Schools from K-12 are in trouble. Schools across the US are cutting programs, and teachers which can severely affect the students and their grades.
For any government funded organization Budgets are tight. The main problem facing schools is how they choose to spend their budget. Every School district gives a different budget to every school, But every school decides to spend it differently. Two schools are being compared in order to see how budgeting can affect the students. In such a diverse and complex system of education, If how school’s approached their budgets was Changed, it would help the overall success of students in their K-12 education.
North Kitsap High School,(North) is located in Poulsbo, Washington with about 1,300 students. Coronado High school on the other hand is located in Henderson, Nevada with about 3,500 students. Both schools suffer with a budgeting problem. The difference is that North Has trouble at the school level (what the school uses it on) and Coronado’s majority is at the District level.
Coronado High school Is about 1.5 Billion dollars in debt as of 2010. The teachers at the school are above average. Like most High schools you have the great ones, and the not so great ones. The school has a great diversity of classes that promote creativity. From numerous Musical, acting and vocal classes to A full on automotive class. With materials from 2 overhead lifts to emission removal ducts (captures the exhaust of a car and vents it to the outside). The school, receives it’s funds through the district, and some donations by wealthy parents. The problem with the school is their long term budget. Currently The school is one of the top ten in America’s public schools.(Us news & Newsweek magazine) Clark County school district is just over 1.5 billion dollars in debt and digging. They recognize this but have not created a plan to even slow the rate of debt
North Kitsap High School and the North Kitsap School district is a different story. The district (as far as I currently know) Is just little under the debt line compared to Coronado.
The dilemma with this school is how they choose to spend their budget.
It is well known in many jobs,(like Hospitals) the employee that has been working there longer, usually gets better pay then someone who just started.
North Kitsap High School, (unlike Coronado) realizes that they are in debt, so naturally the next step is to find a solution. The problem with their solution school is how they decide to cut their budget. The school has been recently firing the older, and more experienced teachers. This allows them to hire the younger, cheaper teachers to fill these slots or in certain cases “Long-term substitutes”. The older the teacher, does not constitute that they are a better teacher. Yet the selected teachers have been some of the best that the school has seen. For example, At north there used to be a teacher called Mr.Saint-carol or Mr.S. He was a favorite teacher, and a mentor among many students. He really knew his subject of video production/flash animation and brought in his own equipment for the class to use since the school has a tight budget. The school on the other hand just saw a teacher who got paid more than one next door. So they fired him and took the next door photography teacher, (who knew very little about anything but photography) and paid her what she made the year before to teach all three class's. This resulted in less classes in all three subjects while the students now receive a much lower amount of information from these classes.
I understand that the school has to reduce their spending to avoid the debt, but their are other ways in which to do so.
The first step would to stop excess spending. In the last two year north has purchased Four Flat screen TV's, and Two very large Doormat's for the entrance to the commons (with the school's logo). Two are posted very high on a wall in the commons/lunch room. One is out side the main office, and the third is located in a small area in the technology building. The purpose of these are to put images from sport events and announcements. In reality they are hardly watched, except for someone who is bored out of their mind and decided to stare up into the ceiling. If the TV's were put above the cafeteria doors ( on the wall to the left) they could have a practical use. The TV's would be able to show, not only the prices (you can't find out until at the register) but the menu. This would make it much easier for the students, along with the faculty having to change what is written on a small white board every day.
I know that the TV in the technology building is never looked at, even during the passing period. The reason is because one day I decided to reach up and turn the TV off. Until the very last week of school not a single person decided to turn it back on.
One of the biggest ways this school could save money is though their lights. Normally any building will leave exterior lights on for security purposes. North (located in a very low crime rate town) keeps every light on, from the display board outside to the hallways/classrooms. Yes, they also keep the TV's running. Their electricity bill would be substantially lower if they kept the non vital lights and TV's off.
This process has happened with teachers from all subjects. Now I understand that some will deem video production as invaluable as some of the other subjects. This firing of teachers has also happened in the math department. So students don't learn as much as they would have if the previous teacher was there. Math, which Jamie Escalante in the movie Stand and Deliver Was called "The great Equalizer" is going to be what the students are now behind in.
If Clark County School district (Coronado's school district) Decided to at least slow the ever increasing rate of debt They might be able to focus more on their students. This would allow them to remove some of the bad quality teacher (See “What Makes a good Teacher” in February's blog)
What could north do?
If the school reduced their spending On doormat's for doors that don't lead outside, Poorly utilized TV's and thousands on electricity. Then they would have more funds available for quality teachers. So the students could learn more, and not only do better the tests, but prepare them better for life
Both of these schools Seem to have a problem. The problem for schools is when do not put the children’s education first. Quality educators is what makes the students learn. Like in the movie Waiting for ‘Superman' A young girl has the choice to go to a well built school with green grass. The family decides to try for the magnet school, because of their teachers. In Stand and Deliver Mr.Escalante was an inspirational teacher is a run down neighborhood. The main focus of schools and school districts should be to put the students before the facility. If schools changes how they approached the budget, It would solve some of the problems given to students in K-12 Education.
Tuesday, March 19, 2013
The Biggest challenge.
What seems to be the biggest challenge facing K-12 Students?
I think the Biggest change for students in K-12 education would be The school's funding.
Fiscal cuts have been affecting schools for a long time. The problem is when Teacher decide to either invest badly, or cut programs that promote creativity.
I think the Biggest change for students in K-12 education would be The school's funding.
Fiscal cuts have been affecting schools for a long time. The problem is when Teacher decide to either invest badly, or cut programs that promote creativity.
GIlyard & NEA
Children, arts, and Du Bois Is an article about a school that is closing some of it's after school humanities classes. I found that this article will be helpful for me in unit #3. It appears that when budget cuts come around, Their first choice to cut, are the classes that help inspire creativity. As opposed to the creative suppressing type classes of math and science. I agree with The quote Gillyard provided us with. In Du Bois's own words;
These tow articles will help me with my Unit 3 paper because they both provide valuable information about some of the problems in K-12 Education. And the problems that these changes provide.
"Not only a gaining of some practical meant more that it meant before. A step higher on Mount Parnassus is not only to be calculated inches of ground covered but even more by ht immeasurable broader and more beautiful horizon stretching beyond."The second article was about the banning of Mexican-American studies program. The classes were banned by politicians stating that the course will "promote the overthrow of the government." The public had an outcry on the class being removed and the books being put on a shelf. The article discusses how a lack in the budget is one of the causes for the the removal of this class. Dolores Huerta even gave a speech about this topic, and at one time declared "Republicans hate Latino's"
These tow articles will help me with my Unit 3 paper because they both provide valuable information about some of the problems in K-12 Education. And the problems that these changes provide.
Monday, March 18, 2013
Paper #3 brain storming/Rough draft
Paper #3 will discuss what idea, addition or chance to K-12 education will better deal with the problems of student behavior and success.
Thesis: So what is one thing that could be changed or added to help improve education.
In such a diverse and complex system of education, If ___ was Changed/Added it would help the overall success of students in K-12 education.
Budgeting, The school's budget and how they choose to spend the budget.
For any government funded organization Budgets are tight. The main problem I see for schools is how they choose to spend their budget. There are different budgets for different schools, but some also spend differently. For example I will compare two different schools. North Kitsap High school in Washington, and Coronado High school in Nevada. North Kitsap High School is located in Poulsbo, Washington with about 1,300 students. Coronado High school is located in Henderson, Nevada with about 3,500 students. The problem is how they choose to spend the budget, for both the district and the school level. Both schools have a problem with their spending budget. Coronado has a problem at the district level, North at a school level.
Coronado High school Is about1.5 Billion dollars in dept as of 2010. The teachers at the school are great, and they have a great diversity of classes. In the music/preforming arts department they have multiple band, orchestra, stings,choir, tech theater and theater classes. On the other end of the school is a full on automotive class. With 4 bays and 2 overhead lifts, along with things from air supply to emission removal ducts. The school, though has a lot of funds through the district's budget and some of the more wealthy parents of the school. The problem with the school is with how the district spend their money, They are 1.5 billion dollars in debt and digging. They haven't changed their budget to even slow the process.
North Kitsap high school district, as far as I know was just a little under the debt line.
The problem with the the school is how they choose to spend their budget.
It is well known in many jobs, the employee that has been working there longer, usually gets better pay then someone just joining.
North Kitsap High School, (unlike Coronado) realizes that they are in dept, so like anyone with a brain, they decided to fix the problem. The problem with the school is how they decide to cut their budget. The school has been recently firing the older, and more experienced teachers or "long term-substitutes" This allows them to hire the younger, cheaper teachers to fill these slots. Yes, just because a teacher has been there a while does not mean they are a good teacher. The selected teachers have been the best that the school has seen though. For example, At North there used to be a teacher called Mr.Saintcharol, Or Mr.S. He was a favorite teacher, and a mentor to many students. He really knew his subject of video production/flash animation and often brought in his own equipment for the class to use. The school on the other hand just saw a teacher who got paid a certain amount. So they fired him and took the next door photography, (who knew very little about the subject) and paid her what she made the year before to teach all three class's. This resulted in less photography, flash animation and video production classes. The students now receive a much lower amount of information from this class.
I understand that they have to reduce their spending to avoid the debt, but their are other ways in which to do so.
The first step would to stop excess spending. In the last two year North has purchases Four Flat screen TV's, and Two very large Doormat's for the entrance to the commons (with the school's logo). Two are posted high on a wall in the commons/lunch room. One is out side the main office, and the third is located in a small area in the technology building. The purpose of these are to put images from sport events and announcements. In reality they are hardly watched, except for some one who is bored out of their mind in the lunch room. If the TV's were put above the cafeteria doors ( on the wall to the left) they could have a practical use. The TV's would be able to show, not only the prices (you can't find out until at the register) but the menu. This would make it much easier for the students, along with the faculty having to change what is written on a small white board every day.
I know that the TV in the technology building is never looked at, even during the passing period. The reason is because one day I decided to reach up and turn the TV off. Until the very last week of school not a single person decided to turn it back on.
One of the biggest ways the school could save money is though their lights. Normally any building will leave exterior lights on for security purposes. North (located in a very low crime rate town) keeps every light on, from the display board outside to the hallways/classrooms. Yes they also keep the TV's running. Their electricity bill would be substantially lower if they kept the non vital lights and TV's off.
