“Good teachers teach their subject matter well; great teachers engage students in the learning tasks of the moment and instill in them the desire to keep learning long after graduation.” (Nakkula, M., 2008, 465)

This passage epitomizes the goal of teaching and should be written down somewhere where teachers can read it once a day. Instilling a desire to learn in students opens boundless possibilities and can help prevent students from “prematurely committing to a working role in society” as earlier mentioned in the chapter, by helping students feel that they are not limited in what they can achieve. During my student teaching experience, I saw the difference between good and great teaching through two separate placements. The good teacher went by the textbook and made sure to hit every point. Students were respectful, but really didn’t care about the subject and showed this through lateness and inattentiveness. However, the great teacher got students thinking, related subject matter to their own lives and cultures, and set them on the path to find things out with being explicitly taught. I aspire to be one of the “great” teachers.