responding to student writing:

When it comes to responding to anything that students write, specifically young students, its important to be encouraging even while critiquing the work. The mistakes that the students have made should be categorized. Some errors are should be brought to attention to the student, while others can wait. I think its okay if the student uses the word 'because' or uses contractions in their writing depending on the grade level.

Cheating

Cheating is dirtyyyyy and it's dumb. A person does not learn anything from creating. yeah, you got an A on the test, but you're still a retard. Test and papers are for our own good. If a person believes that he or she must cheat, they should not be in the class. I do understand that sometimes students get in a crunch and they do not have enough time study. Most teachers will understand and give an extra day. Teachers want students to learn and do their honest best. A person might get a degree from a university by cheating but they will not succeed at their job. He or she will just be left jobless with thousands of dollars in dept because of tuition fees. Cheating can only bring temporary success. Honestly pasting a test feels so much better than getting a good grade on a test. Eventually everybody learns that cheating does not do them any good.

What kind of teacher do I want to be?

I want to be the teacher that every student wants to have. I want to make learning and the whole classroom experience fun. I want the students to be excited about learning because I make it understandable to them and interesting. I want to be inventive and creative in the classroom. I do not want to be the teacher that demands silence in the classroom all the time. I want to challenge my students and expand their horizons. I want to take my students on lots of field trips and do fun education projects with them. I want the students to also be able to learn about what ever the want to learn besides just the required curriculum. I want to help all my students exceed all expectations. I want to care and love every child as if they were my own. I want to have a relationship with the parents and make sure that they know that I'm doing my best for their child. I want to be the teacher that never sitting behind a desk. I want to be the teacher that works on the students social skills in the classroom. I do not want anyone to ever feel left out. I want to show my students videos of the Magic School Bus, Wish Bone, and Bill Nye the science guy.

Where I am from

To be honest, and I know that theis is sad, but I had a hard time fillling out this form. I cant write the first thing that pops into my head because it is never on topic and is completely random. I was drawing a blank. I like what i wrote in the end but it seem so watered dowm. It hard to get a single perspective on where i am from. I put a little bit of everything in there but now it just looks puzzleing. I am from very contradictory places and I can only put one answer. Which one am I more from?

freedom picture

I really like this picture. I want to be there. I can tell that it is cold outside, which I think is one of the perfect times to go to the beach. I like walking on the cold sand. The water looks so blue. I would love to fall asleep on the sand. It looks like there is a high class hotel close by. It looks beautiful. I want to go there, unfortunatly its going to be awhile. College students do not get to take vactions on account that we do not have any money nor do we have any time. It looks so relaxing there. I almost want to just stop looking at it because its only just a reminder of how far away I am from it. I bet the sun is warm there but the air is still chilly; its perfect for a cat nap. I like the contrast in colors between the dark black sea wall, the white splashes of water and dark clam blue ocean. I love how clear the sky is. I bet the air is crisp and clean.

Affirmation

Affirmation: It is safe for me to risk rejection. I respect myself; therefore I can never be truly rejected.
I liked having people cheer for me and it was fun cheering for others. I do have to admit that I felt really silly doing but i guess that just means that I did it right. Its fun to be silly and hoot and holler for no reason. I couldn't help but to smile. I like doing things like this but it is usually with my close friends. Doing it with a class of women that I didn't know very well made it all the more exciting. It felt more like a celebration. Affirmation can be easily forgotten to be given. It so simple and easy. It doesn't take much time and it makes people feel good, so, why don't we do this more? everyday?

This weekend went by fast. I would like to request an extra day to be added to the weekend. Time should be sold a Sams. If was sold there, I would totally by it in bulk. I would use it for sleep and getting school work done. Yes, I like the sound of that.

high expectations and safety

Teachers should come into the the classroom with high expectations for their students. If the teacher believes that the student can do it, then this will encourage the child. It helps create the tone of the classroom. A teacher should not have to worry if those expectations are met on the first day or any day soon.

I believe that teachers should always have high expectations of their students that way, students will not wonder how they should act, that is why we have rules. Rules give our students a foundation for how they are meant to behave. If there are no expectations and a students gets into trouble, how will they know why they are in trouble, with expectations I can say, "Well, you are in trouble because you did .... when you know that we do not do that in here." Also, with expectations, our students will be safer. We expect our students not to hit others, we explain this to them at the beginning of class, they understand and our students are safer!
Jamie

It is hard to think of something that would be negative about high expectations and safety in the classroom during a writing workshop. The only problem with a teacher having high expectations for his/her students would be if the students did not meet the expectations, and the teacher did not allow for error. This would make a teacher seem very unapproachable and intimidating. A teacher needs to have high expectations for his/her students, because students tend to live up to these expectations if they are allowed to. However, if a student is slower than the rest of the class or if a student doesn't "get it," the teacher needs to come down to this student's level and help him/her to reach the higher expectations with some extra assistance. All students are capable of learning and reaching great heights through education, but the teacher needs to be able to see when students are reaching these expectations, and when a student needs some extra help to reach the same level as his/her peers. -Heather


At the end of the day the student still needs to be congratulated on the work that he or she did. Even if they did not reach the expectations, they did learn and they had many accomplishments. High expectations are used to set a positive and productive tone for the students. It should not cause them to feel pressured. If the assignment starts to become to much for the students to handle, the teacher should switch to something easier for a while to help boost the students' confidence.

cartoon

There are three students sitting in desks at work. The teacher is also sitting at a desk. On the black board in all capital letter the words "GRAMMAR AND PUNCTUATION" are written. The students seem to know what to do because they are at work, pencil in hand. The teacher is looking back at the audience shrugging. His mouth is in the shape of a squiggle. It appears that he does not have a clue about what grammar and punctuation is. The teacher is learning in the desks with the students and the students seem to know more than he does. The cartoon is showing the importance in having knowledgeable teachers. If the teacher is not teaching the class then who is? the book? How can students rely on their teachers if they do not know what to do either? The students may start to question weather or not what they are learning in class is important. If the teacher does not know it, why should they? The students also look prepared for class. they all have their pens and backpacks while the teacher has nothing on his desk.

my philosophy of learning

I would like to have a constructivist classroom. I want to teach my students through active engagement in the material. I want to fulfill the students interests as well as needs. I want to be a teacher that my students can trust, someone who is fair. I want to be a teacher who cares about their education as well as their well being. I want to be able to be creative with my course material. I want to be organized and prepared for every class. I do not want to ever give tons of busy work to my students. I want the freedom to challenge my students.

The Little Things

A picture is worth a thousand words. There are so many details and each one is significant. Through these details we can gain a perspective about a picture. The picture begins to tell a story. A person can write a paper with just one picture. I wrote about my picture and why i chose my word. While doing this I began to think more deeply about my word and why it was so important to me. When writing about someone else's picture I was able to read what they had to say and their picture.

Literacy II

Literacy is about writing. It builds confidence and creativity. We learn when we write. There is no right or wrong type of literacy. Some people grow up learning a different types of literacy. They should not be compared to each other. Literacy is very important in all areas of education. Even math has its own literacy. Writing is so much more than just grammar and punctuation. Literacy helps us become better observers and thinkers. Most students learn the basic levels of literacy and just stick to that. If we were to challenge ourselves, we could think and make better judgments about difficult and complex issues.

Literacy

When I think of the word Literacy, My mind automatically goes to the term literature. Books! Writing them. Reading them. Editing them. And of course writing papers about them. Literacy includes anything that has to do with writing. Everyone has been exposed to literacy. In every place of the world, there is literacy. We do it in keeping records, telling stories and giving information to each other. Its about communication.