Chalk and Wire and Education Requirements

Our Monday night class was a REALLY great review for me.

About a year ago, I remember hearing the same lecture about the upcoming requirements for becoming a teacher. At the time, I was terrified of all of these deadlines that I would need to remember, but now that I've been in the education program for a year, this was a great review and reminder for me. I was able to actually take a breath and realize that I was doing better than I thought I was. As a freshman, I think Jennifer's presentation was extremely overwhelming. We were all just getting used to the change in our lives, and then she just threw all of this information at us! But now that I've had time to relax and absorb her speech, this presentation was a great reminder to help me stay on track so I can graduate in the right amount of time.

The Chalk and Wire program, however, isn't quite as clear as my plan for the rest of college. I've seen her presentation before and I had a chance to use the Chalk and Wire program once before, but I'm still worried that I might mess something up. I understand the basics of how it all works, but I think I'll just need to use it a bit more to get a good grasp on how it's supposed to work. I just need to spend some more time using the program before I feel comfortable with it.

Amy

Lions for Lambs

I thought the interaction between the student and the teacher in Lions for Lambs was interesting. The first thing I noticed was the fact that the student and the teacher had a very close relationship. In some aspects, I think that's really great that a teacher is good friends with a student both inside and outside of class. But on the downside, I think the teacher might have crossed the line just a bit. My concern is that if you're too friendly with your students, they might start to think of you as a peer and forget that you are their teacher or the authority figure in the room. There's also the chance that they could start to disrespect you. (But the student in the movie was also a college student and both are adults, so my thinking would probably apply more to high school, middle school, or elementary school.)

The other thing that stood out to me was when the teacher said that the two former students of his, Ernie and Aryan, had a great potential, but he only gave them a B on their project. That moment really stuck with me, because I realized that straight A students aren't necessarily the ones with the most potential. The teacher probably recognized the passion or the drive behind Ernie and Aryan's work, even if their work wasn't fully accurate. That's definitely something to think about!

Amy

My First Blog

Here's my Ed Psych blog!

Amy