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Ok, so i know, i didn't keep up my goal and post the very next day. BUT in my defense this is a MIRACLE! Two posts within the same week! Really, i deserve some sort of prize. I think i will be discussing that with my husband :D
Sunday January 24th, 2010
So i have some thoughts, based on one particular class i have (some of you reading may know this class very well :D), about some things that are done in a classroom. In this class we learn about physiology and how important it is in our life. Try this for instance. Stand up. Yes, right now. Look up at the ceiling and put a huge goofy smile on your face. Do you feel like you could ever feel sad standing like that? I highly doubt it. Regardless whether it completely changes your mood or not (that is ultimately YOUR choice) you would for an instant you just have to giggle. So with that said in this class we never start without walking into music blaring and dancing. My teacher (:D) believes starting a class like that we get in the right frame of mind to learn. Also during the class if he sees anyone slipping into sleep or boredom we're up and dancing, giving backrubs, and high fives left and right! Now i LOVE this, but everytime i somewhat mention this to my teachers in my education classes i always seem to get the same reaction "well, that's an interesting idea but....". What do you think? How would you feel walking into your high school math class with music blaring and everyone dancing for the first 10 minutes? Would it cause too much chaos? Yes, in our system today i think it probably is very unconventional. We have a set schedule and we need to get this, this, and that done. How do we have time for wasting 10 minutes of a each class, maybe more? Seeing the benefits of this class i almost wonder how do you not?
On another note i have another question. How would you go about teaching something like algebra so it wasn't just lecturing and more geared towards learning not only about math, but more importantly some sort of life lesson. I feel i could incorporate that into almost any other course, but MATH? Help me out here. I have two years left to contemplate this but it is quite the task so i need all the help i can get! If i can teach my math classes and have my students leaving not only learning something about math BUT something about themselves, who they are, and what they have to offer to the world pertaining to math AND not pertaining to math i believe i could then feel i've done my job "right".
Thanks again for the comments! I LOVE your feedback! If something doesn't make sense please ask! Because these are my thought i type it very quickly as if i were having a conversation with someone and i KNOW lots of times speaking i don't make sense! :D
HAVE A FANTASTIC LAZY, RELAXFUL SUNDAY AND GOOD LUCK IN YOUR ENDEVOURS FOR TOMORROW!
♥ Alex ♥
"Success leaves clues..." -- Chris Brown
Ok so i've been thinking about starting this blog for a bit. Problem is, any of you that read my personal blog know, i am TERRIBLE at keeping up with a blog. As i weighed the pro's and con's out i decided Hey everyone deserves a second chance, right? So here goes.
Why, you ask, am i starting another blog? What is the purpose?
Well here it is. I am getting ready to start in the education program at Utah Valley University. I am hoping to someday teach high school mathematics, general education as well as resouce classes, and having for a minor in Health. I also would love to coach a cheer squad (I am an assistant coach now and love it). My idea for this blog is this. I am surrounded by teachers, teaching moments, and coaching moments everyday. I come home each night, or even during the day, thinking about some of the techniques my teachers, the teachers i work with, and coaches i work with use. Some i think are great and i would love some way to remember them! Others i highly disagree with, and as a side note to this i may just not know the reasoning behind it. Sometimes I come up with my own ideas i feel could be great and like i said above i always think "man i really need to make sure i remember this"! So my idea is this: A daily journal that i come home evey night and quickly type my thoughts for the day. When i finally graduate i can look back through and i won't have to rely on my forgetful mind to remember each and everything i encountered. Feel free to PLEASE comment! I would love to hear anyones opinions to my own ideas, my thoughts towards my teachers techniques (maybe you can give me some insight into why they might do the things they do???), and any new thoughts you may have for me having been students at one time or another in your life. So.... without further ado here goes Day 1.
Day 1. January 19th, 2010.
I've been thinking a lot lately towards the coaching end of things. Maybe with the school year quickly coming to a close i'm reflecting on how my year of coaching went. One thing i've had the most struggle with is the lack of inconsistency. How do you feel about different punishments for different athletes? Yes individually they are different. As a team though i feel you do this, this happens....
Another thing i have thought a lot about is consequences consisting of excercise. I have been an athlete since as long as i can remember. Any time someone is late or a rule is broken i remember having to run, or do extra conditioning. Thats just how its always been in mind. It wasn't until recently that i've actually thought more, well anything really, about it. Today in our world we have become a very obese society. Some coaches and others in the sports world have started to wonder whether using conditioning as a punishment is creating a hatred for working out in people (athletes by nature) that generally really like working out. So, with that in mind, what do you feel? Do you feel extra conditioning is completely fine? Do you feel it is creating a hate for working out? If so, for the latter, what could you do in place of extra conditioning? Take for instance with a cheer squad. What is "painful" enough to ensure that the breaking of the rule doesn't happen again? What is "painful", or so memorable, that creates a respect in these girls that they understand promptness is a sign or respect?
Anyway. These are my thoughts for today. Thank you, Thank you, Thank you to those who comment! Hopefully you will hear from me yet again tomorrow, meaning i kept to my guns and made it one more post =)
HAVE A FANTASTIC REST OF THE DAY AND MAKE TOMORROW AN AWESOME ONE!
"The best teachers teach from the heart, not from the book." ~Author Unknown
