Reflections

Art: Surfacing the Subconscious

Yesterday during writing, my cooperating teacher turned off all the lights and asked students to put their heads on their desk. The third-grade class quietened down. The teacher played a calming piece of music that put me into a zen-like state of mind. Read More...

My Education Philosophy

After three days of drafting and reflecting, here is (yet another draft) of my education philosophy; the reason why I want to become an educator. Philosophy Statement Children smile when they are happy and cry when they are sad. With easily excitable Read More...

Ms. Bossy

It always amazes me how strong the personalities are in our classroom -- sometimes, you can just see the parents talking through their children; or you'll catch glimpses of what their parents must be like. There is one girl in our class who is particularly... Read More...

First Lesson Plan

So in March, I will be teaching a unit on the Human Body: Skeleton and Muscles to my third-graders. I've just finished my first lesson plan for the unit (and have many more to come). **** Third Grade Science: “Bendable Bones” Lesson Foundation: Big Idea Read More...

ADHD

It's too bad the term is used so liberally. That and OCD. It makes me wonder what the kids who have the disorders think - where a disorder impairs their ability to function according to normal standards. On my first day, I worked with a kid who had ADHD Read More...

Scribbles

My professor gave us a sheet of paper that a past student-teacher scribbled on and I thought it was sweet. Student Teaching: What I learned... It's not an academic exercise. If you don't get a lot of sleep, the adrenaline will kick in. Every day, someone Read More...

Teacher-in-Progress

My professors say student-teaching is a very precious time; a time that they look back on with the fondest of memories. In spirit of this "precious" experience, I thought it would be cool to record (and look back on) my thoughts, lessons and vocational Read More...

The last first-day-of-class

This afternoon, my adorably excited education professor gave us a brown paper bag and m a r k e r s and asked us to write our names on it. One by one, she gave us different items to put in this bag . But this was no ordinary bag . This bag was magical. Read More...