Credentials That Will Make a Difference

In principles of education in training, we are studying the different types of degrees and different colleges to explore our future options. I've completed this blog in response to the prompt found here.

Issues in Education: How Much Do Voters Know?

Find the prompt for the writing below here.

Forty percent of people asked were not aware of who the secretary of education is and only one person was fully correct on the three priority initiatives being addressed in the education system. This shows that many people are not staying very involved in issues that can soon affect them. With our democratic system here people like this could have an important say in decisions made with voting and educational issues.

I think it would be helpful to show more issues like these on the news and on television. Rather than informing people on the latest celebrity gossip they could be getting informed on important issues facing the U.S. today. Another thing that could help would be if more teachers discussed these things in class. If we were learning about these things at school not only could teachers stay informed but we would probably end up passing the awareness around to others.

Others are wondering the same thing and addition information can be found here.

http://www.cnn.com/2017/03/02/opinions/betsy-devos-has-a-lot-of-work-to-do-on-charter-schools-opinion-perry/

It's All About Me - How I Best Learn!

This is my response to the assignment you can find here.

2. My Learning Style
The graph showed me I am primarily a visual learner, meaning I learn and memorize best by seeing. I think activities such as watching a video or having organized notes to read and study help me learn best. I am also a secondary auditory learner (learn by hearing things), it ofter helps to hear information read to me as I look at it or as I picture it in my head.

Click here for more information about visual learners!


3. My Multiple Intelligences
More than anything I am a musical/rhythmic person. This means I am good with rhythm and sound patterns, and I enjoy things involved with music. I might learn best by creating a song to help myself remember it rather than just flat memorization. I am also interpersonal, or good with communication. I prefer self-paced work or group activities. An example of this would be having a group project where everyone works together and has a job rather than doing one by myself.


Click here to learn about musical intelligence.


4. My Hemisphericity Preference
I am primarily a global learner. 

• like working with others
• I like humor/stories
• I need a big picture before a step-by-step
• I let others go first
• I get distracted by facial expressions

I might say things like "I'll do it later" or "I need a break!"

5. My True Colors

The last of our self-assessments in class revealed to me that my personality categorizes me as blue. Some characteristics include:

• warm
• helpful
• compassionate
• caring
• people oriented
• unique
• communicative
• getting along
• happy endings
• affectionate

Bad day: Lying to save face, withdrawal, crying or depression, fantasy, and daydreaming.

My Biggest Challenge as a Future Teacher

My class has recently watched the film Beyond the Blackboard and it has opened my eyes to a perspective on what kind of challenges teachers may face. See the prompt I am responding to here.

One challenge I think could definitely encounter is students having at-home issues. Students could have personal problems or issues at home that would affect their success in class and their ability to complete work at home. Examples of this could be a students' parents getting divorced or a family member dying. In these situations steps I might take could be: talking to the student personally and showing them they have someone to trust/ talk to, being understanding of their issues and not pushing too hard, and asking if there's anything I can do for them.

Another challenge I could have to deal with as a future teacher is with the parent involvement. Some parents might not be involved or active in their child's school life while some may be overly involved and confront me about everything I do. When student's have parents that don't care about school, that will probably cause the student not to care either, which may result in low grades and less participation. My job will be to keep the parents updated on how their child or the class is doing. Then, for the uninvolved parents, I can talk to them individually and encourage them to do even simple things like ask their kid how school is or check their grades every so often. If students are acting up in class I will encourage their parents to confront them, not just leave it up to me.