The Gestures Of Grace Analysis

The story “The Gestures of Grace” by Alison Melotti-Cormack is about a teacher who still liked to learn. She learns something new everyday, mostly from her students. At first, she didn’t want to be a teacher, in fact, she said that it was the last thing that she wanted to be. She believes that a teacher listening to their students is a gesture of grace. The students might only trust not trust anybody else enough to talk to them. She thinks that teachers evolve over time and you don’t just become a good teacher.

She doesn’t necessarily mean teaching. When she says “A teacher isn’t just good, they evolve.” she’s saying that becoming a good person doesn’t just happen, it takes time. She said “A teacher should remain human in the classroom”, she