The Voice

I was recently asked what was the most important lesson that I learned from my host teacher, I answered as follows:
"The most important lesson that I have learned from my host teacher is that the teacher has a voice. I learned this on the very first day of my fieldwork. As I was waiting the start of my class my host teacher had a disagreement with on of the heads of the staff. And she was not afraid to speak her mind she said what she felt in a respectful way and stood her ground. Until then I kinda had the image that teachers were alone and had no say and had to trudge on dispite misbehaving students and overnosey parents. But in that moment I realized that teachers have a voice the have rights and they should and need to stand behind those rights. When a student is misbehaving don't be afraid to elevate your tone or reprimand him/her. Your voice is another one of the many tools that we have at our disposal in and out of the classroom so it is important to utilize it at every opportunity. So I would have to say that  the most important lesson that I learned from my host teacher is to use your voice whether it is a misbehaving student, a less than respectful parent, or even an administrator who is unfair with your workload use you voice appropriately and responsibly and you may reap the rewards."

Obviously this answer was typed in response to a question asked in school. However I honestly believe what I typed. And I believe that teachers have a voice that isn't always heard. I would like to be a teacher who can have a positive impact on either education in general or at least my class.