If a man had droped a $20 bill...

If a man had dropped a $20 bill on the ground while walking and I was the only one to notice, I would pick it up and give it back. Even though I can pick it up and keep it, I wouldn't. It would be the right thing to do. There's a different between actually knowing the person you are going to take the money from than not knowing them. If I didn't know them I probably wouldn't feel as bad. As to show that if you had dropped $20 on the ground, you would want it back so, treat others the way you would want to be treated.

Interview Assignment

Mrs. Jolliffe: The Good and the Bad
By: Rafida Ali

What do you think about when you hear the name Mrs. Jolliffe? Well for me, it’s FUN! Grace Jolliffe is a Physical Education and Special Ed teacher currently at Winston Churchill C.I that i had choose to interview.

Not only is she a teacher but also a wife, great coach, and wonderful friend. She’s been teaching for 9 years (7 years at Churchill), a wife for a year and four months and coaching for 9 years. She’s the only coach I know that’s extremely excited about getting an award for 10 years of coaching.

She describes herself as a very caring person who loves her job, students, family and husband all at the same time. Now that’s a lot of love! Enough about the soft side of this young teacher, she also is a wild one. Compared to the young shy kid she was said to be, she’s loves to laugh, she’s carefree, enjoys company and is loving life. She isn’t any different outside of school as in school. “Always have to be the life of the party!”

Mrs. Jolliffe has many hobbies that you can’t even imagine. Some things that she likes to do include scuba diving, skydiving, rollerblading, being fit, playing volleyball and ice hockey. To sum it all up, she is very athletic and loves sports. She has been involved in many runs such as the ½ marathon, CN Tower stair climb, etc. She was in a fitness competition, which was on the OLN channel. She had represented Canada along with 3 other women. Reading is something she will occasionally do and cooking is something she won’t do. “Whatever he cooks, I eat.” What a wonderful wife.

When asked to describe herself as a young child, she began to laugh but continued chatting away. “As a child I was very shy, average student, athletic, had lots of friends, one constant school, never suspended but I got the belt once for throwing a snowball at someone’s face.” Surprisingly she wasn’t much of a troublemaker.

Now, the interview went into depth as she explained about her job. She had always wanted to be a teacher but if that didn’t work out then she would become a police officer. Why, you ask? “I would love the thrill of putting criminals away.” Students would often ask her if she was undercover due to the questions that she would ask, but what’s wrong with a teacher interrogating you once in awhile?

She believes her students see her as a strict, approachable, easy to get along with, funny person who’s not an easy maker, and has a passion for learning. All these things show once you meet this young teacher in person. Every teacher has likes and dislikes about being a teacher. For her the best thing about being something she always wanted to be is that it’s very rewarding and the worse is having the”bad kid.” Also, almost all teachers have pet peeves and for her it’s coming late to school on a late start. “It drives me crazy!”

When the question “What was the most memorable time you had with a students?” had come up, she began to think and laugh non-stop. “It was the time we went on an Outdoor Ed trip about 2 years ago. We were all ready to go to bed but there were these 4 girls that wouldn’t stop talking so I yelled at them to be quiet or they would be sleeping in the teacher’s tent. They hadn’t listened so I decided to scare them by closing their tents so they couldn’t get out and hitting their tents as if it was a bear. The girls were screaming and jumping all over. Ahh, I’ll never forget that.”

After all the fun and jokes, it was time to get down to business and ask the serious questions. Yes, Mrs. Jolliffe seems like all fun and games but when its time to get serious she will. Her childhood had taught lessons that she will carry throughout her life such as learning from her mistakes and never to throw a snowball at someone’s face.

She had described the life as a high school teacher to be stressful at times, busy, teaching 24/7, 5 days a week. But it’s all worth it at the end, knowing that the students have learned and smiled. This is what makes Mrs. Jolliffe a satisfied teacher.

The question I thought would really make her think and that I, as the interviewer, really wanted to know her point of view on it was “How do you think the importance of school has increased or decreased over the years?” She had answered the question well and with no hesitation. “Decreased. Students these days couldn’t care less about school and just view it as a social setting more than a serious one. Hardly any take school serious and the attitude is ridiculous.” For all students out there that plan on going far in life, here’s a little advice for Mrs. Jolliffe, study hard but at the same time enjoy life and to try and balance both.

Q: Any last comments?
A: I love my job!

Hellur =)

Welcome to my blog!
I'm Rafida and I am currently a Grade 11 student attending Churchill. I'm in Mr. Wilkinson's English class. FUN! Basically this blog was made for English to do assignment that will be posted here which we have to answer with a response.


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