Week 16

Read Aloud
This weeks read aloud was Big Cat, Small Cat by Ami Rubinger. I really enjoyed this book because it was very interactive. The kids had to finish the sentence with a rhyming word. Our High School class even enjoyed this book. I think it teaches kids about rhyming, repetition, and opposites.

Learning Experience
 This week we watched Freedom Writers. I absolutely loved this movie. It was incredible how much of an impact this teacher had on her students. She completely understood them and thought of many different ways to help get the kids interested in learning. She had some tough parts, but she never gave up. She gave her all into teaching, and I admire this teacher so much and would love to impact my students as much as she did.

Quote Of The Week
"To teach is to learn twice." Written by Joseph Joubert. This quote means to me that no matter how well you know a subject, there is always more to learn. You will never ever stop learning. Even when teaching, one may come across some new information that they too are learning either for the first time, or more in depth.

Current Event
http://gma.yahoo.com/teacher-posted-facebook-photo-students-duct-tape-141840410--abc-news-topstories.html
This article was about a middle school teacher who did something very unprofessional. One of her students were duct taping something and they thought it was funny to put the tapes on their mouths. Soon enough the whole class had tape over their mouths. The teacher took a picture thinking it was funny, then uploaded it to Facebook, and made the caption, This is the only way to get them quiet." I think this is horrible. No matter if the kids thought it was funny. I can't begin to understand what went through this teacher mind to think it was okay to post it on Facebook and write that. It is extremely unprofessional. No teacher should ever do something stupid like this.

Observations
This week I observed my father. He is the hardest working person I know. He used to be a fifth grade teacher. I know from countless people telling me how much of an amazing teacher he is, to me actually coming to his class when I was younger, that he positively impacted so many students lives. Recently he helps me with anything i don't understand. He is always understanding and calm. He explains things in depth and makes sure the concept is learned. He makes connections to real life things that helps you remember the topic. He also helps by making fun activities that easily helps me remember stuff for homework and tests. When I'm older and a teacher, i want to teach the way he did.

Reflections
This week our class presented their projects. They were all very interesting. Everyone's projects were different and well thought out. I was very impressed and enjoyed listening to these.