What is your teacher superpower?
What superpower would you want? It's a question that's been asked during millions of icebreakers. Answers vary, from flying to reading minds to time travel. But have you ever wondered what your teachers thought about having superpowers? Especially about superpowers that could help them teach? Faculty at VHHS were asked the question, "If you could have any superpower to help your teaching, what would it be?" Here are their answers:
With the end of the first nine weeks having just been completed, many teachers have grades on their mind. While they love their job, there is one part that is not as satisfactory: grading student work. One teacher commented that they wanted to be able to snap their fingers and have all student assignments automatically grade themselves. English teachers especially dislike how much time it takes to grade an essay when they could be planning fun lessons.
An answer that might be expected for elementary school, but not for high school: a few elective teachers said they wished they could make students quiet and capture their attention. Is it something about a non-academic subject that makes us turn into chatty elementary kids? It must be.
A teacher with young kids at home stated that they wished for a time turner, like one that Hermione Granger had in Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban. The teacher wished to use it so they could be at home taking care of their kids, while also at school teaching their students. What a creative superpower! Another faculty member said that it would be nice to have the ability to do instant meal prep for lunch, without having to waste time on it in the mornings.
Leading into answers that would assist with actual teaching, some teachers expressed the desire to have superpowers that could help students absorb information. One teacher wanted the ability to differentiate instruction. They wanted to be able to teach both the students that learn quickly and those that learn slowly, without making it difficult for either group. Personally, I agree that it would be a very productive ability. Similarly, a different teacher said that they would like to split themselves in order to direct multiple different groups of students at once. Another teacher stated that they would like the ability to project their voice louder, so that students could better hear instruction.
Leaning into the mind powers side of special abilities, one teacher wished that they could project their thoughts and instructions about the material directly into students' heads. That way, the teacher could ensure that all students actually received the information. Similarly, another teacher wished for the ability to read students' minds in a way that would tell them if the students understood the material or if they had questions. With that power, learning would be so much easier for students and teachers alike. Students wouldn't have to be nervous about asking questions; the teacher would already know what questions students had.
All in all, teachers sought to make learning easier and better for students. They created superpowers that the average person might not have come up with. If only those superpowers were real...
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