Early History of Education in America

November 30, 2016


Reference link to prompt



A. One-room schoolhouses with a single teacher responsible for all grades developed in rural areas with limited population.  A few of these schools still exist.  If you were teaching in such a school now, how could technology help you manage to teach students at so many different levels.


If i was  teaching in  such a school now, technology could help me and the students because we would have laptops or smart phones that would help us access the internet to find different websites that could teach different grades different things. People make websites that allow children to learn different things online. I would have the students use a laptop and depending on their grade is what they would go look up and learn. Then it would also be followed by a discussion and activities to go along with what they learned. 

The Water is Wide Reflection

Wide Reflection

1. In what ways has education changed since the 1960s?                                     Education has changed in different ways.Teachers no longer hit the children with a paddle. And the teachers now have alot of more rules.          
2. In what ways has it stayed the same since the 1960s?                                 There are still rules the teachers and students have to follow.
3. Describe a teacher you know or knew who is or was very conventional and is or was tied to doing things the way they have or always had been done. (Do not use real names.) I had an english teacher for two years in a row and she would always tell us how she gave out vocab tests the same way for years. Both years it wasnt a good system because the tests were hard but she kept going with it. 
4. Describe three ways that Mr. Conroy inspired his children to learn that were unconventional. He let them sing and run around and he taught class while they were in a tree.
5. How did he get the community to support the school? He showed them how well they learned with his teaching system and encouraged them to keep teaching the way that he taught.
6. What roadblocks did he encounter with
   1. the children? The children didnt know how to write and they didnt learn much with the other teacher before Mr. Conroy.
   2. his coworker? The coworker wanted Mr. Conroy to follow the rules and do everything by the book.
   3. the community? The parents and community were not involved with the students education. 
7. What attributes did Mr. Conroy have that were characteristics found in most effective teachers? (List at least 5 and explain with example from the movie.) Mr. Conroy was very outgoing, he wasn't afraid to allow the children to get to know him. He was very observant he noticed one child was partially deaf by paying attention to the way he watched him watch him talk. He was very loving of his students he even invited them to his wedding. Mr.Conroy was respectful of the rules. He tried to push them a little bit but not so much in a way to get in alot of trouble. Mr. Conroy was also caring about the children's education so much that he even took them on a field trip to show them someone went to the moon.
8. What idea/thought do you carry away from this movie that you will apply to your future career? I will carry away that i will need to interact with the students parents and see which ways the kids learn best and pay attention to each child individually when necessary. 

Original blog prompt:

http://matterofprinciple901.blogspot.com/2016/11/the-water-is-wide-reflection.html?m=1

being a leader

The leader in me

Leadership observed
           An affective teacher and a good teacher are similar because they both require leadership. They both have to get people to want to listen to them. They use the leadership skill in gathering the people together and getting them to do things or listen to what they have to say. A teacher has to take control of the class room and make the rules or everything will be chaos. A leader needs to show who is in charge and has to be someone they can count on. My english teacher last year would work till everyone in the class understood the subject matter because he cared about our own individual learning and us as individuals also.

My leadership in action 
          I will become more of a leader by improving my leadership skills by becoming more outgoing so that way people will want to listen to me and follow in my footsteps. I am involved in Birdville High School Lady Hawks Soccer. On the soccer field is where i learn how to be a leader to the knew freshman who come play soccer. I help push the new freshman to get back into shape and for them to work really hard in the weight room and on the field.

20 WORDS

Encouraging
Focused
Caring- cares about everyone in the class
Creative-creates fun activities so that the students will learn better
Optimistic
Friendly
Joyful
Thoughtful
Patient- has patience with the students and the work
Confident
Responsible
Honest
Good listener- listens to the students when they need it
Open minded
Helpful
Observant- watches over things
Accepting
Respectful
Faithful
Forgiving

My Big Plans 

1. My predicted graduation year is 2018.

2. My dream job is to become a kindergarten teacher because i love dealing with kids, and i love to teach little kids new things, like how to read and new words and how things work. 

3. I plan to attend TCU to get my education that i need to become a teacher.

4. I will need some experience before i start teaching, i need to be a student teacher for a little while to see how i will do with the kindergarten kids.

5. I am interested in this job because of my little cousin, she is about to turn four and i love reading to her and i love teaching her new things. She really enjoys learning and trying to read on her own and it is very cute to me.