My Education Experience

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Thursday, July 17, 2008

Lesson Planning

Lesson planning is extremely difficult even though most people would probably not think so. Lesson plan require both creativity and effort. Teachers just do not sit down and churn out lesson plans. They sit down yes, but they find themselves looking at a blank piece of paper or blank computer screen... Sign in to see full entry.

Tuesday, July 15, 2008

Knight on a White Horse

Last year I took a seminar for soon to be Phase II student teachers at Loyola College. Anna Harne said something during the seminar that really stuck with me. I remember her saying to us, “As a teacher you cannot go into your classes, acting like you’re going to be the knight on the white horse.... Sign in to see full entry.

Sunday, July 13, 2008

Gary Parker: Educational Psychology

This is a series of entries I am doing about the path I took towards becoming a teacher in college to where I ultimately decided not to become a teacher. The link to all the entries is at the bottom of this entry here. This is the fifth entry. Ask any of his Educational Psychology students about... Sign in to see full entry.

Thursday, July 10, 2008

Teacher and Parent Interaction

Teacher and parent interaction can be a problem at times, especially when interaction between the two could benefit a student. When it comes to the school life of their child, we have parents who are not keeping tabs on what their child is doing in school whether it be grade wise, socially or... Sign in to see full entry.

Tuesday, July 8, 2008

Air Conditioning the Classroom

In an article by Gina Davis, entitled “Air conditioning is hot topic” (link enclosed below), parents have become increasingly frustrated that a large chunk of Baltimore County, Maryland schools lack air conditioning. Personally I feel that schools should have air conditioning, but as always money is... Sign in to see full entry.

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