Learning Journal #3

Alright so this week I thought our facilitation topic was very interesting. Interesting enough that I in fact read all of both articles, which is surprising that I did not do the usual skim, get enough out of it that I will sound like I know what I am talking about. I found myself thinking back and forth almost siding with the US one second and Germany the next. I kept jumping the fence and I am still doing it when I begin to think about the pros and cons. However, I feel like there is no such thing as a perfect education system. In my mind a perfect education system is one that is cared about. I feel like for instance NCLB is a program designed to get the nation on an equal level, however they all want us to end up in the same place when it is all said and done. But, at the beginning we were not all on the same level and a big factor was the economic level of each of the schools. I think it is an unfair thing that it is doing to schools and teachers. I feel like Germany's school system is set up and works great for them, and ours is set up and is working for us. I think it would not go over well if we were to introduce an education system like Germany's in the US. It might sound like a nice thing, but people are always going to have their two cents to put into everything.

Learning Journal Entry #2

I thought this last week in class our discussion was very interesting. I found it interesting not only because of what was being said, but how my thinking was racing all over the place. Places like, past memories, what should I believe as a teacher, what do I want to change in my thinking, or do I even what to change my thinking? I felt a little foolish after I made a comment about being terrified when I was younger of my teachers and how that has carried over throughout my schooling of the fact that I very rarely will go talk to a teacher and discuss why I received a certain grade. After a few weird looks from fellow students and a gaping look from the instructor, I kind of felt like a turtle retracting back into my shell. I thought about my comment more as the conversation went and came to a realization that because I feel that way is almost a direct cause of why I want to be a teacher. I want to provide an environment in my classroom that will allow children to form bonds with peers as well as the teacher. I always want to have good communication with each one of my students and try to get to know them well enough to pick up on bad vibes they may have towards me and their learning. Because of the fact that I was scared of talking to my teachers like Doc Waters pointed out I missed out on learning opportunities and probably still do to this day just because I can not muster up the courage/guts/want of wanting to discuss my grade or see why it was graded in such a way. I call it anxiety, but now that I sit back and look at why I have been accustomed to being like this it is a habit that I am too afraid to break.

Learning Journal Entry # 1

Hello everyone! Long time, no post. Summer is over and Fall semester has begun and is now in full swing. (hince this blog entry) My learning journal posts will be about my Foundations of Education class. It's still early in the year so I do not have much to post about, besides that I purchased my packet for this class, and I do not feel technology handicap because of last semesters technology class... Thanks Dr. Hudgins!!!