Teacher like Ms. Gruwell

I've had teachers that were similar to Ms. Gruwell in that they were dedicated to helping their students learn. Ms. Gruwell also made it clear she wanted to get to know each of her students, which is exactly what my 5th grade teacher, Mr. Steed did by standing in the front door of his class and shaking each students hand. Both teachers made it clear that they intended to get to know those who they were teaching. Also, during student conferences Mr. Steed had a set of ideas that he proposed to the parents, to not only help them be successful that year, but what issues he could see possibly arising throughout the rest of their years in school. This is similar in a way to what Ms. Gruwell did in that she showed that the actual learning of her students was important to her.