This process has happened with teacher from all subjects. Now I understand that some will deem video production as valuable as some of the other subjects. This firing of teachers has also happened in the math department. So students don't learn as much as they would have if the previous teacher was there. Math, which Jamie Escalate in the movie Stand and Deliver Was called "The great Equalizer" is going to be what the students are now behind in.
Both of these schools Seem to have a problem with there budgets. What can they do?
If Clark County School district (Coronado's school district) Decided to at least slow the ever increasing rate of dept. They might be able to focus more on their students.
What could North do?
If the school reduced their spending On doormat's for doors that don't lead outside, Poorly utilized TV's and thousands on electricity. Then they would have more funds available for quality teachers. So the students could learn more, and not only do better the tests, but prepare them better for life
Thesis: So what is one thing that could be changed or added to help improve education.
In such a diverse and complex system of education, If ___ was Changed/Added it would help the overall success of students in K-12 education.
Budgeting, The school's budget and how they choose to spend the budget.
For any government funded organization Budgets are tight. The main problem I see for schools is how they choose to spend their budget. There are different budgets for different schools, but some also spend differently. For example I will compare two different schools. North Kitsap High school in Washington, and Coronado High school in Nevada. North Kitsap High School is located in Poulsbo, Washington with about 1,300 students. Coronado High school is located in Henderson, Nevada with about 3,500 students. The problem is how they choose to spend the budget, for both the district and the school level. Both schools have a problem with their spending budget. Coronado has a problem at the district level, North at a school level.
Coronado High school Is about1.5 Billion dollars in dept as of 2010. The teachers at the school are great, and they have a great diversity of classes. In the music/preforming arts department they have multiple band, orchestra, stings,choir, tech theater and theater classes. On the other end of the school is a full on automotive class. With 4 bays and 2 overhead lifts, along with things from air supply to emission removal ducts. The school, though has a lot of funds through the district's budget and some of the more wealthy parents of the school. The problem with the school is with how the district spend their money, They are 1.5 billion dollars in debt and digging. They haven't changed their budget to even slow the process.
North Kitsap high school district, as far as I know was just a little under the debt line.
The problem with the the school is how they choose to spend their budget.
It is well known in many jobs, the employee that has been working there longer, usually gets better pay then someone just joining.
North Kitsap High School, (unlike Coronado) realizes that they are in dept, so like anyone with a brain, they decided to fix the problem. The problem with the school is how they decide to cut their budget. The school has been recently firing the older, and more experienced teachers or "long term-substitutes" This allows them to hire the younger, cheaper teachers to fill these slots. Yes, just because a teacher has been there a while does not mean they are a good teacher. The selected teachers have been the best that the school has seen though. For example, At North there used to be a teacher called Mr.Saintcharol, Or Mr.S. He was a favorite teacher, and a mentor to many students. He really knew his subject of video production/flash animation and often brought in his own equipment for the class to use. The school on the other hand just saw a teacher who got paid a certain amount. So they fired him and took the next door photography, (who knew very little about the subject) and paid her what she made the year before to teach all three class's. This resulted in less photography, flash animation and video production classes. The students now receive a much lower amount of information from this class.
I understand that they have to reduce their spending to avoid the debt, but their are other ways in which to do so.
The first step would to stop excess spending. In the last two year North has purchases Four Flat screen TV's, and Two very large Doormat's for the entrance to the commons (with the school's logo). Two are posted high on a wall in the commons/lunch room. One is out side the main office, and the third is located in a small area in the technology building. The purpose of these are to put images from sport events and announcements. In reality they are hardly watched, except for some one who is bored out of their mind in the lunch room. If the TV's were put above the cafeteria doors ( on the wall to the left) they could have a practical use. The TV's would be able to show, not only the prices (you can't find out until at the register) but the menu. This would make it much easier for the students, along with the faculty having to change what is written on a small white board every day.
I know that the TV in the technology building is never looked at, even during the passing period. The reason is because one day I decided to reach up and turn the TV off. Until the very last week of school not a single person decided to turn it back on.
One of the biggest ways the school could save money is though their lights. Normally any building will leave exterior lights on for security purposes. North (located in a very low crime rate town) keeps every light on, from the display board outside to the hallways/classrooms. Yes they also keep the TV's running. Their electricity bill would be substantially lower if they kept the non vital lights and TV's off.
This process has happened with teacher from all subjects. Now I understand that some will deem video production as valuable as some of the other subjects. This firing of teachers has also happened in the math department. So students don't learn as much as they would have if the previous teacher was there. Math, which Jamie Escalate in the movie Stand and Deliver Was called "The great Equalizer" is going to be what the students are now behind in.
Both of these schools Seem to have a problem with there budgets. What can they do?
If Clark County School district (Coronado's school district) Decided to at least slow the ever increasing rate of dept. They might be able to focus more on their students.
What could North do?
If the school reduced their spending On doormat's for doors that don't lead outside, Poorly utilized TV's and thousands on electricity. Then they would have more funds available for quality teachers. So the students could learn more, and not only do better the tests, but prepare them better for life
Reactions to John Gatto.
Reactions to John Gatto's "Against School"
John Gatto brings up some important points in "against school: How public education Cripples our kids, and why"
John, (a former school teacher) Brings us some interesting points on his views of public education.
He talks about boredom, and how boredom is found among both students and teachers. Mr.Gatto brings up how he feels that Modern education places boundaries on the kids. That schools seem to reduce the creativity and individualism in the students. He helps with this quote,
John Gatto brings up some important points in "against school: How public education Cripples our kids, and why"
John, (a former school teacher) Brings us some interesting points on his views of public education.
He talks about boredom, and how boredom is found among both students and teachers. Mr.Gatto brings up how he feels that Modern education places boundaries on the kids. That schools seem to reduce the creativity and individualism in the students. He helps with this quote,
"The obligation to amuse and instruct myself again, that if I was entirely my own, and people who didn't know that were childish people."He brings up different innovators and successful people like Lincoln, Jefferson, George Washington and Franklin. He talks about how these great people didn't achieve their success through a pubic school. At the end Gatto appears to have some hint of not completely hating public schools. He recognizes that he doesn't fully understand what the problem is, so he has a hard time proposing what a solution could be.
WS Sections, 48 & 49
WS section 48 and 49 relate to paper #2 by classification and compare/contrast.
Classification allows the author to the audience the traits that the teacher's posses. Such as how Ms.Watson is a mentor, a friend and an ally. This classification also allows the reader to understand better which students are in which class at which school.
Comparison/Contrast allows the author to describe what the teachers have in common, and what is different. This section really helped me in understanding how to use this correctly in my paper.
Classification allows the author to the audience the traits that the teacher's posses. Such as how Ms.Watson is a mentor, a friend and an ally. This classification also allows the reader to understand better which students are in which class at which school.
Comparison/Contrast allows the author to describe what the teachers have in common, and what is different. This section really helped me in understanding how to use this correctly in my paper.
Different Roles
Define the roles of Mr.Escalante, Ms.Watson, Jack McFarland, Sister MPH played.
(Disciplinarian, mentor, friend, ally, therapist)
Mr.Escalante was a mentor.
He dedicated most of his day to teaching, and helping his students succeed. He even went to a personal level to help some of the students really succeed. An example would be when he visits ana's parent's restaurant. He tries to persuade her dad to let Ana into the calculus class. He defends his students even when he is borderline threaten in front of his class he just stand up and said:
Jack MacFarland was a Mentor and a friend.
Mr.MacFarland spent many hours of his day working with mike. He helped rose with his education and eventually helped him with a chance at getting into a college. They worked from His apartment, all the way to "Consume(ing) my English teacher's library."
Sister MPH was a Disciplinarian.
She only focused on two things, Punishing the bad and teaching the good.
Sister MPH appeared to only teach to the good kids who were seated at the front of the school. The rest of the students or "Brownies" as they were called. Most of the time would receive some sort of punishment.
Ms.Watson was a mentor, a friend and an ally.
She helped numerous students open their eyes.
Ms.Watson went against the current and spread a philosophy that was different from the mindset of the perfect family. Like Joan, who Ms.Watson helped her in giving her an application for the law school. Ms.Watson also get invited into the girl's group whom most teacher's don't get into.
(Disciplinarian, mentor, friend, ally, therapist)
Mr.Escalante was a mentor.
He dedicated most of his day to teaching, and helping his students succeed. He even went to a personal level to help some of the students really succeed. An example would be when he visits ana's parent's restaurant. He tries to persuade her dad to let Ana into the calculus class. He defends his students even when he is borderline threaten in front of his class he just stand up and said:
" [to Chuco and Company] I am *El Cyclone,* from... Bolivia. One-man gang. This classroom is *my* domain. Don't give me no gas, or I'll jump on your face and tattoo your chromosomes.."
Jack MacFarland was a Mentor and a friend.
Mr.MacFarland spent many hours of his day working with mike. He helped rose with his education and eventually helped him with a chance at getting into a college. They worked from His apartment, all the way to "Consume(ing) my English teacher's library."
Sister MPH was a Disciplinarian.
She only focused on two things, Punishing the bad and teaching the good.
Sister MPH appeared to only teach to the good kids who were seated at the front of the school. The rest of the students or "Brownies" as they were called. Most of the time would receive some sort of punishment.
Ms.Watson was a mentor, a friend and an ally.
She helped numerous students open their eyes.
Ms.Watson went against the current and spread a philosophy that was different from the mindset of the perfect family. Like Joan, who Ms.Watson helped her in giving her an application for the law school. Ms.Watson also get invited into the girl's group whom most teacher's don't get into.
I just wanna be average Part II
Mr.Escalante and Mr.McFarland are two similar teachers who inspired their students.
Mr.Escalante was able to take a student like Ana, who was able to change her path into a much higher school of education, as opposed to just working in her father's restaurant. Much Like how Mr.MacFarland was able to help Mike rose go from wishing he could go to college, to actually getting accepted by a college. Mr.MacFarland taught his students with all types of poetry and writings, as mike said "The man immersed us in language."
Both teachers had desire to see there students excel, and wanted to help them in any way they could.
