Make It Happen in 2012!

There are a few things I will need to do to make 2012 a more successful year than my past few.

1.  I will like to be more focused. Too be more focused I will need to keep a planner and be organized when I do my work. I will need to study more and worker a little harder on my time management.

2. I need to prioritize my work better and do things that are more important than waste time on things that do not matter. I will do this by not playing on my phone or on social networking websites.

3. I also need to take advantage of after school tutorials and spend time in more study groups. This will keep me more reliable than how I am now.
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Reflections of an 8th grade Intern!

           I’ve always wanted to be a middle school teacher and I have also wanted to teach history. When I got the chance to teach Eighth grade History at North Richland Middle School I was very excited but I was a little bit nervous. I had always heard people say that middle school students were crazy and difficult to teach but I didn’t worry about that.

The first day that I went I was shy and not sure if this is what I was wanted to do but thought I should give it a chance. The first few days I would just grade papers and take roll and not talk that much but by the two week I was already doing lesson in front of the class and would also help my teacher with lessons.  

Lately I have been writing my own lessons and teaching them to the class. My last lesson, my students wrote a rap over the Declaration of Independence  and presented them to the whole class, they had a great time doing it. To me it seems like my students are really interested in what I have been teaching them and enjoy it as well! I often ask myself why do people tell me not to teach middle school, I have such a great time teaching them. There is not a day that goes by that I don’t have a smile on my face when I leave that class. I have no doubt in my mind that this is what I will be doing in the future.

The Ideal Classroom

I felt very bad for Ms. Hamms class in the article Lewisville ISD trades rows of desks for sofas - Your Houston News: News. In my class room I would like to have a huge classroom being able to show off a lot of my students work and have a lot of important dates in history on there. I would also like to have technology in my classroom so that I will be able to intrigue students and make them want to learn more.

Grinch or Santa?

I think that it is right do Christmas in the school. First reason I Think is because Christmas is a time of giving and it is never bad to teach students the virtues of giving. Second I think Christmas is good because it can open up many decisions on the heritage of Christmas. Last I would use this to teach the kids about the ways different cultures celebrate different things around Christmas.

American Teacher

     I thought it was a very good movie and kind of an eye opener on how many struggles that teachers have like not being able to buy the supplies they need. I noticed that teachers do not get paid well at all but they still seem to love their jobs so I think it is worth it. If teachers had less students per class or a way where they could have more time to grade papers it would be better for them.

Why Do Students Procrastinate?

I have Difficulty Concentrating Because I would rather be doing more fun things. When I do work I usually do it late because there isn’t a lot of better things to do but then I would fall asleep and not finish my homework.

If I could change education, I would...

If I could change education,  I would Have the students  be able to pick the classes they want. This would let them get a better understanding of the subject that they will need regarding their job. They would still have to take basic core classes but they would focus more on a main subject.