(Photo is of Doris Day as an "ideal teacher" image from Teacher's Pet) In the film, Doris is a good teacher, although teaching journalism out of a book. Clark Gable plays Gannon, a journalist from a newspaper, who enrolls in Day's class to prove her teaching skills wrong. Sometimes, even when we think things are well and dandy, they are not. This was proven by my group and the reactions we've had.

I always put teachers on a pedestal as a student, and looking back, I feel completely justified in that. I didn't for a while, but now I do because I realize that those teachers were my role models. I expected them to be perfect-- granted, I was let down several times. I know teachers can't do everything right, and I know that fact about myself as well. However, I do feel like the pedestal is not a bad place to shoot for. There would be nothing wrong with being as good as you can be and living up to your students expectations, as long as it didn't lead anyone in the wrong direction. I have a hard time, even as I write that, believing it. It doesn't make sense that it would be that easy; to simply be the best you can for the sake of being the best you can. It's a lot harder than it sounds, I know, but I don't know why? I know our group has been the antithesis of what a "good group" would have done for the presentations, but I feel like that's not the worst thing in the world. We are not teachers; we wouldn't be at Berea if we were. I feel like a pedestal was set up, and rightly so, for that is the way the world works, and we did not quite get to the top of it, and I have no problems with that. I learned something, and as a teacher-in-training, I am grateful. The experience, regardless of reaction, was a good one and I cannot wait to get better at what I've wanted to do since before I can remember.