Mr.Escalante was able to take a student like Ana, who was able to change her path into a much higher school of education, as opposed to just working in her father's restaurant. Much Like how Mr.MacFarland was able to help Mike rose go from wishing he could go to college, to actually getting accepted by a college. Mr.MacFarland taught his students with all types of poetry and writings, as mike said "The man immersed us in language."
Both teachers had desire to see there students excel, and wanted to help them in any way they could.
Tuesday, March 12, 2013
Waiting for Superman notes.
Waiting for Superman:
The narr. starts of telling us how he made a documentary in the 90's about public schools, but 10 years later he goes against what he thought about public schools and took his kids to a private school.
The film shows us a few different kids who are a part of the public school system, and how they feel about school.
The narr. tells us about the no child left behind program, and what the average percent of proficiency that 8th graders have in different states.
A researcher from john Hopkins univ. claims that schools like Roosevelt have been called "drop out factory's"
A former student from a "drop out factory" tells how most of his classmates ended across the city in the jail.
The movie progresses with more scenes about worried parents and how they are concerned about their child's education.
We learn about policy's and paperwork imposed upon them from the teachers union and other systems.
The narr. tells us about the lottery system of charter schools, then we learn about Kipp schools, and the success rates of these schools.
The lottery system only allows a few students into the schools. The rest are left looking for education at a different school.
The movie portrayed a strong sense of bias throughout the whole movie, but it did give more of a macro sense of some of the problems faced in K-12 education vs. Chalk which focused on a smaller, more personal level.
The movie definitely raised some problems with K-12 education. Such as: The difference between the success rate of students with a good teacher vs. a "lemon" teacher. Another point it raised was the thoughts on the teachers union.
The main thing about this movie that gets me is the Bias. I understand this is a documentary, but it only showed one side. A majority of the students in this film were struggling family's with students who live in a poor side of town. The film only recognised the problems of the schools, but didn't provide any solutions. They expanded on the idea of charter schools and getting rid of the "Ten Year" rule. I found this theory interesting because a vast amount of schools that choose not use this policy or give it to a teacher. This movie did bring up some good questions about K-12 Education.
The narr. starts of telling us how he made a documentary in the 90's about public schools, but 10 years later he goes against what he thought about public schools and took his kids to a private school.
The film shows us a few different kids who are a part of the public school system, and how they feel about school.
The narr. tells us about the no child left behind program, and what the average percent of proficiency that 8th graders have in different states.
A researcher from john Hopkins univ. claims that schools like Roosevelt have been called "drop out factory's"
A former student from a "drop out factory" tells how most of his classmates ended across the city in the jail.
The movie progresses with more scenes about worried parents and how they are concerned about their child's education.
We learn about policy's and paperwork imposed upon them from the teachers union and other systems.
The narr. tells us about the lottery system of charter schools, then we learn about Kipp schools, and the success rates of these schools.
The lottery system only allows a few students into the schools. The rest are left looking for education at a different school.
The movie portrayed a strong sense of bias throughout the whole movie, but it did give more of a macro sense of some of the problems faced in K-12 education vs. Chalk which focused on a smaller, more personal level.
The movie definitely raised some problems with K-12 education. Such as: The difference between the success rate of students with a good teacher vs. a "lemon" teacher. Another point it raised was the thoughts on the teachers union.
The main thing about this movie that gets me is the Bias. I understand this is a documentary, but it only showed one side. A majority of the students in this film were struggling family's with students who live in a poor side of town. The film only recognised the problems of the schools, but didn't provide any solutions. They expanded on the idea of charter schools and getting rid of the "Ten Year" rule. I found this theory interesting because a vast amount of schools that choose not use this policy or give it to a teacher. This movie did bring up some good questions about K-12 Education.
Tuesday, March 5, 2013
"Chalk" Notes
Notes of The movie Chalk:
Chalk is about a group of teachers and their different challenges and experiences that they faced though the course of a school year.
The movie starts off with an into to the different teachers, a history teacher whom just started teaching, a PE teacher who doesn't seem to have the full attention of the students, a assistant principle who just started and is finding her job challenging. A different history teacher who is motivated to teach and have the students learn. The 3rd year history teacher is striving to win the teacher of the year award. The teachers show how in some subjects, they struggle to keep the attention of their students. At one week before thanksgiving, some teachers seem to be having success in their teachings. The PE teacher for example is having a great success. The first year history teaches is not sharing that same success but over time he has Incorporated more humor into his classroom. This method seems to be working for his classroom so far. As the year progresses the teachers seem to be doing better and better in class. Except for the first year history teacher who snapped at a kid when his cell phone went off. He confronts the mother of one of the students and ends up drinking wine with her. The assistant principle and the PE teacher start to have an argument about rules. The 3rd year history teacher is dedicated to win the teacher of the year award so much, that he sounds as if he is running for president. He is sent into a state of sadness and aggravated when his rival is declared the winner. On the other hand the First year history teacher starts to get the hang of teaching. He also wins the teacher's edition of the spelling bee and "spiting" out some rhymes. Still after all the success he has found, he finds himself debating if he even wants to return next year to teach. The movie ends with the teachers telling us about the different lessons they learned.
The only question I am left with is the credditiability of this film. I don't feel that the students and the teachers would act in the mannor that they did if their really were cameras following them around all the time. I think that the wors thing about this movie was the camera angles. To put it short, If they actually used something besides a close up for every shot or an obstruction shot. I would have been able to pay more attention to the film.
Chalk is about a group of teachers and their different challenges and experiences that they faced though the course of a school year.
The movie starts off with an into to the different teachers, a history teacher whom just started teaching, a PE teacher who doesn't seem to have the full attention of the students, a assistant principle who just started and is finding her job challenging. A different history teacher who is motivated to teach and have the students learn. The 3rd year history teacher is striving to win the teacher of the year award. The teachers show how in some subjects, they struggle to keep the attention of their students. At one week before thanksgiving, some teachers seem to be having success in their teachings. The PE teacher for example is having a great success. The first year history teaches is not sharing that same success but over time he has Incorporated more humor into his classroom. This method seems to be working for his classroom so far. As the year progresses the teachers seem to be doing better and better in class. Except for the first year history teacher who snapped at a kid when his cell phone went off. He confronts the mother of one of the students and ends up drinking wine with her. The assistant principle and the PE teacher start to have an argument about rules. The 3rd year history teacher is dedicated to win the teacher of the year award so much, that he sounds as if he is running for president. He is sent into a state of sadness and aggravated when his rival is declared the winner. On the other hand the First year history teacher starts to get the hang of teaching. He also wins the teacher's edition of the spelling bee and "spiting" out some rhymes. Still after all the success he has found, he finds himself debating if he even wants to return next year to teach. The movie ends with the teachers telling us about the different lessons they learned.
The only question I am left with is the credditiability of this film. I don't feel that the students and the teachers would act in the mannor that they did if their really were cameras following them around all the time. I think that the wors thing about this movie was the camera angles. To put it short, If they actually used something besides a close up for every shot or an obstruction shot. I would have been able to pay more attention to the film.
Monday, March 4, 2013
Paper #2
Mr. Davis and Mr. Escalante are two teacher whom both share the goal of creating smarter students.
They both want to see their students not only pass the class, but to excel from the standards. Mr. Escalante and Mr.Davis share some similar traits in their methods of teaching, these consist of control of their class, making the class entertaining, and their dedication to the class.
One of the most challenging problems teachers find is having control of their class. Mr.Escalante has shown how controlling a class can be difficult, but also rewarding. When he first stepped into his class room the students were rude and did not want to listen. The school itself was is a low end of town with students whom was regarded as below average. He was able to gain control of the class after slipping a few lines that seemed dot surprise the students such as:
One of the most important ingredients for making a good teacher is humor. If you can get the class's attention they are more likely to succeed. John Davis and Jamie Escalante both demonstrated this key tool in their everyday teachings. The best way I have heard Mr. Davis is if you took the host of "Gardening with Cisco" and switched his coffee to decaf. His energy always went hand in hand with his humor and his teachings. When you sat down for class he would always be playing music during the passing periods and always had something to talk about. He was about 65 years old and every year, take a week off of school to go helicopter skiing. Mr.Escalante also shared a similar passion for making the class exciting. All though he did not demon straight the same energy level as Mr.Davis he would rather express it though his witty comments. An example is when he is boarder line threatened by a gang of kids as responds with:
At the end of the day the main quality trait that a great teacher is their dedication to the class.
Mr.Escalante was an extremely dedicated to his class, and his teachings. He constantly went above the normal standards that the other teachers at his school provided. An example is when he decided to teach a summer math class. Normally a teacher will only teach a summer class if they need the extra money. Jamie Escalante taught a summer class to get his students ahead in math. During the hottest month of the class he taught a class inside a locker room that didn't have an any air conditioning available. He also went outside of the class room to help his students, not only in class but in life. Such as telling a student:
The Best example of Mr.Davis's dedication to his class would be his assignment turnaround rate. Mr.Davis would have a six page paper deadline on a Tuesday. Your entire class plus the other 3 English classes would all turn their papers in on the same day. He would literally have your paper read in depth, and corrected on every page and every punctuation mark and back on your desk within two days, for every one of his students. The only time he would take more than 4 days to correct an assignment was on the thirty page screenplay assignment for film studies. Now most educators think of film studies as a group of students sit in a classroom and the teacher just lets them watch movies all day. Mr. Davis held a different standard for Film Studies. You started with a bit of history of film then watch a movie, followed by a review in depth. Every two movie you would take a short test along with a list of 100 minimum word responses on the movies. During the film "Psycho" by Alfred Hitchcock Mr. Davis would tell you interesting facts about the movie along with subtle motif's such as the use of mirrors or the indications of birds. You would end the class with writing an original screen play that ended up with an average of twenty-five pages but must be over six thousand words long. A much more challenging class than just watching movies.
Both Mr.Davis and Mr.Escalante are great examples of what a great teacher consists of. They both came from different backgrounds, and taught in different schools. These great teachers both share the same goals. Although their methods of keeping their class's entertaining they still both do while keeping excellent control of their classes. Above all else both Mr.Escalante and Mr.Davis provide a prodigious amount of effort in dedication for their classes and students in helping them excel.
