Reflection #10

When I read the statement the teacher is the gatekeeper, I thought of the possible responsibilities that a gatekeeper would be responsible for. I also went through a couple of definitions that a gatekeeper could be defined as. Some of the definitions I found are the process through which ideas and information are filtered for publication. Someone who controls access to something. Open and shut the doors they have keys. One that is in charge of passage through a gate. Monitors or oversees the action of others. Besides these basic definitions my own thought about the gatekeeper is someone who holds the keys or controls of entrance to another level or place. Maybe a gatekeeper could be so professional that they know every route from left to right, how to get in and out, and how to get to and from a certain area. They can direct you when you get lost and even warn you before you get lost.When I compared my thoughts of a gatekeeper to a teacher it was pretty similar. Teachers are those great gatekeepers that can guide you for a certain time or season and when that time is over its up to you to take it as far as you would like to take it. Like a gatekeeper can give directions so a teacher can inspire and give knowledge, it will be up to the driver to follow directions as well as it will be up to the student to bare fruit with this knowledge. From the time we are able to understand language we become students. What we are influenced by or who we are influenced by determines whether we will gain knowledge or not. Teachers set the trails and paths that students will follow. The good ones have that type of impact were you never forget those lessons that make you successful. The interesting similarity I found between a teacher and a gatekeeper is that when we get lost we feel confident that if we can locate the gatekeeper or the teacher we will get back on the right track.