Once upon a time, people used to think. We used to heap praise on those who thought and condemned those who didn’t. Every little action and word was analyzed from every possible view. Each topic for discussion allowed everybody to take up views and counter-views. Even if nothing was expressed, we rotated the levers of the gears in our minds. We thought.

No book was just a book. It could be a beautiful enchanted creature not dissimilar from the ones which populated tv screens in the…

Based on this article from http://www.tallahassee.com/article/20120501/POLITICSPOLICY08/205010308/Virtual-school-expand-services?odyssey=tab%7Ctopnews%7Ctext%7Cfrontpage, Gov. Rick Scott signed into bill in Florida that students as young as Kindergarten can take online classes part-time. With this I disagree because kids…

Teachers have big shoes to fill, but are they given the correct amount of suplies to fill those shoes? Some teachers work a second job to provide there classrooms with the necissery tools. Depending on the school that you are a teacher at and the dedication of your students parents, will determine the amount of tools you will need to provide your self. So the question is are teachers under apreciated?

Many teachers stick to the more traditional route of classroom teaching. Although some students learn that way many do not learn with just lectures and worksheets, so I feel that teahers should try a more project based hands on approach. Project based, hands on teaching allows all students to get an all around view of the subject you are teaching, even if the student is able to learn with worksheets and lectures their succese would greatly increase when they are able to see and feel what…

     Can getting bullied lead to a lower self esteem in adulthood? There have been many reports that say yes! Rarely do the physical scars follow victims into adulthood but the emotional and psychological aspects linger on all too often. It is believed that when a child is repeatedly told negative things about themselves or made to believe they are an outcast, they begin to believe it's true. They have a low self-esteem and have a hard time being comfortable in social situations even as they…

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I love this video! We watched it earlier in class but I think that it explains jigsaw method so well and the gummy bears is such a good idea! 

     In my Sociology class this semester we studied universities like Phenix University, Keiser University, these are university that are for profit universities but they also have a very heavy online component. I think that online school is very useful, don't get me wrong, however, I think that the aspects you lose from being in a face to face classroom are very detrimental to the learning process. Going to class and being with your fellow classmates and professor is an experience that only…

Differentiated instruction is an extremely important method that all teachers need to use. Differentiated instruction uses a variety of instructional strategies to address the different learning needs of students. Every single student has a different learning style, and it takes each student a different amount of time to grasp a concept. Therefore, teaching a classroom full of children in the same manner will not benefit the students, and only a few of them will learn. For a student to…

At the beginning of the semester I thought of what my potential classroom would look like and how I would manage it.  Originally I thought of myself managing the classroom from a constructivists view point, where I take a role of more a guide to students than an traditional teacher.  Yet, after spending hours observing inside of classroom watching a teacher manage a classroom similar as to I had imagined, I have reconsidered some of my view points on classroom management.  It seems that one…

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This video shows some technology that may be around in the future. While it has aspects of everyday life, it shows what a day in a future classroom may be like.