They both want to see their students not only pass the class, but to excel from the standards. Mr. Escalante and Mr.Davis share some similar traits in their methods of teaching, these consist of control of their class, making the class entertaining, and their dedication to the class.
One of the most challenging problems teachers find is having control of their class. Mr.Escalante has shown how controlling a class can be difficult, but also rewarding. When he first stepped into his class room the students were rude and did not want to listen. The school itself was is a low end of town with students whom was regarded as below average. He was able to gain control of the class after slipping a few lines that seemed dot surprise the students such as:
"Tough guys don't do math. Tough guys fry chicken for a living."Over time Mr. Escalante was able to have full control of his former rowdy class. This important step allowed him to teach the students with a great measure of success. Mr.Davis also had a key skill to teaching in controlling his class. The school that Mr. John Davis taught at was is a more developed part of the world. Mr.Davis, like Mr.Escalante used his personality to keep control over his class room. He used more school appropriate remarks than Mr.Escalante, but he still made remarks. What impressed me the most was how Mr.Davis would be able to prevent students from talking in class without having to move them away from another. He would also preform actions that would reduce the amount of students leaving the class room. The school's policy required students to carry with them a bathroom pass to go to the restroom. Mr.Davis' bathroom pass was a pretty clay basket with a pink and blue handle. This discouraged students from using. One of his more discreet techniques was with the vending machines. Out side Mr.Davis' class room was a beverage vending machine. Students would ask to leave class or go to the bathroom so the could buy a drink. He used to put a piece of paper on the front of the machine that said "BROKEN" along with pulling the power plug from the wall. Both Mr.Escalante and Mr.Davis had a great measure of control in their class rooms.
One of the most important ingredients for making a good teacher is humor. If you can get the class's attention they are more likely to succeed. John Davis and Jamie Escalante both demonstrated this key tool in their everyday teachings. The best way I have heard Mr. Davis is if you took the host of "Gardening with Cisco" and switched his coffee to decaf. His energy always went hand in hand with his humor and his teachings. When you sat down for class he would always be playing music during the passing periods and always had something to talk about. He was about 65 years old and every year, take a week off of school to go helicopter skiing. Mr.Escalante also shared a similar passion for making the class exciting. All though he did not demon straight the same energy level as Mr.Davis he would rather express it though his witty comments. An example is when he is boarder line threatened by a gang of kids as responds with:
"I am *El Cyclone,* from... Bolivia. One-man gang. This classroom is *my* domain. Don't give me no gas, or I'll jump on your face and tattoo your chromosomes... If the only thing you know how to do is add and subtract, you will only be prepared to do one thing: Pump gas."Mr. Escalante and Mr. Davis both recognize how keeping the class entertaining is an important skill to have to help their students succeed.
At the end of the day the main quality trait that a great teacher is their dedication to the class.
Mr.Escalante was an extremely dedicated to his class, and his teachings. He constantly went above the normal standards that the other teachers at his school provided. An example is when he decided to teach a summer math class. Normally a teacher will only teach a summer class if they need the extra money. Jamie Escalante taught a summer class to get his students ahead in math. During the hottest month of the class he taught a class inside a locker room that didn't have an any air conditioning available. He also went outside of the class room to help his students, not only in class but in life. Such as telling a student:
"You only see the turn, you don't see the road ahead."Another great example is depicted Between Mr. Escalante and Mr. Delgato:
[Escalante is eating in the Delgado family's restaurant, speaking with them about Ana's decision to drop out of Garfield High]The amount of dedication along with Mr. Escalante's knowledge of the class is almost unparalleled to any other teacher in the world. Mr.Davis did not go so far out of his boundary's to help students succeed, but he still all ways put some effort into it. He Teaches a variety of classes for different grades and subjects. The main courses he teaches is English 11, Creative writing and Film studies.
Mr.Escalante: She'll just get fat, waste her life away in your restaurant. You have to understand - she's a top student.
Mr.Delgado: I started washing dishes for a nickel an hour. Now I own this place. Did *I* waste *my* life? Jaime Escalante: I washed dishes, too, when I first came to this country. Mr. Delgado: Good! Why don't you put on an apron and give us a hand? Jaime Escalante: ...Ana could go to college, come back, and teach you how to run this place.
The Best example of Mr.Davis's dedication to his class would be his assignment turnaround rate. Mr.Davis would have a six page paper deadline on a Tuesday. Your entire class plus the other 3 English classes would all turn their papers in on the same day. He would literally have your paper read in depth, and corrected on every page and every punctuation mark and back on your desk within two days, for every one of his students. The only time he would take more than 4 days to correct an assignment was on the thirty page screenplay assignment for film studies. Now most educators think of film studies as a group of students sit in a classroom and the teacher just lets them watch movies all day. Mr. Davis held a different standard for Film Studies. You started with a bit of history of film then watch a movie, followed by a review in depth. Every two movie you would take a short test along with a list of 100 minimum word responses on the movies. During the film "Psycho" by Alfred Hitchcock Mr. Davis would tell you interesting facts about the movie along with subtle motif's such as the use of mirrors or the indications of birds. You would end the class with writing an original screen play that ended up with an average of twenty-five pages but must be over six thousand words long. A much more challenging class than just watching movies.
Both Mr.Davis and Mr.Escalante are great examples of what a great teacher consists of. They both came from different backgrounds, and taught in different schools. These great teachers both share the same goals. Although their methods of keeping their class's entertaining they still both do while keeping excellent control of their classes. Above all else both Mr.Escalante and Mr.Davis provide a prodigious amount of effort in dedication for their classes and students in helping them excel.
Sunday, February 24, 2013
Paper #2 Block Text
Block format
Role- Leader/Role Model
Teacher #1- Mr.Davis +
Teacher #2- Ms.Ship -
Mr.Davis is a great example of the role above. Mr.Ship on the other hand is a negative example.
Examples-
Control of class,
Makes the class exciting
Knowledge of the material
1.) Mr.Davis has a great quality of being able to control his class. Whenever it's someone slacking off in the back, or a student who doesn't care. Mr. Davis can get their attention.
-In his class there used to be a group kids who would sit together, and talk the entire class period. He was able to stop the students from talking and somewhat pay attention without moving their seats.
-Not only can Mr.Davis keep control of talking students, but also when they leave for breaks in the middle of class. He didn't just use a bathroom pass to limit how many students could leave at once. He would literally unplug the vending machine outside his room and put a piece of paper saying "broken" on it.
-Mr.Davis was systematic, he had a certain order or ways in which he would preform actions. This helped him with being very organized. This organization helped him keep track if a paper was late or not, along with any students trying to slip late assignments into the pile.
2.) Making the class exciting was a great attribute for Mr.Davis.
-Mr.Davis, is an enter teacher. Imagine the fellow from Gardening with Cisco and tone it down just a little. he always looked for humor in any situation, and would throw out the occasional joke.
-He always had some interesting and funny stories that he would tell to the class. An example would be that every year, during the winter he would take a week off of teaching to go helicopter skiing. Now keep in min that he is about 65 years old and is as wide as a twig. He also lighten the class up with a story about his time in the coast guard.
3.) Knowing what you are teaching was an important factor for Mr.Davis. He taught three classes, but he knew more that the curriculum required for the class.
-An example, He taught Film studies for one class period. Now the average teach could just put on a bunch of movies and call it a day, but Mr.Davis would discuss with the class the different methods, techniques, and subtle elements in each movie. He also would research interesting facts about the production of the movie.
- Mr.Davis taught many different English and creative writing classes in a day. You could literally turn in a five page paper and the next day he would have it graded and edited. Now the impressive point was that he would have all of his English classes turn their papers in on the same day. Some teachers will read the first page, edit that page and grade the paper. Mr.Davis would read the whole paper, from page to page correcting every mark. The only time he wouldn't have done such detail would be for his 30 page screenplay assignment.
Mr. Ship, most days had some control over the class but never actually did anything with the control. He did have a good habit of keeping the class exciting and knew barely anything about the class.
1.) Mr.Ship was a week long substitute for my automotive technology class in high school. The class would pay attention to him, be cause he only told stories.
-He would dedicate most of his time to passing the time with stories.
-He would tells us about past experiences.
2.) Mr.Ship was great at making the class exciting and the students entertained.
-He would tell us about his view on politics, and who he liked. I remember him saying his opinion on President Obama as "Any man who calls Kayne west A jack*** on national television deserves to be president."
-Mr.Ship would openly tell us how he would watch Zombie Land On the projector during the passing periods, along with actually turning it off once all the students were seated. He did not seem to mind due to the location of the class.
-My favorite thing that Mr.Ship would do, is tell us stories of his past. He once told us a story about how he was subbing for a class on a second story, and the wall behind him was smoking. He was extremely hung over from the night before, and when the firemen came into his class room and asked "can't you see the smoke from the wall, there's a fire down stairs." He simply looked at the man and said "Oh, so you can see the smoke too!"
3.) Knowledge of the material, this was Mr.Ship's major weakness.
-Not to be condescending, but Mr.Ship didn't know anything about cars. He could drive one and that was about it. The only time we would learn something would be when he found a video from the back room about the "future of cars" He really was only there for the money, and he let us know. The reason he kept the class so entertaining was because that was all he could do. He couldn't teach the class so he just told stories.
-He would admit his weakness in this quality, but decided to have as much fun as possible as opposed to putting in the extra effort and learning the material.
Conclusion: Mr.Davis and Mr.Ship were different in their ways of teaching.
They were both great at not only keeping the class's attention but also making the class exciting. No matter what day of the week it was. The deviance would lye in their approach to the knowledge of the class material. Mr.Davis and Mr.Ship feel quite differently about the curriculum that they teach. Mr. Davis would always have assignments graded by the next day, when Mr.Ship wouldn't even remember to give out any assignments. They were both good teachers in some respects, but overall Mr.Davis was a much better educator than Mr.Ship.
Role- Leader/Role Model
Teacher #1- Mr.Davis +
Teacher #2- Ms.Ship -
Mr.Davis is a great example of the role above. Mr.Ship on the other hand is a negative example.
Examples-
Control of class,
Makes the class exciting
Knowledge of the material
1.) Mr.Davis has a great quality of being able to control his class. Whenever it's someone slacking off in the back, or a student who doesn't care. Mr. Davis can get their attention.
