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Practice 3 Answers will vary. Below is an outline for one of the brainstorms above. Thesis: For me, the most important thing a teacher can do is be encouraging and supportive. 1. Even if a teacher doesn’t know everything about a subject, she can encourage us to learn more about it on our own. a. This develops a life-long love of learning. b. This teaches students how to find out answers. c. Example: 3rd grade, learning about local environmental hazard 2. A teacher may know everything there is to know about a subject, but if heshe doesn’t connect with the students, they may not listen or care. a. Encouragement and support are evidence of respect. When teachers respect students, students respect teachers and listen. b. A teacher who doesn’t encourage students may turn them away from subject completely c. Example: Mr. Stevens, algebra class

3. Encouragement and support builds confidence

a. Confidence is key to learning and doing well in school. b. Self-confidence is key to success in other areas of life as well. c. Example: how Mrs. Wampler helped me build confidence and be a better student Practice 4 Do you agree or disagree with the following statement? Good things come to those who wait, but better things come to those who go out and get them. Use specific reasons and examples to support your answer. Sample “6” Essay Growing up, I was always told that “Good things come to those who wait.” For a long time, I believed it. But now that I am older, I believe that sometimes it’s better to go after what you want instead of just waiting for it. I think the saying “Good things come to those who wait” teaches us an important lesson in patience. For example, I remember one year when I was about 10, I desperately wanted to go to the beach. I had never seen the ocean before, and it was a long and expensive trip for us. We lived 300 miles from the coast and did- n’t have a car. My parents kept saying no, we couldn’t afford it. They said to wait, that someday we’d go, but not now. I waited all summer and thought for sure it wouldn’t happen that year. I had finally resigned myself to waiting until the next summer vacation. But then, the last weekend before school began, my parents sur- prised us with a family trip to the beach. It certainly was worth the wait. But that trip didn’t just happen for our family. No one came along and just gave us the money or the means to make the trip. I thought then that because I waited, a good thing happened. But now I realize that my parents had to work hard to make that trip a reality for us. They had to save money. They had to post- – A N S W E R S A N D E X P L A N AT I O N S – 1 5 2