affirmation

Exactly my thuught, I like considering myself a teacher cause have been whole life justwaiting for the students who want need my help I don't feel well today but my affirm still msde me smile its not what i want to be its how i want to live

picture

Oh no another one of these picture takers I dont really know what to write I guess passionate decribes me best but its not very specific i guess i still feel the same way I dont like to have my picture taken i wonder what shes going to do with these. One that teaches with passion not jusyt for a particularf topic but helping to develop little brains in a way that will benefit them later looking forward to work not even calli ng it work loving showing my enthusiasm about lesrning and tesaching and changing lives. Treating each and everyonr as individual as possible and teaching that wat

grammar

I try to use a guide of some sort embarrassed to have someonr proofread dont remember any thing from any grsmmar clsass usually juust judge by wethher it looks good. wisw it didntmatter so much but it does we dont use it when we spesk, do we? just remember stuff thst was taught with some game like a song or ryming rule hsve to take next semester someone said essier over sumer not looking forward but kinda am need help want to learn just feels like boriong rules

cheating culture in america

which came first the need to get ahead or the need to cheat to get ahead? In this country NOTHING is more important to most people then succeeding what is success money fame notoriety? Being number one what if your not capable of being numbewr one without cheating is ok then to cheat whats more important bneiong 1 or being best or beim=ng as good as you can anfd still maintaining your integrety? Well I guess thats all up to you

what kind of teacher do i want to become

I want to become the kind of teacher that inspires their students with enthusiasm. I want to prepare my students with lessons they will not only need for the next school year but with a strong foundation for the rest of their lives I want to become the kind of teachers that works with students in and out of the classroom i want to be the teacher that adults look back and remembers them as their favorite i want to be the kind of teacher that is aware of all the needs of all their students i want to become the kind of teacher that parents recognize as being the role model their child needs.

reflection

Thought it was great exercise because of no prior notin didn't mae sense till the first one was read I felt strange while writing an d didnt want to read strange cause i usually want to read

photograph

The sound of the surf pounding on the rocks is both soothing and excilerating I hope this duck doesn't bite me I just need to read 2 more chapters before class. I am so tired, this is so relaxing. I really want to take a nap. the sand is so warm i wonder what the people are doing up there I hope the guard doesn't come and throw me out of here just one more chapter to go. What is that tickling my face , it's wet oh no I fell asleep and the duck is trying to eat my nose!!!!!

proverb

The best way to learn is to teach others. You have to be confident enough in your mastery of the subject. You also have to be able to listen to ascertain the learning needs of your students. You have to be flexilble in your approach. The subject matter isnt all that's being taught, you are also teaching, by example communication skills, enthusiasm, ability to be flexible, and all the things it takes to teach and learn effectively.

PLATO QUOTE

I dont think anyone responds well to being forced.finding out what interests a child is as easy as listening finding something to assess them with can be a challenge Every one wants to communicate about the things they find intreresting and will if guided do it in a way that speaks to all. encourage imajination foster fantasy in doing so you light the fire of inspiration. i always write with passion when writing about an issue I believe in. Allowing that freedom of choice gets something on paper and it can be refined later if necessary.

affirmations

It was very exciting to hear everone clapping for me and others it set an enthusiatstic tone in the room it made me want to hear the next one this is a greayt tool to use for children because there minds are a little less cluttered than mine and thes enthusiastic positive affirmations will affect the way they feel about writing it will affect their confidence ant energy levels and may just get them obve r a hump or rough spot they maybe having intheir day or their writing assignment or even their lives

I am inspired most by being in a classroom of 7-8yr olds their enthusiasm to learn is like a sponge and I draw energy from it I like the look on their faces when they have that litebulb moment I am inspired when someone needs help and I am capable of giving it iam inspired when i start writing and things just staft to flow

earliest memory of writing

I remember my sons' earliest attempts at writing were more pictures tyhan actually words he scribbled he used to write cards in school for me and he was very pleased when i "read" them

Pain

pain sucks pain medication sucks if the meds work the pain is better but I feel tired and feel like i need to sleep alot sometimes the pain wakes me up pain makes me feel angry it makes me mean and mad. I don't want to have surgery because of the pain and the time but I don't want to have pain pain controls me it makes me not me pain is a different person if i could take that different person out and shoot it i would its always thers some days less somedays more I don't care if i get total relief just a lot less than i have when im asleep i don't feel it so i want to stay asleep pain go away pain go away pain go away

Periods of focused studt

Periods of focused study means times when teacher do lots of direct teaching about a subject. subjects sre part of writing can be notebooks. Pitfalls of this might be, students not paying attention as teacher was teaching entire class. I would involve everyone, possibly by doing what we did in class today so I coud focus on a particular subject and hte student's could have more hands-on brains-on participation

I would use periods of focued study in basically all of the subjects in the classroom. Not necessarily every day, but when it becomes important for students to take some time to learn directly. Sometimes it is necessary for students to learn directly so as to get better instruction and perhaps feel free to ask more questions. --Megan.