-In his class there used to be a group kids who would sit together, and talk the entire class period. He was able to stop the students from talking and somewhat pay attention without moving their seats.
-Not only can Mr.Davis keep control of talking students, but also when they leave for breaks in the middle of class. He didn't just use a bathroom pass to limit how many students could leave at once. He would literally unplug the vending machine outside his room and put a piece of paper saying "broken" on it.
-Mr.Davis was systematic, he had a certain order or ways in which he would preform actions. This helped him with being very organized. This organization helped him keep track if a paper was late or not, along with any students trying to slip late assignments into the pile.
2.) Making the class exciting was a great attribute for Mr.Davis.
-Mr.Davis, is an enter teacher. Imagine the fellow from Gardening with Cisco and tone it down just a little. he always looked for humor in any situation, and would throw out the occasional joke.
-He always had some interesting and funny stories that he would tell to the class. An example would be that every year, during the winter he would take a week off of teaching to go helicopter skiing. Now keep in min that he is about 65 years old and is as wide as a twig. He also lighten the class up with a story about his time in the coast guard.
3.) Knowing what you are teaching was an important factor for Mr.Davis. He taught three classes, but he knew more that the curriculum required for the class.
-An example, He taught Film studies for one class period. Now the average teach could just put on a bunch of movies and call it a day, but Mr.Davis would discuss with the class the different methods, techniques, and subtle elements in each movie. He also would research interesting facts about the production of the movie.
- Mr.Davis taught many different English and creative writing classes in a day. You could literally turn in a five page paper and the next day he would have it graded and edited. Now the impressive point was that he would have all of his English classes turn their papers in on the same day. Some teachers will read the first page, edit that page and grade the paper. Mr.Davis would read the whole paper, from page to page correcting every mark. The only time he wouldn't have done such detail would be for his 30 page screenplay assignment.
Mr. Ship, most days had some control over the class but never actually did anything with the control. He did have a good habit of keeping the class exciting and knew barely anything about the class.
1.) Mr.Ship was a week long substitute for my automotive technology class in high school. The class would pay attention to him, be cause he only told stories.
-He would dedicate most of his time to passing the time with stories.
-He would tells us about past experiences.
2.) Mr.Ship was great at making the class exciting and the students entertained.
-He would tell us about his view on politics, and who he liked. I remember him saying his opinion on President Obama as "Any man who calls Kayne west A jack*** on national television deserves to be president."
-Mr.Ship would openly tell us how he would watch Zombie Land On the projector during the passing periods, along with actually turning it off once all the students were seated. He did not seem to mind due to the location of the class.
-My favorite thing that Mr.Ship would do, is tell us stories of his past. He once told us a story about how he was subbing for a class on a second story, and the wall behind him was smoking. He was extremely hung over from the night before, and when the firemen came into his class room and asked "can't you see the smoke from the wall, there's a fire down stairs." He simply looked at the man and said "Oh, so you can see the smoke too!"
3.) Knowledge of the material, this was Mr.Ship's major weakness.
-Not to be condescending, but Mr.Ship didn't know anything about cars. He could drive one and that was about it. The only time we would learn something would be when he found a video from the back room about the "future of cars" He really was only there for the money, and he let us know. The reason he kept the class so entertaining was because that was all he could do. He couldn't teach the class so he just told stories.
-He would admit his weakness in this quality, but decided to have as much fun as possible as opposed to putting in the extra effort and learning the material.
Conclusion: Mr.Davis and Mr.Ship were different in their ways of teaching.
They were both great at not only keeping the class's attention but also making the class exciting. No matter what day of the week it was. The deviance would lye in their approach to the knowledge of the class material. Mr.Davis and Mr.Ship feel quite differently about the curriculum that they teach. Mr. Davis would always have assignments graded by the next day, when Mr.Ship wouldn't even remember to give out any assignments. They were both good teachers in some respects, but overall Mr.Davis was a much better educator than Mr.Ship.
Tuesday, February 5, 2013
Mona Lisa Smile Notes
I think I already know how it's going end once Julia Roberts walked into frame.
1953- A new art teacher in a Conservative all girls college.
The class, as apposed to Stand and Deliver is quite structured and calm.
The entire class had already read the entire text book, as the control had been swept out from under her feet. She throws an art piece that isn't in the syllabus in order to create a small discussion.
The mothers of the students really emphasize the mind set of "good wives" in the 50's.
The school, and school board have a very critical and one way of thinking.
the story progresses as she is warned about her views of modern art.
the winter progresses when her boy friend proposes to her, and she neither says yes or no.
her methods of teaching seem to be working, but it seems, as foreshadowed in may at her teaching evaluation she might land in some hot water.
End of part 1
Part 2
The plot is revealed when the student whom had got married showed up after missing numerous days of class. She doesn't threaten her, but hints it. The teacher opens up to the students about her personal life, another student opens up also to reveal her parents divorce.
The recently married student, whom also got the nurse fired via the newspaper. Writes another article but on Ms.Watson this time.
She finally breaks down, after the article is published. In her meltdown, she says numerous things to not only the principle but the students. Throughout the mess of mixed conflictions, the teacher keeps strong and continues to help students. She is forced to either abide by the school's curriculum or leave. she decides to leave the school, and is ready to go back into the world.
1953- A new art teacher in a Conservative all girls college.
The class, as apposed to Stand and Deliver is quite structured and calm.
The entire class had already read the entire text book, as the control had been swept out from under her feet. She throws an art piece that isn't in the syllabus in order to create a small discussion.
The mothers of the students really emphasize the mind set of "good wives" in the 50's.
The school, and school board have a very critical and one way of thinking.
the story progresses as she is warned about her views of modern art.
the winter progresses when her boy friend proposes to her, and she neither says yes or no.
her methods of teaching seem to be working, but it seems, as foreshadowed in may at her teaching evaluation she might land in some hot water.
End of part 1
Part 2
The plot is revealed when the student whom had got married showed up after missing numerous days of class. She doesn't threaten her, but hints it. The teacher opens up to the students about her personal life, another student opens up also to reveal her parents divorce.
The recently married student, whom also got the nurse fired via the newspaper. Writes another article but on Ms.Watson this time.
She finally breaks down, after the article is published. In her meltdown, she says numerous things to not only the principle but the students. Throughout the mess of mixed conflictions, the teacher keeps strong and continues to help students. She is forced to either abide by the school's curriculum or leave. she decides to leave the school, and is ready to go back into the world.
Monday, February 4, 2013
Audre Lorde's essay
Lorde's teachers.
Audre Lorde tells us about the different teachers that she had growing up.
The first time she had a "teacher" in her mind was when the librarian had read a couple of stories to her, and she decided that she "wanted to read" (Lorde.67)
Her first actual teacher was mean in Lorde's eyes. The teacher seemed focused on the student's ability to follow directions, as opposed to the efforts and success each student had. Audre felt discouraged that her best effort had gotten her into trouble.
The next teacher Audre had was at a catholic school. Corporal punishment was a tool used quite often in sister Mary of perpetual helps class. She requested that Lorde was not dressed in "in so many layers of clothing because then I couldn't feel the strap on my behind when i was punished." (Lorde.71) Audre best describes the class when she describes how the teacher "ran the first grade with an iron hand in the shape of a cross." she describes how the eighteen year old blonde either "hated teaching or little children." She continues to describe how the call was split into two groups. Lorde is continually placed in the lower of the two groups called the brownies. When when an assignment had been issued to create a three word sentence from a magazine, Sister Mary didn't believe that Audre had created the six word sentence.
Audre Lorde tells us about the different teachers that she had growing up.
The first time she had a "teacher" in her mind was when the librarian had read a couple of stories to her, and she decided that she "wanted to read" (Lorde.67)
Her first actual teacher was mean in Lorde's eyes. The teacher seemed focused on the student's ability to follow directions, as opposed to the efforts and success each student had. Audre felt discouraged that her best effort had gotten her into trouble.
The next teacher Audre had was at a catholic school. Corporal punishment was a tool used quite often in sister Mary of perpetual helps class. She requested that Lorde was not dressed in "in so many layers of clothing because then I couldn't feel the strap on my behind when i was punished." (Lorde.71) Audre best describes the class when she describes how the teacher "ran the first grade with an iron hand in the shape of a cross." she describes how the eighteen year old blonde either "hated teaching or little children." She continues to describe how the call was split into two groups. Lorde is continually placed in the lower of the two groups called the brownies. When when an assignment had been issued to create a three word sentence from a magazine, Sister Mary didn't believe that Audre had created the six word sentence.
Sections 28-30
This selection of reading has given me some good ideas for paper #1.
The readings helped me understand how different types of papers should be organized, in order to create different effects. (Ex. persuasive paper, business. ect.) I will try to incorporate this structure into my paper.
The readings helped me understand how different types of papers should be organized, in order to create different effects. (Ex. persuasive paper, business. ect.) I will try to incorporate this structure into my paper.
What makes a Good teacher
What Do I think makes a good teacher?
A good Teacher can come in many forms and styles of teaching.
You have to look at the qualities that each teacher possess.
In my mind a good teacher has to be scholarly, humerus, and able to connect with the students in a fun way.
For a teacher to be scholarly, as the name suggests they have to know what it is they are teaching. The only exception would be if the class its self was created just to get good grades or an easy credit. (I.E. underwater basket weaving) The most important trait I look for in a good teacher is to find humor, if the class isn't fun to be in then you might not learn as much. An example would be my 10th grade math class vs. my English class.
In my 10th grade math class we had a teacher who was boring. He was about three hundred pounds who always wore a mustard colored dress shirt and a boring tie. He would talk in this monotone voice that reminded me of the old eye drop commercials you saw on tv. One of my friends literally made a tally chart of every time he said the words "umm" "well" "uhh" and other phrases. In one fifty five minute class we ended up with the word "uhh" about 50 times. The main problem with this ind of teacher was when about twenty minutes after class had started most of the class would be either asleep or focuses on other things.
On the other hand would be my 11th grade English class. I had a teacher who really knew how to lead a class. He always was happy and had this enthusiastic outlook to him. He reminded me of the fellow from "gardening with Cisco" He loved to laugh and always would make a crack a some of his students every now and then. A trait that I had never seen before was his knowledge in the area along with his dedication to the job. Your whole class would turn in a four page essay, and he would have read it, corrected every paragraph and returned it to you the next day.
