Thursday, July 24, 2008
From Loyola
I received a letter today from Loyola College with the topic being graduation. Loyola wants me to review my transcript and send a postcard the school enclosed back confirming it is correct. They enclosed my transcript as well where they highlighted courses I will need to take in 2009. In my case, I...
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Tuesday, July 22, 2008
Do It My Way
A major problem that exists in teaching today is the idea that of my way being the best way. This is certainly in issue in many different walks of life, but I will stick to teaching. This can apply in many different ways in education. For example, some teachers like to do as much of their planning...
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Sunday, July 20, 2008
Legacy
At the high school I went to I am a part of a family legacy on my father's side. Along with my father (Graduated 1975) and I my Uncle John (60) and his son, my cousin John Jr. (1989) went to the school too. On my mother's side of the family her brother-in-law and my Uncle Victor graduated from the...
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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...
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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....
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