that reading about her will have an influence on your life. Explain your answer.
Oprah is a successful woman I ever knew. She did not know the meaning of despair, and she is willing to do whatever it takes to render assistance to help people in reed and she always strives to enrich the lives of others. I really liked her because she has humanity in her. When I read a story about her, it give me a lesson in other to achieve something and to help others.

Song That I Like

I like this song because when I was child, I always sing this song with my mother. Everyday, she will pick me at Sunshine Nursery, then on the way to go home, we will sing together until I sleep at car.

Beside that, This is first group that I know when I was child. I really like this group until now.