Blog Post #14

We were assigned the article Teaching Our Children can be a profession, which was written by Joel Klein. It was published in USA today on November 17, 2014. In this article Joel talks about two of the main problems with in the teaching profession.

1. Problem with hiring teachers

I believe that it is very hard to get hired on with any school system after graduating, because so many graduate the education program every year from different schools. I also do not think that it should be based on who was the top in their class. College classes are hard, and if you have a future teacher who cares it will show in her student teaching and her everyday life. I know that I struggle with some classes, but that does not mean I am going to be a bad teacher. In today's school systems it takes someone who is going to be a go getter, that is willing to work hard. If a school system finds a teacher like this, I do believe that she should be hired.

2. Problem with Seniority

I believe that the problem with Seniority, is that teachers who have been there and have tenure are harder to just walk away from their job and harder to fire. I also believe that you should not let the last teacher hired go, because if she has a more effective teaching method, than an older teacher who has been there that shows a lot. Today we have to engage students with more than just lectures and notes in class. They like to be interactive in class, and be involved. I also believe the teachers who have been there for a while, can learn from the new teachers who just graduated. It is the ones who just graduated that know more about the technology that our students use today for everyday use in the classroom.

C4K #11

Lylem- Nov. 2
His post was about the debate of Cardinals fans and Cub fans. He lives in Missouri and thinks the Cardinals are a great team, but that he is a fan of the Cubs. He said he supports the Cardinals when they are not playing the cubs.

I commented and said that I understood him argument on all of this. We have big rivalry in the south with SEC football. I am a huge Auburn Fan, but the rivalry between Alabama and LSU has always been big for us. I will pull for them as long as they are not playing Auburn. I have a friend that played at LSU and a boyfriend who is an Alabama fan so things get intense. (Which my comment I left before never got published, so I posted it again today.)

Sebastian- Nov. 23
His blog post was about how he loved this time of the year. He loves the Holidays: Thanksgiving, Christmas, and New Years. He talks about what each Holiday means to him. He describes everything in great detail.

I responded with I agree with everything he has to say about the holidays. It is my favorite time of the year too. I explained why each holiday was special to me. I went in great detail of why so he could see exactly how I felt about them. I also told him what other holidays I looked forward to the most, and explained why I do.

Project 12 Part B

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What did I leave out?

Assignment: This assignment would be for History Teachers or just for Teachers who want to include this in their classroom. Read this article and tell what it means to you. Also, tell me how Thanksgiving has changed in the way it is celebrated. This History of Thanksgiving is an amazing article from the History Channel and opens your eyes on a few things you may not know about Thanksgiving. Also The students would need to comment on another student's response to see how they feel or see thanksgiving with their families.

This would be my answer for this week!

This article is just a very detailed explanation of how Thanksgiving was started. This relates a lot to our past, but it also shows how things have continued to the present. The past shows us that we have come a long way with how thanksgiving is celebrated. It shows us how everything was started and that we need to be thankful that we have this time to spend with our families. I know that I cherish this holiday because you never know when the last time you will see your family; if your family is big this may be one of the only times you see all of them. This also shows us This shows that parades have been added and celebrated yearly. I know that I always have to watch the Macy's Thanksgiving Parade, it is the tradition at my house on thanksgiving morning. This article tells you all about it starting at Plymouth and the Mayflower with the pilgrims. It tells you that Thanksgiving became an official holiday in 1863. It was in 1623 that the pilgrims celebrated for 3 days, because they wanted to celebrate the harvest of their crops and have a feast! I believe that made a big impact on our lives from then on. It also goes over the traditions of the food we eat with our families on Thanksgiving Day. I believe one of the controversies that Thanksgiving started when they had the feast at Plymouth. I know that was the first thing I was taught when I learned about Thanksgiving, and how I appreciated it so much.

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Project 14 Lesson Plan #2

Project 14 Lesson Plan #2 Group 6 This is the link to our Lesson Plan #2

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