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clean
this week a professor commented that i write cleanly, which he appreciates. that reminded me of my programming classes in college, where my professors would focus on how much they liked my comments alongside my code.
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educ 616
for my class on foundations of teaching and learning we need to participate in a learning project. for mine, i chose to learn to play american pie on guitar. my first journal progress update is due next monday. so far, all ive done is pick up my guitar and play through ‘glory and praise’ to make sure i still remember how to play. i hadnt picked ( Read more... ) -
ninja?
maybe ill stop trying to find a specific pet name and just stick with the phrase: he thinks hes a ninja.
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two
my boyfriend proofread a short learning reflection, and i got an A- on it. today i handed in my first essay, and both my professor and my boyfriend proofread it for me. so im currently two for two on having my papers proofread before their due date.
im really proud of the essay i handed in today because i finished my first draft a full five days ( Read more... ) -
nitemares
every now and then i have a bad dream where my class is out of control, and im saying all the wrong things to get them back on track. things like losing my temper, blaming students, accusing students, and things like that. then there are the more innocuous and common phrases that i hear teachers use all the time and i hate it every time i hear it ( Read more... ) -
stay stay stay
the other weekend jen and i were talking about how close the end of the school year is now. in a few days well be on easter break and then there are only four school weeks after that. of course there are feelings of yay summer, yay vacation time, yay not having to go to school anymore, but on the other hand theres this distinct feeling of "this ( Read more... ) -
nearing the end
one school week and one school day left before our much belated spring break. its so strange to have our major break of the spring semester come four weeks before the last day of school. we'll come back from break and it will be one slide into summer ( Read more... ) -
Penn GSE
for all interested parties, I am pleased to announce that I have been accepted into the Graduate School of Education at the University of Pennsylvania. I applied to the Teaching, Learning, and Curriculum M.S.Ed program, because it has a particular focus on social justice and equity in education. Their emphasis is on urban schools, but many of the ( Read more... ) -
lenses bend the path of light
I conduct my math and science lessons in small groups of 3 or 4. for math, this isnt a problem in terms of time. a lesson takes about twenty minutes, i can get through the entire class in approximately one hour, giving everyone individual attention. science is a different matter. each lesson is structured to last about 45 to 60 minutes. so i ( Read more... )
