It is always important as a journalist to be able to see situations from every point of view. There is always two sides to a story and both sides must be told otherwise it is not a full story, and who wants to read half a story?

One example of why it is important to see a situation from every point of view possible is daily frustration with school, and this goes for students and teachers. Almost everyday you can see a student being frustrated because a teacher forgot to announce a test, or a teacher forgot to hand out a study guide, but the student needs to realize the teacher also has 7 other classes with up to 20 students in each one, and a personal life to handle, and it is their job to teach students not only their subject, but also how to handle a large amount of work and responsibilities. Teachers are some of the  busiest people in America and frankly one of the most underpaid, so students need to cut teachers some slack. However, teachers can not get frustrated when a student forgets a homework assignment, or forgets there is a test. The teacher needs to realize the student is juggling classes, a personal life, and many hormonal issues at our age. Teachers can not get upset with students when they get frustrated with the school work or forget assignments, the teacher needs to realize that students are also only human.

Both students and teachers need to see the other’s point of view when it comes to the overwhelming workload and personal life both parties must deal with. If a reporter can not see both sides of this issue, then both sides of the story are not being told, and therefore it is not a complete story.