Educational Metaphor: Teachers are Like Gardeners Planting Knowledge

I believe that teachers are like gardeners, and the seeds represent the knowledge they give.  At a young age children are like the seed, young and beginning to grow.  They need the attention and care from their teachers, as a seed needs to be watered and nurtured by the gardener.  Children begin to learn and grow from this new knowledge they learn in schools, just as the plants begin to grow.  This continues until the children or the plant are old enough and strong enough to be on their own.  Eventually the children will grow up and spread their own knowledge to others, just as the grown plant will spread its seeds.  This can apply to diversity because just like teachers need to become more culturally responsive to students in their classroom, gardeners also have to be aware in the differences of his seeds, so he can nurture them to grow correctly.

So far I have learned a lot in this course that has really interested me.  I want to work in school systems, so I feel like much of what I learned will help me in the future.  I have learned about what to expect as a new teacher, and how to adjust to culturally diverse classrooms so both the teachers and the students have good experiences.  Another thing I learned from this course was different teaching methods which I observed in two different classrooms.  I think it is interesting the way kids react to the different teaching methods used by the teachers.  I also have learned about the many laws surrounding the education system which I was previously unaware of, so I think this course has been great!