Compare and contrast two of the leading characters from the play 'Our Day Out' written by Willy Russell.

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Laura Davis

Throughout this essay I am going to compare and contrast two of the leading characters from the play ‘Our Day Out’ written by Willy Russell.  The representations of Mrs. Kay and Mr. Briggs have complete opposite perspectives and approaches towards the teaching profession.  They both also have inadequate characteristics and personalities for the teaching tasks.  The play is set in Liverpool and connected with a school progress class, which is taught by Mrs. Kay.  The progress class comes from a rough neighborhood and therefore has a corrupted background and homeliness.   Mr. Briggs is another educator with in the school that was requested by the headmaster to accompany Mrs. Kay on the school outing, as the headmaster does not think Mrs. Kay can handle the responsibility of the pupils.  Mrs. Kay is also critical of the way that Mr. Briggs supervises his class, which is by shouting at them and not motivating or verbalizing to them.  

 My conception of a righteous educator is one that can relate to the students, talk to them in a homelike manner, will discipline the pupils when needed and make them perform to their maximum potential.  Teachers need to respect and treat their pupils fairly if this is not done it may lead to other children bulling the child that the teacher cherishes more. A commendable teacher should have realistic expectations from their pupils; they should be able to notice if a child is having issues at home or in the class.  Teachers should make the students feel welcome to the class and make their lesson pleasantry. They need to define class work and homework’s sufficiently to their classes and compose their lessons so that the children take pleasure from coming to their classes.  A good educator should be able to handle disobedient children and give them suitable punishments; they should also be able to compromise with their students. Teachers need to be determined to educate their students to their best ability and offer help if needed.  Children also need to trust a teacher with any difficulties they might be having.  In this dissertation essay I am going to contemplate which of the two faculty teachers abide to my expectations of a conscientious educator.

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Willy Russell has made the character of Mrs. key to be devotedly attached and an indulgent teacher towards the students we know this because she embraces the children on a school outing without the headmasters’ authorization.  This may not appear like much, nevertheless these children are deprived and disregarded, and this outing was probably the first time the children have ever been away from their hometown.

Mrs. Kay is also in touch with the pupils she can relate to her pupils and give them optimistic advise as she struggles to present Carol one of the pupils to ...

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