Synthesis of Crow Lake and Students

Have you ever been bored out of your mind during class? Did you know that in a
national survey in the United States 30% percent of students report being bored, stating that
75% of the material is simply not interesting. This is a characteristic shared between both
literary texts, Crow Lake and the poem Students. In the story Crow Lake by Mary Lawson,
the narrator (Katie) dislikes her job because she feels that she bores her class. Throughout the
poem Students by Tom Wayman, Mr. Wayman describes his students learning styles and
express that they pay more attention to the final exam, than they have shown all year. Both
teachers from these works equally share a notion of dullness in their classroom and the lack of
positive motivating relationship between educator and student.
Throughout theses literary pieces, there are comprehensible comparisons involving the
relationships of teacher and pupil. For example, both Mr. Wayman and Katie understand that
their students lack interest in their teachings. When Mr. Wayman gets his freshman class he
classifies them into different learning styles, The Dipstick Theory of Education so if you
receive a pass or higher why put any more into learning [or] The easy listening Theory of
Learning spending her hours in class with.. Headphones on. Furthermore, in Crow Lake,
Katie see physical markers that her students are almost asleep; In the front row a girl yawned
so massively that she seemed in danger of dislocating her jaw [she] had the experience of
looking out over a sea of snoring bodies. Additionally, both instructors understand that their
relationship with their scholars is a dull one. For instance, Katie uses the yawns to validate that
her presentations lack zip. Likewise, Wayman comprehends that his students dont pay
attention during his lectures; Wayman knew this notion would be pored over with more
intensity than anything else Wayman taught. These are similar traits support the fact that both
teachers are aware of boredom that is portrayed in their classrooms.
Permitting there are similarities, there are also significant contrasts between each
teachers connection with their undergraduates. For instances, Wayman describes his class in
diverse learning attitudes but understands that they all share the same remiss of attentions,
towards him and his teaching. When he comes to this realization he begs, Adopt The Kung Fu
Theory of Educationunderstand whats occurring around you [but ] the students remained
skeptical. Although he understands they will likely not adopt this theory or pay attention in
class, he continues to teach. Contradictory, Katie merely comprehends that her pupils will never
be as interested in learning as she was, and that she has failed them as an educator. Im sorry.
Ive been boring you. I packed up my notes and left the room, Katie explains to her class. Once
she has come to this conclusion she stops her teaching, unlike Mr. Wayman who continues to
attempt to make his relationship with his students an interesting one.

In conclusion, both Crow Lake and Students compare and contrast a dull
relationship between teacher and scholar. They equally share the awareness of their tedious
connection with their pupils throughout their teachings. Nonetheless, each educator has a
different approach to their class once they have comprehended their students lack of
attention. These texts clearly describes a scenario that plays out daily in classrooms across the
world and in recent studies only 2% of students say they have never been bored in class.