My Education Experience

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Thursday, November 19, 2009

Paperless School

The high school my fourth cousin Geoffrey goes to is trying to become paperless. Most homework is expected to be sent to teachers via e-mail where it is graded online. E-mail is the new means by which parents receive school newsletters along with other assorted notices. I am sure the amount the... Sign in to see full entry.

Tuesday, November 17, 2009

Wonderful Time of the Year

The arrival of November was my favorite time of the school year while in K-12. I was so excited to know that we were on the cusp of two major breaks from school, Thanksgiving and Christmas. Thanksgiving would bring a four or five day break while Christmas netted anywhere from a nine day to two week... Sign in to see full entry.

Sunday, November 15, 2009

WebQuests Part 4 - Inexperienced

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 twenty-fourth entry. Dr. Ida Drimberg was well aware that her... Sign in to see full entry.

Thursday, November 12, 2009

Fourth Grade Algebra

Over the past few weeks Brian Gabber's fourth grade class has begun to do some light Algebra problems. Having tutored Brian for two years I find it very neat to see him growing up academically and tackling more difficult problems and mastering bigger words for spelling. I am very impressed to see... Sign in to see full entry.

Tuesday, November 10, 2009

Swine Flu in the Family

My cousin, aunt and uncle have all come down with the swine Flu in that order. Amanda, my cousin probably got it from someone at school. They are the first three people I personally know to have gotten the Swine Flu. Hearing about this happening reminds me of when either my sister or I would come... Sign in to see full entry.

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