I felt as though my metaphor was a good reflection of the role of an educator. Tour guides are fun, motivational, encouraging, knowledgable, and have amazing leadership skills. They are found globally and experience diversity every day! This is what a classroom should look like. If we compared these two professions in the past it would be hard to overlap them, but in todays society all classes are very technology mediated so finding similarities is easy. With the modern world teachers are able to create a fun motivated environment using technology. They are able to keep a stable pace with the help of educational programs. They provide a leadership role that is more student-centered than before. One thing I noticed was that these two were only similar when there was technology involved.
A problem I found with my metaphor was the inability to go into depth about a teachers role. It was easy to compare the two with just main characteristics. Teaching is such a unique profession that requires you to be “always on”. The hours of blood, sweat, and tears put in throughout a school year is different than most professions. Teachers are required to be more than just a smart role model. They are required to provide care and safety to the future of our world. Not many other professions can say the same.
I really had fun making this blog and can see how this could be used in a classroom. I must say, picking graphics to add in was very enjoyable!
A Teacher is a Tour Guide 