These teachers show how knowing what you are teaching, and creating a fun atmosphere while connecting with the students is what can make a good teacher.
1.)
The most important trait I look for in a good teacher is to use humor, while keeping the class focused. For example, In Stand and Deliver Mr.Escalante shows use of this trait in the quote "Tough guys don't do math. Tough guys fry chicken for a living."He demonstrates a sense of humor while trying to motivate the student to work hard. He constantly demonstrates a desire for the students to succeed. This motivation is reflected on the students, whom try to live up to the standards that Mr.Escalate has set. The motivation of the students is felt throughout the school. A great example of this is during a conversation between the teacher and the principal of the school." Mr.Escalante: Do you think the students cheated?
Principal: Mr. Escalante, you put these kids under an awful lot of pressure. They would have gone to any lengths to please you." The fact that the principle recognizes how the students have respect for the teacher, to the point that they might even cheat on the test is amazing.
2.)
Brown's criteria for a good teacher consists of a few key qualities. The teaching as brown states must be " actually becoming an embrace of one's craft." Dan continues to tell how a teacher must have "tremendous dedication to the job and continuous improvement, and participation in a healthy system that provides high-quality preparation, robust support, and environments that facilitate powerful students learning."
According to Dan Brown's criteria for a good teacher, Mr.Escalante would be considered a very good teacher. An example of the dedication to the job would be when he convinces the school to let him teach a class, in the summer located in a hot locker room. A normal teacher wouldn't take the time to teach in such conditions.
3.)
4.)
A good Teacher can come in many forms and styles of teaching.
You have to look at the qualities that each teacher possess.
In my mind a good teacher has to be scholarly, humerus, and able to connect with the students in a fun way.
For a teacher to be scholarly, as the name suggests they have to know what it is they are teaching. The only exception would be if the class its self was created just to get good grades or an easy credit. (I.E. underwater basket weaving) The most important trait I look for in a good teacher is to find humor, if the class isn't fun to be in then you might not learn as much. An example would be my 10th grade math class vs. my English class.
In my 10th grade math class we had a teacher who was boring. He was about three hundred pounds who always wore a mustard colored dress shirt and a boring tie. He would talk in this monotone voice that reminded me of the old eye drop commercials you saw on tv. One of my friends literally made a tally chart of every time he said the words "umm" "well" "uhh" and other phrases. In one fifty five minute class we ended up with the word "uhh" about 50 times. The main problem with this ind of teacher was when about twenty minutes after class had started most of the class would be either asleep or focuses on other things.On the other hand would be my 11th grade English class. I had a teacher who really knew how to lead a class. He always was happy and had this enthusiastic outlook to him. He reminded me of the fellow from "gardening with Cisco" He loved to laugh and always would make a crack a some of his students every now and then. A trait that I had never seen before was his knowledge in the area along with his dedication to the job. Your whole class would turn in a four page essay, and he would have read it, corrected every paragraph and returned it to you the next day.
These teachers show how knowing what you are teaching, and creating a fun atmosphere while connecting with the students is what can make a good teacher.
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The most important trait I look for in a good teacher is to use humor, while keeping the class focused. For example, In Stand and Deliver Mr.Escalante shows use of this trait in the quote "Tough guys don't do math. Tough guys fry chicken for a living."He demonstrates a sense of humor while trying to motivate the student to work hard. He constantly demonstrates a desire for the students to succeed. This motivation is reflected on the students, whom try to live up to the standards that Mr.Escalate has set. The motivation of the students is felt throughout the school. A great example of this is during a conversation between the teacher and the principal of the school." Mr.Escalante: Do you think the students cheated?
Principal: Mr. Escalante, you put these kids under an awful lot of pressure. They would have gone to any lengths to please you." The fact that the principle recognizes how the students have respect for the teacher, to the point that they might even cheat on the test is amazing.
2.)
Brown's criteria for a good teacher consists of a few key qualities. The teaching as brown states must be " actually becoming an embrace of one's craft." Dan continues to tell how a teacher must have "tremendous dedication to the job and continuous improvement, and participation in a healthy system that provides high-quality preparation, robust support, and environments that facilitate powerful students learning."
According to Dan Brown's criteria for a good teacher, Mr.Escalante would be considered a very good teacher. An example of the dedication to the job would be when he convinces the school to let him teach a class, in the summer located in a hot locker room. A normal teacher wouldn't take the time to teach in such conditions.
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Thursday, January 31, 2013
Paper #1
Climbing a COPE course is not always an easy task.
A couple of years ago I signed up to work at a summer camp in Monroe, Washington. I always had a fear of heights so I decided to concur it. I signed up to be part of the high ropes staff. Whom were responsible for the 35 foot cope course and the 42 foot climbing tower. C.O.P.E. stands for Challenging Outdoor Personal Experience. I consist with a bunch of initiative games and teamwork activities, but the real challenge was the cope course. Imagine about 12 telephone poles in a circle with a couple of them in the middle. Now look up at these poles and see little wooden platforms and a network of ropes and cables everywhere. There are ropes running side to side, some have a huge amount of slack in them and even some dangling straight down in the middle of a gap. From learning different techniques and skills, to overcoming fears this has been a great experience.
I will admit that I used to be afraid of heights. It would be common for me to use a stair well vs. an elevator just to avoid the thought of a straight fall down wards. I knew the facts, Even if the systems fail and the e-breaks miraculously don't engage the counterweights would send me the opposite direction of down. I would take the elevators quite often in Vegas. Everywhere you went was most of the time through a casino. Want to go to the movies, or even bowling? Park in a parking garage and take the elevator to the ground level. If I was in an airplane, I was fine. It was that same since of security that allowed me to use the stairs without a problem. Then I got tired, not from the stairs but of being scared. So I decided to change, I signed up to work at a summer camp, not as regulate staffer but in the high ropes area (OSP).
O.S.P. stands for the older scout program. OSP entails the thirty five foot COPE course, Forty two foot climbing tower, Blacksmithing shop and the Mountain Biking shed. The High ropes staff is responsible for both the COPE course and the climbing tower. The first week of the summer season was called staff week. It's a week devoted to training before the first week the customers arrive. The first few days consisted of general training with area time in the afternoons. Every day our area would go over the entire program starting from the basics. We started with knots and different systems of keeping people up in the air. Then one day our area director climbed up these metal staples and let down the cargo net. Metal staples are as they suggest, they look like metal staples from a stapler, but are round on the ends and are about one and a half inch think round bars. The staples are hammered about a foot into the poles.
It was nerve wrecking climbing up this giant cargo net (imagine one from a pirate ship) and standing on a wooden platform up in the air. Now when you climb the net you are "on belay" which means you have a really strong rope attached to your harness in case you fall. The net wasn't as bad as what was next. The scariest moment I can remember was the first time I crossed an "element." An element in a cope course is any path of travel available between the poles and had a specific name. The first element I crossed was called the rope vines. Imagine a small cable running above your head to another pole with white ropes of different lengths hanging down. Under those hanging ropes was a thin cable. The objective of this element was to use the cable beneath you to stand on, and crossing with the ropes as handholds. The only thing keeping you in the air is two thin ropes attaches with climbing grade carabineers to another cable above you. The worst part was when you first step down onto the cable, and the platform you were standing on is at the level of you knee. You look down and can only see your feet, a thin cable and in the distance the layers of bark covering the ground.
Over time I learned to trust my equipment, and my team. I eventually got comfortable with heights. A lot of my learning through school and other places had been through either a teacher or a book. The high ropes area really made you learn through either experience/ hands on or through self learning. I could read a book on climbing but would be extremely bored and forget most of it. You really have to know certain things such as tying knots, because those knots you tie will be keeping you from falling. Teaching others was a major part of the job, it's the reason you where there for. From climbing a wall to planning a climbing outing you really start to remember every detail. This really helped me in really learning the material. There were certain parts of the experience that was self taught. These were mostly preference things such as different climbing routes, and methods uses to solve obstacles.
This whole experience really climaxed for me whenever as a team we preformed a rescue.
A rescue is whenever a customer was in a position that they are either stuck, cannot move in either direction or is in a dangerous situation. Every time someone is on the course one, the staff member is required to take a rescue bag with them. The bag has different pieces of equipment from pulleys, small rope ladders and a hundred and twenty foot rope. A small rescue is as simple as helping a customer back onto a platform, or encouraging them on. A full rescue requires at least three staff members and about thirty to forty minutes. The staff member will traverse onto the element with the person in need of help. They will attach a system of ropes and pulleys to both the customer's harness and the cables above. They will then attach all the extra equipment onto their harness so only thing left in the bag is the rope itself. The rope bag will be dropped, and the staff below will set up a method of belaying the customer. After a final check the customer will be lowed safely down to the ground right where they were sitting.
This experience has taught me many things.
From being afraid of heights I am now quite comfortable to the level of rappelling off the side of a tower. It was hard work, but I have learned a lot from this experience and made many friends. Every week of the seven week brought something new. Week after week you always meet new faces, and with every new week brought different challenges and problems. This for me was a bit of a different way of learning in a new experience.
A couple of years ago I signed up to work at a summer camp in Monroe, Washington. I always had a fear of heights so I decided to concur it. I signed up to be part of the high ropes staff. Whom were responsible for the 35 foot cope course and the 42 foot climbing tower. C.O.P.E. stands for Challenging Outdoor Personal Experience. I consist with a bunch of initiative games and teamwork activities, but the real challenge was the cope course. Imagine about 12 telephone poles in a circle with a couple of them in the middle. Now look up at these poles and see little wooden platforms and a network of ropes and cables everywhere. There are ropes running side to side, some have a huge amount of slack in them and even some dangling straight down in the middle of a gap. From learning different techniques and skills, to overcoming fears this has been a great experience.
I will admit that I used to be afraid of heights. It would be common for me to use a stair well vs. an elevator just to avoid the thought of a straight fall down wards. I knew the facts, Even if the systems fail and the e-breaks miraculously don't engage the counterweights would send me the opposite direction of down. I would take the elevators quite often in Vegas. Everywhere you went was most of the time through a casino. Want to go to the movies, or even bowling? Park in a parking garage and take the elevator to the ground level. If I was in an airplane, I was fine. It was that same since of security that allowed me to use the stairs without a problem. Then I got tired, not from the stairs but of being scared. So I decided to change, I signed up to work at a summer camp, not as regulate staffer but in the high ropes area (OSP).
