Teaching has changed since my grandmother was a teacher in the seventies. The subjects to be taught to students, the teaching style, the discipline, even the way of speaking to students have changed. The only thing that has remained the same is the feeling about teaching. Those where teachers care about students, teachers will do everything in their power to see a failing student succeed. It is this care, this need to help students that has led teachers to overcome the lean times in schools right now, where cuts are seen in every section of the school. Teachers are also put in the position of having to teach morals and ethics to a growing group of children who are losing these dimensions of personality from their home lives. Teachers are taking on an increasingly important role in students' lives. It has become the teacher's responsibility to teach students not only to become better human beings, but also to teach according to the educational standards required by the government. The first requirement was the No Child Left Behind bill that was established and required all students to be up to grade-level reading standards by January 2014. This adopted bill also required standardized testing for students . If student performance is not deemed to be up to standards, funding to the school could be cut. It is for this reason that many schools have begun teaching the standardized test. One such example is a charter school in Romulus that one year focused all its efforts on English. Then they required all middle school classes to write assignments, including optional ones. It was also required that students learn and write definitions of vocabulary words at the beginning of the lesson. On the surface this... half the paper... or students, thus keeping them more engaged. As a teacher, keeps information current, lesson plans current, and in contact with students; it will be a step towards preventing that student from being expelled from school. Works Cited Bradley, C., & Renzulli, L. (2011). The complexity of non-completion: Being pushed or forced to drop out of high school. Social Forces 90 (2), 521-545. Ladson-Billings, G. (1995). But this is simply good teaching! The case for culturally relevant pedagogy. Theory into Practice 34(3)`, 159-165.Noddings, N. ((nd)). The school for democracy. Democracy and Education 19 (1), 1-6. Pullman, J. (2013, 04 14). Common Core Standards: Fact and Fiction. Excerpt from You Tube: Retrieved from; http://youtu.be/EXf91AGW2QASchoen, L. (2013, 10 28). Questions about your school year as an art teacher. (M. Kimura, interviewer)