This is a very important aspect of teaching and I feel that it is necessary in every classroom at least to some degree. However, if this technique is used too much it may become monotonous for the children. There are ways of incorporating this technique with hands on fun activities and that would be the appropriate way of handling focused study in my opinion. I understand that it may not be possible to always make every lesson fun but whenever possible even focused study should catch childrens attention. --Kayla

free write/grammar and writing

grammar scary scary scary its the stuff that makes writing no fun i remember some of the rules i had to memorize otherwise i let others proofread for me i dont like rules whats most important is content i know the rules are necessary I know using ar is respectful of your aucdience I dont like to think about anything but content when i'm writing writing is fun grammar is boring i before e except after c u always follows q i never use enough apostrophe's I don't remmber much else grammar have to take it next semester only thing worse than this that hopefully i can learn knew way to teach than i was taught

Philosophy of Learning (cont.)

I can't imagine teaching any other way. The secret to my success in college has been choice and relevancy. The breakthrough in my writing was a direct result of the Professor who took our interest as students into consideration, once I was able to write about subjects that stirred my passion, I began to understand writing as a powerful tool.
As elementary teachers we have an incredible opportunity to stir passionate learning early and often. It is not the easiest path to take for students or teachers in the beginning. It is a path, however that can create an interest and enthusiasm in learning that can replace the status quo and provide students with the learning experience they deserve

Philosophy of Learning

My philosophy of learning is pretty much based on needing the opposite of what I got. Just to get a little background out of the way; I am fifty-two, working on my certification for EC-6 generalist and graduated from a parochial elementary school 42yrs. ago. You might be asking, what is the relevance of this background info? I mention these facts to give a little perspective of why I so strongly believe in the Constructivist theories of what students need, to learn, effectively. I must say I don't have any current knowledge of teaching practices in parochial schools. When I attended I do remember the instruction consisted completely of Behavioral teaching practices. Due to certain mental health issues I responded well to the rigid structure in the classroom and the ability to memorize, was a skill I believe, I was born with. For me, not being allowed my own choices and being told not only what to learn but how to learn it allowed me to get A's pretty much through out elementary school. This being said the comment from my teachers to my parents that I remember best went something like, If Johnny would just apply himself and and try harder he could do so much better!

Well then came the rest of my pre-college schooling, suffice it to say, I went from As in elementary to graduating 101 out of 102 my senior year. The only class I remember doing particularly well in was Drama. We had an off the wall teacher and the subject matter was just intriguing enough to keep my interest. Looking back I realize that no attempt by other teachers was made to involve, actively, that is, the student.

picture description non-free write

The writing assignment today was to look at a picture of yourself with an important descriptor written on your hand and, in third person describe how you fit the word or how it fits you and then do the same foe some one's picture you don't know. This was a great way to get a different perspective on describing yourself because in third person I tended to think on a broader scale. I wrote somethings to describe myself in a way that made me want others to read it. Writing about someone else just from their picture really made me think of things from someone else's perspective. I had to ask speculative questions of myself which opened another part of my brain and thinking.
My favorite excuse for not wanting to write was always, "I'm a talker, I love to talk, I'm afraid if I talk on paper it won't sound as good." HOGWASH! I can now say after multiple writing classes with some wonderful and some not so Professors. I have come to believe that writing and talking don't have that much in common, especially for me because alas, I must admit I'm famous for opening my mouth first and my brain later. Now when I write it's as if I'm examining things in my brain with a magnifying glass and sometimes even a microscope. If I write about something I've observed I take the time to think more deeply about it. I see it over and over and take it apart and put it back together. I want to describe it so others can experience all aspects of my vision.
My ideas about teaching children to put there thoughts on paper ( my interest is 6-8yr olds)are more about imparting an excitement and enthusiasm of how writing can open up a world of communication to ALL children. It doesn't matter if your shy, quiet, unsure of yourself, unpopular, so on and so on you can communicate with your,friends, parents, even the word through writing. The mechanics are not important at first it has to be about learning how to observe everything in their world, big and small and to get those ideas on paper.

photo descriotion

The key is the ability to observe and pay attention to details. I think non-writers miss alot of things in general our society lends itself to a fast paced non attention to details kind of lifestyle. Writers are able to delve more deeply and concentrate on details

literacy 2

Literacy - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Literacy is the ability to read, write, listen and comprehend, and speak a language. In modern contexts, the word refers to reading and writing at a level ......................
read, write, listen, comprehend, and speak ok so we teach to read, and speak......with sone profiecincy. I think the things we dont teach, so well writing, listening, and comprehending are really the key.....if I may be cliche ...the heart and soul of communication. Teaching these things are essential in creating students who embrace literacy, not so much as a subject to learn in school but as an integregal aspect of expierince our lives to the fullest

Literacy

howdy all, the story I read was about a man who has his own landscaping buisness and how many communication methods were essential to his buisness. from the time he started his day until he ended it he used all types of devices. Another article had to do with allowing more time for students to read in school and out. This reading also including the importance of giving chideren the right support and tools