O.S.P. stands for the older scout program. OSP entails the thirty five foot COPE course, Forty two foot climbing tower, Blacksmithing shop and the Mountain Biking shed. The High ropes staff is responsible for both the COPE course and the climbing tower. The first week of the summer season was called staff week. It's a week devoted to training before the first week the customers arrive. The first few days consisted of general training with area time in the afternoons. Every day our area would go over the entire program starting from the basics. We started with knots and different systems of keeping people up in the air. Then one day our area director climbed up these metal staples and let down the cargo net. Metal staples are as they suggest, they look like metal staples from a stapler, but are round on the ends and are about one and a half inch think round bars. The staples are hammered about a foot into the poles.
It was nerve wrecking climbing up this giant cargo net (imagine one from a pirate ship) and standing on a wooden platform up in the air. Now when you climb the net you are "on belay" which means you have a really strong rope attached to your harness in case you fall. The net wasn't as bad as what was next. The scariest moment I can remember was the first time I crossed an "element." An element in a cope course is any path of travel available between the poles and had a specific name. The first element I crossed was called the rope vines. Imagine a small cable running above your head to another pole with white ropes of different lengths hanging down. Under those hanging ropes was a thin cable. The objective of this element was to use the cable beneath you to stand on, and crossing with the ropes as handholds. The only thing keeping you in the air is two thin ropes attaches with climbing grade carabineers to another cable above you. The worst part was when you first step down onto the cable, and the platform you were standing on is at the level of you knee. You look down and can only see your feet, a thin cable and in the distance the layers of bark covering the ground.
Over time I learned to trust my equipment, and my team. I eventually got comfortable with heights. A lot of my learning through school and other places had been through either a teacher or a book. The high ropes area really made you learn through either experience/ hands on or through self learning. I could read a book on climbing but would be extremely bored and forget most of it. You really have to know certain things such as tying knots, because those knots you tie will be keeping you from falling. Teaching others was a major part of the job, it's the reason you where there for. From climbing a wall to planning a climbing outing you really start to remember every detail. This really helped me in really learning the material. There were certain parts of the experience that was self taught. These were mostly preference things such as different climbing routes, and methods uses to solve obstacles.
This whole experience really climaxed for me whenever as a team we preformed a rescue.
A rescue is whenever a customer was in a position that they are either stuck, cannot move in either direction or is in a dangerous situation. Every time someone is on the course one, the staff member is required to take a rescue bag with them. The bag has different pieces of equipment from pulleys, small rope ladders and a hundred and twenty foot rope. A small rescue is as simple as helping a customer back onto a platform, or encouraging them on. A full rescue requires at least three staff members and about thirty to forty minutes. The staff member will traverse onto the element with the person in need of help. They will attach a system of ropes and pulleys to both the customer's harness and the cables above. They will then attach all the extra equipment onto their harness so only thing left in the bag is the rope itself. The rope bag will be dropped, and the staff below will set up a method of belaying the customer. After a final check the customer will be lowed safely down to the ground right where they were sitting.
This experience has taught me many things.
From being afraid of heights I am now quite comfortable to the level of rappelling off the side of a tower. It was hard work, but I have learned a lot from this experience and made many friends. Every week of the seven week brought something new. Week after week you always meet new faces, and with every new week brought different challenges and problems. This for me was a bit of a different way of learning in a new experience.
The Main ideas - The Worst Teacher I've Had
What was the main idea you wanted your readers to get from your first paper?
The main ideas I wanted my readers to find is #1 how I went from being scared of heights to preforming a rescue up in the air.
#2 how I learned the different skills and
#3 how helping others really helped myself.
Compare & Contrast, observations and thesis papers
The worst teacher I've had.
The worst teacher from my K-12 experience would have to be my tenth grade biology class. Heck I'll say her name, she was Ms.Ashley.
Ms.Ashley was a seventy (about) year old cranky lady. It's hard to describe but imagine a female version of the scrooge. She claims that she used to teach college students but now she teaches at a high school in Nevada. The main problem with her is Ms.Ashley doesn't actually know anything about biology except what she could find in a YouTube video.
All thought Ms.Ashley did have what the class called a "negative one tolerance policy."
He favorite word was "insubordination" It was her loop hole to send anyone she wanted to the deans office. She commonly played classical music whenever you took a test, but is wasn't Vivaldi or something exciting is was the boring Bach kind. The oddest thing she told us she did improv but one time she was flicking and invisible cigarette and she dislocated a tendon from on top of her knuckle. For the next three weeks of class she had to wear this ridiculous looking wrist strap with this large metal framework.
Even though she was not favored by the class, or the dean's office since they had half the class sent to them every day, we still had a bit of fun. One of our favorite ways at getting back at her was to switch out her classical disks from her CD player, to a disk with one classical some followed by some heavy metal. Another way out class would get at her was to give a student who sits next to the back of her computer and small usb device that connects her computer to a wireless mouse.
She only had her job for half a school year, when the school decided to relieve her of her position.
Last I head she was teaching in a junior high somewhere in Reno.
The main ideas I wanted my readers to find is #1 how I went from being scared of heights to preforming a rescue up in the air.
#2 how I learned the different skills and
#3 how helping others really helped myself.
Compare & Contrast, observations and thesis papers
The worst teacher I've had.
The worst teacher from my K-12 experience would have to be my tenth grade biology class. Heck I'll say her name, she was Ms.Ashley.
Ms.Ashley was a seventy (about) year old cranky lady. It's hard to describe but imagine a female version of the scrooge. She claims that she used to teach college students but now she teaches at a high school in Nevada. The main problem with her is Ms.Ashley doesn't actually know anything about biology except what she could find in a YouTube video.
All thought Ms.Ashley did have what the class called a "negative one tolerance policy."
He favorite word was "insubordination" It was her loop hole to send anyone she wanted to the deans office. She commonly played classical music whenever you took a test, but is wasn't Vivaldi or something exciting is was the boring Bach kind. The oddest thing she told us she did improv but one time she was flicking and invisible cigarette and she dislocated a tendon from on top of her knuckle. For the next three weeks of class she had to wear this ridiculous looking wrist strap with this large metal framework.
Even though she was not favored by the class, or the dean's office since they had half the class sent to them every day, we still had a bit of fun. One of our favorite ways at getting back at her was to switch out her classical disks from her CD player, to a disk with one classical some followed by some heavy metal. Another way out class would get at her was to give a student who sits next to the back of her computer and small usb device that connects her computer to a wireless mouse.
She only had her job for half a school year, when the school decided to relieve her of her position.
Last I head she was teaching in a junior high somewhere in Reno.
The Difference between Malcom X and Benjamin Franklin.
Their are quite a few differences between Malcolm X, Benjamin Franklin's and rose's essays.
The main Factor would be of their origins of readings.
Benjamin had easy access to and vast amount of books that he could indulge on. When Malcolm only had what was available in his prison. Yet Benjamin's father was not fully supportive of his son's love for books, he preferred if he would focus more on serving the church. This is where Malcolm had a bit of an advantage, although he had to read from a light in the hallways when the guards weren't looking, the inmates as a whole has a bit of respect for reading. Mike Rose's story is quite the opposite in his story about Voc. Ed.
The times in which each of these papers were written is apparent not only in the contents of the papers, but in which the different styles that the papers were written in.
The main Factor would be of their origins of readings.
Benjamin had easy access to and vast amount of books that he could indulge on. When Malcolm only had what was available in his prison. Yet Benjamin's father was not fully supportive of his son's love for books, he preferred if he would focus more on serving the church. This is where Malcolm had a bit of an advantage, although he had to read from a light in the hallways when the guards weren't looking, the inmates as a whole has a bit of respect for reading. Mike Rose's story is quite the opposite in his story about Voc. Ed.
The times in which each of these papers were written is apparent not only in the contents of the papers, but in which the different styles that the papers were written in.
Benjamin Franklin essay.
"The autobiography of Benjamin Franklin" was and exciting challenge to read.
This piece of writing was really had a quite different view of Benjamin Franklin's view of life, as opposed to the standard history book. I really liked how the author showed us that he didn't have a walk in the park child hood. We learn that Benjamin's Father didn't agree with him becoming a scholar, rather than serving the church. The history books tell us about his great accomplishments, but sometimes overlook the little things he did. Such as his job as he said was; "I was employed in cutting wick for the candles, filling the dipping mold and the molds for cast candles, attending the shop..." Perhaps it's the small details that you do not always find in the books that can really help you get to know where this founding Father really came from. You really get a good feel for how writing styles have changed over the years when you read the autobiography. The much older style of writing is really a challenge to almost transcribe it into modern day English.
Overall a delightful piece of history.
This piece of writing was really had a quite different view of Benjamin Franklin's view of life, as opposed to the standard history book. I really liked how the author showed us that he didn't have a walk in the park child hood. We learn that Benjamin's Father didn't agree with him becoming a scholar, rather than serving the church. The history books tell us about his great accomplishments, but sometimes overlook the little things he did. Such as his job as he said was; "I was employed in cutting wick for the candles, filling the dipping mold and the molds for cast candles, attending the shop..." Perhaps it's the small details that you do not always find in the books that can really help you get to know where this founding Father really came from. You really get a good feel for how writing styles have changed over the years when you read the autobiography. The much older style of writing is really a challenge to almost transcribe it into modern day English.
Overall a delightful piece of history.
Tuesday, January 29, 2013
Movie notes "Stand and Deliver"
-first min make the movie dated already
Our main character as it seems is a middle ages computer teacher who is assigned to teach a maths class in LA.
With some English speaking students and some non English speaking students.
the students seem driven to messing around with the school's bell along. The main character's radio also gets stolen from his car.
he uses a mixture of of humor and learning to keep the attention of the students.
he seems to keep himself calm even when small threats are directed to him.
The school board seems to be concerned about the accreditation/ reputation of the school.
his methods of discipline are quite different from the modern day class.
After the main characters are established, we learn a Little about the back story of each character and the outside influences that try to oppress their education.
