The first five chapters of this book have scared me just a little bit. I'm a small town girl, that has not seen much of the world. I've seen a lot of New England, but nothing to the extreme. I've been to the White Mountains a lot and places like Burlington, VT and Newburyport, MA but nothing like Boston, MA or New York, NY. I haven't been to majorly diverse areas. My schools weren't exactly what I would call a cross- cultural experience. Now coming from the background that I have, I don't know how I would be able to handle a situation like " Mrs.G" does in the book. She is a teacher that I want to be and am hoping to become, but I don't know if I could handle the situations that she is handling. In our background statement there was a question about what we believe a superior teacher is; Mrs. "G" is a prime example in my eyes. She was someone who would do anything for her students so that they could open their eyes to learning. I don't believe that in order to be a superior teacher you need to buy books for your students or take them to the movies and one of the finest restaurants in town but you need to try for your students. You need to push through barriers so that your students can learn. People like Mrs. "G" are the educators who make me want to become one. I'm hoping that I can reach out to my students like she does in this book.
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