PHILOSOPHY OF EDUCATION 1992
The teacher Jaime Escalante, about whom the move /Stand And Deliver/ was made, has frequently been asked to explain his extraordinary dedication to students. People often ask him why he is willing to spend his lunch periods, several hours each night, and many weekends tutoring his students. He responds modestly saying that what he does is just part of the job. Critics of Escalante, many of whom are teachers, do not criticize his dedication, but rather his insistence that as a teacher he is /obligated/ to do what he does.
What they resent is the implication that teachers who are not as generous with their time are shirking their duty. Given the number of hours Mr. Escalante spends with his students it is hard to imagine that he has time left for anything else. One problem with the view that teachers must do all they can is that teaching is not the only obligation a teacher has. If a teacher has no obligations beyond the classroom, or is not willing to spend time leisurely, one has to wonder how effective such a teacher might be. Suttle helps make my point when he says, “the level of a duty is dependent on whether or what other obligations are dictated by the circumstance.” The obligations and interests most teachers have outside the classroom prevent them from committing as much time to school as Mr. Escalante.
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THE MORALITY OF NICENESS: WHY EDUCATORS
HAVE A DUTY TO GO BEYOND THEIR OBLIGATIONS
Bruce B. Suttle
Parkland College
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