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.