Due to his challenging course and no-nonsense teaching style, Mr. Nagro is considered by some to be the most feared teacher at Timpanogos High. You see, Mr. Nagro loves to play devil's advocate; as students, if we ever evaluated a text on too shallow a level, or took a certain moral belief for granted, he was quick to pick at our previously unshaken assumptions about literature, life, English, etc. Imagine our surprise, we little sophomores, at meeting this man so unlike the complacent pedagogues of years past. Many students bowed down to him in the classroom, then breathed in an air of complaint once they reached the outer doors, but that always bothered me. Teacher says something with which you disagree? Tell him! Argue with him! (Ok, well maybe not argue. Make your point respectfully and intelligently, then wait to hear his side. He is probably smarter than you anyway, but still share your opinion when you feel the need.) It was my tendency to do so that forged a friendship between the two of us. He is a great man, one that helped bring my intellect into the realm of intelligent and active expression. So why not talk with him about my thesis topic?
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Monday, May 28, 2012
Former English teacher? MiniPaper? I think yes!
I know we've all had one. You know, that teacher that changed your life forever, and whose memory retains that lingering sentimental/academic halo even after all these years. Allow me to introduce you to mine: Mr. Nagro, my Shakespeare, sophomore honors, and AP English teacher.
Due to his challenging course and no-nonsense teaching style, Mr. Nagro is considered by some to be the most feared teacher at Timpanogos High. You see, Mr. Nagro loves to play devil's advocate; as students, if we ever evaluated a text on too shallow a level, or took a certain moral belief for granted, he was quick to pick at our previously unshaken assumptions about literature, life, English, etc. Imagine our surprise, we little sophomores, at meeting this man so unlike the complacent pedagogues of years past. Many students bowed down to him in the classroom, then breathed in an air of complaint once they reached the outer doors, but that always bothered me. Teacher says something with which you disagree? Tell him! Argue with him! (Ok, well maybe not argue. Make your point respectfully and intelligently, then wait to hear his side. He is probably smarter than you anyway, but still share your opinion when you feel the need.) It was my tendency to do so that forged a friendship between the two of us. He is a great man, one that helped bring my intellect into the realm of intelligent and active expression. So why not talk with him about my thesis topic?
Due to his challenging course and no-nonsense teaching style, Mr. Nagro is considered by some to be the most feared teacher at Timpanogos High. You see, Mr. Nagro loves to play devil's advocate; as students, if we ever evaluated a text on too shallow a level, or took a certain moral belief for granted, he was quick to pick at our previously unshaken assumptions about literature, life, English, etc. Imagine our surprise, we little sophomores, at meeting this man so unlike the complacent pedagogues of years past. Many students bowed down to him in the classroom, then breathed in an air of complaint once they reached the outer doors, but that always bothered me. Teacher says something with which you disagree? Tell him! Argue with him! (Ok, well maybe not argue. Make your point respectfully and intelligently, then wait to hear his side. He is probably smarter than you anyway, but still share your opinion when you feel the need.) It was my tendency to do so that forged a friendship between the two of us. He is a great man, one that helped bring my intellect into the realm of intelligent and active expression. So why not talk with him about my thesis topic?
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