While watching this video, I realized that I shouldn't have changed my mind in the beginning. I thought I wanted to be a pediatrician but I soon realized that I was not going to be able to deal with seeing very sick children or even the thought of seeing one die on me. I went back to my original plan, becoming a teacher. I chose to become a teacher because I knew I wanted to help children. Not only help them but to teach them and advise them to become anything they want to be.
This video showed the difference between teaching and educating. I think that I have the power of both. You must have both qualities if you are in the education field. One might out way the other but you have both qualities. I will make sure I both advise and impart knowledge into my students.
Tom Johnson's Don't Let Them Take the Pencils Home!
In Mr. Johnson's post he disagrees with Gertrude, his school's Curriculum Instructional Interventionist Academic Specialist. She argues that students in low income areas should not use pencils because they would just use them as entertainment. Johnson responds by stating, "I don't hold them accountable. I try and find projects that keep them interested. But if they choose to play Hang Man or go on the pen pal networks, I'm okay with it. There's probably some learning that's taking place that we don't realize."
I think Mr. Johnson uses sarcasm to make his point. Like many others have quoted "don't be scared to learn," and students are always learning that's why we are there. We can advise the students to learn in a creative way. I feel if they use pencils or not they are still learning. Bringing your pencils home in order to do your school work will result in a good grade but if they don't then it will result in either a failing grade or a grade they don't want. I don't think by using pencils will lower test grades. For me for example, when I write or in this case type it stays in my memory therefore, my test scores go up. So in this case a lesson was learned whether it’s part of the curriculum or not.
Sarcasm perhaps. But even more important is the metaphor. You missed it. You are not the first. Additional Assignment: Read these three posts:
ReplyDelete1. Metaphors: What They Are and Why We Use Them
In that post there is a Special Assignment. Do that assignment in a new post which is Additional Post #1. It does NOT substitute for Blog Post #14 as it did in the Spring semester.
Due midnight Sunday November 20, 2011.
2. Metaphor Discussion Update
3. Jennifer Asked: Why Use Metaphors? Here is My Answer
4. For more information also see:
You Missed the Point! It's Not A Pencil…"