Say what you want to say about who you think the best teacher at Linn-Benton is, but the votes for best teacher of the year are already in. Ten awards were given out to teachers from different departments this year. One of these awards went to Mrs. Carol Raymundo. Mrs. Raymundo, whom prefers to be called Carol, teaches eight online classes at Linn-Benton Community College. She teaches Word 1,2 and 3, Excel 1,2, and 3, as well as power-point and Microsoft publisher.
Carol began working part-time in the career center back in 2000. When I asked Carol how it felt to have been awarded a teacher of the year award, she said that it was an "honor", but for the most part she humbly shrugged it off. It is obvious that she is not in teaching for recognition, but recognition is what she has recieved by getting a teacher of the year award.
So what makes her an effective teacher? She mentions that knowing her students, knowing what they bring from the "outside", knowing what it is they need to learn, and how they learn best is very important. I would have to agree with Mrs. Raymundo. Even though I only have one year experience of being a teacher, I, too, saw the importance of knowing my students so that I knew how best to approach them. If you look at it from a student's perspective...is it not "more comfortable" to have a teacher/instructor whom you have somewhat of a relationship with? I've had teachers whom I have felt connected to, and then I've also had teachers that I felt no connection whatsoever towards. I've always done better when I've connected with my instructor.
