9-9-10

Brief class over view:


 * Sign up for dates
 * Disscussed comments on Pictures
 * Homework

In full:

Today we started out with a brief explanation for the tabs on the side of the wiki page. The home tab brings up a list of dates that Scott wants us to sign up for. These dates are for discussing the over view of class that day. The next tab he explained was the Issue Paper Signup. We are signing up for slots to present an electronic type of teaching tool or interference to the class. The options for subjects are listed at the bottom of the page.

For class today we had posted comments for the pictures that are up on our class Ning site. The discussion was on the importance of schools and teachers through the pictures. A major topic that we had talked about was teaching style in the classroom. Is it possible for teachers to teach to everyone in the class? This is left for all of us to ponder. Several ideas were thrown out, but over all this is a road block in teaching. How do you reach out to all students who learn at different passes and in different ways? Many of the pictures we viewed were idealistic conditions for teaching and learning.

After looking at a few pictures we broke into groups to find the basic meaning of the article we read by Jackson. The article discussed the average school life for a child. Over all the class thought that the article's main purpose was to show childrens lives in school that you don't think about. Their school day becomes a routine that they just follow and can't really act out on. We are taught to listen and behave and are talked at by the teachers. This continues to go into the the three types of teaching habits that are connected to the style of behavior that children learn in class. The article also had a lot of moments that when you read you agree with it and can share memories with it. We also agreed that this article had no bad aspects or good aspects, meaning he's not taking a side. The writer is just telling the truth.

Homework for our upcoming class on Tuesday the 14th is to write about how we can improve schools. Post it on the Ning site in your blog section. make sure you include the activities that we have done already to help you come up with ideas.

Done by Jackie Johnson