Blog #10

An Open Letter To Educators

Morgan shared a video done by Dan Brown. I truly enjoyed this video and could relate to it. The way professors teach and expect it to really make a difference in our career I do not understand. I actually would love to not be in college right now, but you can not get a teaching certificate without it. The teaching method most professors use are just like Dan said and Dr. Strange refers as "burp back education". This method really needs to change! How can someone really say how smart someone is by teaching this way. All they are really doing is memorizing enough information to pass the test. Usually, they forget the material the same day they take the test.

I recommend everyone to watch Dan's video on Morgan's post.

Don't Let Them Take Pencils Home

Mr. Spencer posted an interesting post about students taking pencils home. I thought it was great how he got the parents involved. He also said he did not care if they were playing a game using the pencil as long as they were using it. I agree with this concept. I do not want to hold a student back from learning and playing a game does not mean they are not learning.

This was not a long post to read, but worth the read. Here is John Spencer's post.

My Sentence

I really liked my sentence from last semester...She made sure every child knew they could accomplish anything they set their mind to.

My sentence now would be...Did I really do the BEST that I could that day and if I did not then I need to try harder the next day.

I highly recommend everyone to watch Daniel Pink's video and think about your sentence.

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Blog #9

What I've Learned This Year by: Mr. McClung

I thought it was great to read how school was for this first year teacher. He brings light to so many topics. Since I am a future teacher I have added him to my symbaloo account so I can communicate with him when I need some advice. After reading his post I hope to remember things will not be that easy, things go wrong, you can not help everyone, and what the students think about you is the most important thing.

Here is a link to Mr. McClung's post.

Progress report on PLN

Last semester I had no clue what a PLN was. Now I use symbaloo as my PLN. I love it! As soon as I get in the internet the first thing I do is log into my symbaloo account. The reason why I do this is because I have every site I use for Dr. Strange's class, other classes, even personal things I found on the internet I have organized and saved on my symbaloo account.

Some of the sites I have saved are teachers blogs that I have read and are interested in keeping up with them. I also have my gmail, class blog, facebook, twitter, timetoast, but this is just naming a few. I really love how organized it keeps things and how easy it is to use. I recommend everyone getting an account with it.

Blog #7

The Last Lecture

Randy Pausch is a man I wish was still around. This movie is quite long, but I recommend everyone watch it. He is every comical and keeps you interested in what he is saying. He has many quotes that I added this link to my symbaloo account. I have also attached Randy Pausch's quotes if you would like to see some of them that John Willis posted on scribd.com.

I really enjoyed watching this video. I have not taken the time to watch any of his other videos but will one day. I wish I could follow his blogs or talk to him because I like his method of teaching and the way I felt after watching it. The way that he delivered his message kept me watching and wanting to see more.

Timetoast #9a My Kids!