He leads an program to teach a summer school class so he can teach calc. in high school.
He continues to teach his calc. class with little or no problems.
The story tells how The main character is spending a little too much time on teaching Rather then with his family.
He suffers a mild heart attack from being burned out from stress. The character is placed in hospital while a sub covers for him.
The teacher leaves the hospital two days later in order to teach so they are ready for the exam.
all 18 students pass the exam, so they reward him with an award.
The students are charged with cheating on the test, and the teacher is hinted to resign from his job.
He starts to question if the students had cheated or not when he finds out his car was stolen.
It turns out that the car was really being repainted when it was stolen.
The educational board wouldn't allow anyone to see the results of the test so the students had one day to study in order to take the test once again.
All the students passes the tests to the same degree as the former tests.
-Fin
Tuesday, January 22, 2013
Cubing #2- Educational experience
C.O.P.E. Course Cubing-
Describe it:
A COPE course is, to put simply a high ropes challenge course.
The high ropes element is made up of a system of ropes and cables.
Imagine a group of telephone poles made into a circular formation with some
in the center. Now when you look up you see little wooden platforms on each
pole, and a network of cables connecting the poles to each other. all over the
place is ropes, some hanging down, some running left to right and some dangling
in the middle of a gap. Connecting the course is a giant cargo net, much like
the ones on pirate ships and a mixture of wooden boards, tires, and ropes. Analyze it:
A cope course is a work of art. A system of ropes, cables and wooden poles capable to hold forty people in the air at one time. A single cable has the weight capacity to hang a Prius off of it. It is hard to describe how complex the integrated system of cables work, but it is almost un-believable.
Compare it:
The closest thing to a COPE course is a climbing tower. They both use a
system of dynamic ropes and friction to keep people in the air. Both cope and
climbing towers require the use of helmets and climbing harnesses for safety.
Verbal commands such as "On Belay" are utilized in both the cope
course and a climbing tower. Apply it:
The application of a cope course is for three main points.
C.O.P.E. stands for "Challenging Outdoor Personal Experience"
-The first main point is to move people out of their comfort zone with height.
-The second point is to help people combat their fear of heights.
-The third point is to build confidence in people and to have them challenge themselves with the course.
Argue it:
COPE courses are a great tool for helping people in a personal experience and are easy to maintain. There is no substitute for such and experience especially when some of them have zip-lines. The operating costs of a cope course is very cheap, and the amounts of usage is almost infinite
The down sides of a COPE course it the prodigious price tag it brings, along with the cost of replacing ropes every 2-5 years depending on wear. A cope course requires and annual inspection from two different committees that check the paper work, signs of wear or damage and an evaluation from a course engineer.
Cubing #1
Cell Phones-
Applications:
Cell phones have many applications, and I'm not just talking about playing angry birds.
Cell phones are tool of massive communication possibilities.The applications are almost limitless for a cell phone.You can call someone from the deepest valley in the world, and talk to someone floating around in space. Imagine the possibility, If a man is working on top of a 2,000 ft radio tower and has a question for his crew down bottom he can simply call them instead of climbing down and back up again. A common use for the modern day cell phone is to communicate with someone silently with only their thumbs. You can send messages to an individual whenever they are jumping out of a plane or just next door.
Describe it:
Give the reader a clear image of the object.
small, large, colors and other physical features. some are basic phones that just call or text. some can computer seemingly endless date and personal information like documents.
Analise it:
detailed description of parts along with capabilities of each part. Tells how each part is related to another
Compare it:
How does this object stand up to others. What is it similar to and in what way? What makes things seem similar to it?
Zip-Lock Bags-
Analyze it:
Zip lock bags are made up of a few simple ingredients. A Plastic bag with an opening on top, and two seals with and commonly a small plastic slider on top of it. The plastic slider when in motion compresses the two plastic seals located on top of the bag until they make an airtight seal. The plastic bag is designed to keep the contents of the bag fresh and away from everything in the world. Some zip-lock bags even have writing on the sides of the bags for identification purposes.
Describe it:
What the bags look like and common appearances
clear plastic bag with a zipper on top, can be in various sizes and different capacity
Apply:
useful for what? why would you use one
on the go and small/portable in many applications. From water proofing electronics to storing make-up.
Argue:
why would you want to or not want to use the product?
tubs are better at carrying squishy and large items
but zip locks are easy to dispose of and cheap
Applications:
Cell phones have many applications, and I'm not just talking about playing angry birds.
Cell phones are tool of massive communication possibilities.The applications are almost limitless for a cell phone.You can call someone from the deepest valley in the world, and talk to someone floating around in space. Imagine the possibility, If a man is working on top of a 2,000 ft radio tower and has a question for his crew down bottom he can simply call them instead of climbing down and back up again. A common use for the modern day cell phone is to communicate with someone silently with only their thumbs. You can send messages to an individual whenever they are jumping out of a plane or just next door. Describe it:
Give the reader a clear image of the object.
small, large, colors and other physical features. some are basic phones that just call or text. some can computer seemingly endless date and personal information like documents.
Analise it:
detailed description of parts along with capabilities of each part. Tells how each part is related to another
Compare it:
How does this object stand up to others. What is it similar to and in what way? What makes things seem similar to it?
Zip-Lock Bags-
Analyze it:
Zip lock bags are made up of a few simple ingredients. A Plastic bag with an opening on top, and two seals with and commonly a small plastic slider on top of it. The plastic slider when in motion compresses the two plastic seals located on top of the bag until they make an airtight seal. The plastic bag is designed to keep the contents of the bag fresh and away from everything in the world. Some zip-lock bags even have writing on the sides of the bags for identification purposes.
Describe it:
What the bags look like and common appearances
clear plastic bag with a zipper on top, can be in various sizes and different capacity
Apply:
useful for what? why would you use one
on the go and small/portable in many applications. From water proofing electronics to storing make-up.
Argue:
why would you want to or not want to use the product?
tubs are better at carrying squishy and large items
but zip locks are easy to dispose of and cheap
Monday, January 21, 2013
"I just wanna be average"- Mike Rose
-Mike Rose's life in Voc.Ed was quite different from the standard school curriculum.
His Teachers did not seem to be driven to educate their students, and the students didn't have a strong drive to learn. Rose describes how un-controlled his Spanish 1 class when "...Billy lost it...I saw him strike out with his right arm and catch Dweetz across the neck" he also describes how his teacher wouldn't do much besides his constant "Metronomic tapping of Hector Montez's pencil"
The closest to a teacher from Mike's schooling would be Mr.Pasquas.
Mr.Pasquas was our High school PE teacher down in Las Vegas. The extent of our
Monday and Friday "fitness days" was to walk around the track the
whole class. The teacher only taught this class so he could coach football at
the high school.-Voc.Ed was not the greatest place for Rose and his fellow students. Even though the students had various backgrounds, the result was not all ways the best on possible. The lack of caring from the teachers combined with the lack of focus from the students made it extremely hard for anyone to learn. This combination of students resulted in a sense of sadness that the students felt their curriculum was a "dead end." It was hard for Rose to catch up with math because of all the distractions from the students around him combined with him blaming it on not paying attention in elementary school.
-High school was disorienting for students like Ken Harvey for many reasons. In such a culturally diverse group of students where the hammer of judgment can strike in a moment’s notice can label you as a stupid or an intelligent individual. Ken is sent into a deep end pool where things can happen so quickly you won't realize it has all ready happened.
I don't think Ken has read much about Buddha and the middle way, but his philosophy seems similar to it. Ken feels that his way to cope with high school is to take the middle way; if he isn't labeled as stupid or nerdy then he can't complain. It seems Ken is trying to be "average.
-Can college be a disorienting place?
I feel that sometimes college can be a very disorienting place you find your way. For my personally I felt quite disoriented when I was going through all the paperwork for going to OC. but after a couple of weeks of school I seemed to find my way and it was very clear.
-My educational experience was in a way similar to Mike Rose’s.
I had to work with a variety of people from different backgrounds, whom had different opinions and beliefs. Although I Never had some of the problems that Rose had with fights and a "dead end" curriculum.
Malcolm X and Benjamin Franklin essays
Benjamin Franklin and Malcolm X were both simply fans of books. Though Mr. Franklin and Malcolm came from very different backgrounds, their enjoyment and enlightenment came from the same passion for reading.
Malcolm X started reading in a prison. He would spend his days checking out books and reading them till the early morning from a light in a hallway. Malcolm never had a teacher for his studies; He learned to read from copying pages from a dictionary.
On the opposite side of the world was Benjamin Franklin whom once said "My father’s little library consisted chiefly of books in polemic divinity"
Mr. Franklin had an easier access to books than Malcolm did but he didn't take that for granted. He would spend days of reading just one book in order to fully appreciate the book stated in this quote by him; ""...read it over and over, and was much delighted with it. I thought the writing was excellent, and wished, if possible, to imitate it,"
The readings that Malcolm enjoyed were the teachings of Muhammad.
Both Malcolm and Franklin had a passion for books that would last them a lifetime.
Pre-Writing
Pre-Writing in the past:
The process I learned to pre-write follows a few simple steps it starts with brainstorming.
The brainstorming was a key part of the process; this is where you get the content for your paper. After brainstorming you would filter the ideas onto paper and joining the main ideas to the details for the ideas. I would organize the ideas into an outline of a paper.
This would conclude the pre-writing process of a paper.
Tuesday, January 15, 2013
Malcom X- "Learning to read"
Formal Paper #1 Criteria Review
Summary- After a group discussion of the first paper assignment, the understanding of what er are supposed to do is: To write on the topic of an educational experience from our past. The story should focus on our opinions and feelings about the subject with occasional vivid details. Our thoughts and memory's should support out paper as much as possible while striving to keep the reader's attention. This criteria is essential to follow if we are wanting to receive a good grade. The paper will need to be well organised and will stay on focus throughout the essay. Formatting will be essential along with the structure. We believe that a key point to our essays will to have a Strong thesis and an even stronger conclusion. The essay will be a bit of a challenge in a mental and physical form. The mental challenge will be keeping the essay available for a wide group of audience members. The physical challenge will be keeping it between one thousand and two hundred words and one thousand and five hundred words.
Friday, January 11, 2013
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