In Mary Lawson's "Crow Lake" and Tom Wayman's "Students," the students seem to undermine the importance of their teachers. The professer in "Students" is more observant of the learning techniques used by his students to pass his class than he appears. In "Crow Lake," the teacher is more passionate about the topic she is teaching than she is portraying. In both passages, the teachers have more knowledge and experience in regards to their topic than they are given credit for by their students. In both Mary Lawson's "Crow Lake" and Tom Wayman's "Students," the students are oblivious to the signifgance of their teacher's passion and experiences for their courses.
The students in "Crow Lake" and "Students" fail to understand the true passion their
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In "Crow Lake," the professor becomes fully aware that she is boring her class. Her class, however, is unaware that she knows what they're thinking and is surprised when she changes direction. In the selection "Students," the teacher has analyzed the class and all of their learning techniques. He knows just how each and every student approaches his class and how they think they are being discrete. In both passages, the teacher's years of experience teaching students allow them to become more aware of the students and their intentions than they show.
Mary Lawson's "Crow Lake" and Tom Wayman's "Students" both show the level of experience and passion the teachers have for their fields. However, the level of passion and motivation the students have for the courses is lower than what is expected of them. The students in "Crow Lake" fail to realize the love that their teacher has for her course and the students in "Students" fail to recognize that their techniques are well known to their teacher. In both passages, the students are unaware of the level of true passion and experience that their teachers hold for their