http://cmorris0620.edublogs.org Just another Edublogs.org weblog Mon, 09 Feb 2009 01:09:07 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en This semester my placement is in a 3rd grade class.  I am enjoying my class, the students are willing to learn and we do not have any serious behavior problems.  My mentor teacher is very helpful and I am learning a lot from her.  I like the 3rd grade, but ... http://cmorris0620.edublogs.org/2009/02/08/this-semester/ This is the first week of a new semester.  The first day I was overwhelmed due to all of the new information we were given on the first day of class, but I am feeling okay today.  I got through last semester, so I will get through this one also.  ... http://cmorris0620.edublogs.org/2009/01/10/new-semester/ It is the end of the semester and I have a bittersweet feeling inside of me.  I am excited about the break and relaxing during the holidays, but I am going to miss my students next semester.  I feel like I have made an impact on some of their lives, ... http://cmorris0620.edublogs.org/2008/11/23/end-of-the-semester/ Last night, as a class we attended the Mays Lecture.  Marian Wright Edelman was the speaker and I thought the speech was interesting.  I can tell she is an advocate for equal opportunities for all people, especially disadvantage children.  One of the reasons I entered the UACM Program was to ... http://cmorris0620.edublogs.org/2008/10/14/last-nights-speech/ This morning I felt extremely overwhelmed, but I feel a little better now after my wife gave me a pep talk. http://cmorris0620.edublogs.org/2008/09/16/how-am-i-doing/ Friday, we finally decided on a class name, Pangea.  Initially, I wanted the class name to be The Revolution, since we are in the process of trying to make a social change in the world through the process of education.  But many of my classmates were not behind that name ... http://cmorris0620.edublogs.org/2008/05/25/last-day-of-maymester/ Today as a class we met at Idlewood Elementary School.  We observed a few classes and interacted with a 2nd grade class.  I was really impressed with the students at Idlewood, they were very intelligent kids who have big dreams about their future.  These kids really enjoy school and had ... http://cmorris0620.edublogs.org/2008/05/22/experience-at-idlewood/ I believe censoring books in schools today is wrong.  Of course I do not believe having adult magazines in schools, but students should be able to read what they want.  I do not believe reading certain books will not have a negative influence on children.  We should be happy as ... http://cmorris0620.edublogs.org/2008/05/22/censorship/ When I started the 9th grade many years ago, I was given a choice to follow the college preparatory track or the vocational track.  Of course, I chose the college prep track, but did I choose that track because I was placed on a certain track once I started school?  ... http://cmorris0620.edublogs.org/2008/05/21/is-tracking-a-choice/ Today in class we had a discussion about intelligence.  Initially, I believed everyone was born with a strength, but I thought intelligence can be nurtured.  After reading Howard Gardner's theory of multiple intelligences I believe that everyone has high intelligence level in something.  Schools only notice children who have a ... http://cmorris0620.edublogs.org/2008/05/19/intelligence-nature-vs-nurture/