My Education Experience

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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... Sign in to see full entry.

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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... Sign in to see full entry.

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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.

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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.... Sign in to see full entry.

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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.

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