Tyler Dowling/Do Teachers Receive the Respect They Deserve?

In “In Honor of Teachers” (New York Times, September 2, 2011), New York Times columnist Charles M. Blow asserts that the profession of being a teacher isn’t getting the recognition that it deserves. To develop his argument, Blow references one of his one past teachers, Mrs. Thomas, a teacher who helped shape and mold his young adolescent mind and “lit a fire in [him]”. The author’s purpose for writing such a piece was to inform his readers of the lack of acknowledgment given to the “often maligned” career in order to possibly stop society from “tearing the profession down.” Not only does Blow address the New York Times' readers but he also addresses other well-educated denizens of society in order to further shed light on the matter in hope of changing society's perspective on teachers.