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In regards to a discussion we had last class about spelling errors and how they can be incredibly funny, here is a link to a guy that I think most of you know of from YouTube. He is hilarious, and I think it will inspire all of us to teach our students how to spell and also how to be a good digital citizen! I hope that you all enjoy this and it makes your Monday a bit better. https://www.youtube.com/user/JoeSantagato

Autumn D

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Going off of our discussion in class this week, I find it crazy how our curriculum is decided in this country. I think it would be a really hard task to decide what every kid in our nation should know. How would one group of people even know where to begin? Why doesn't curriculum vary between regions and cultures? There are many different cultures throughout America, who says they should all be taught the same things? It's all because of convenience, not because of the best interest in our kids. Why are politicians and policy makers the ones to decide? How about educators, curriculum majors or people with real experience? Why hasn't our country tried to make a drastic difference with our education?
I recently read about Finland's new education system and it is unbelievable. America need to start thinking out of the box and not be so comfortable with the walls and standards we have put up.

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Francis Samuel - "The surprising beauty of Mathematics"

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Francis Samuel - "The surprising beauty of Mathematics"

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This is a link to a Tedx video I first saw about 2 years where a math teacher talks about making the uninteresting interesting. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SEiSloE1r-A

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Rita is the kind of teacher that every teacher should strive to be like. You can tell by the way she speaks about her students that she cares so deeply for them. The way she handled her "mess up" in math was cool to see. She took ownership of It and didn't just skip over it like nothing happened

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I love the teacher that Rita was. I can only dream of one day being as amazing of a teacher as her. I loved how she was able to see the best in children even when they were unable to see it for themselves. She did everything she could do to excite the kids and show them that they are somebody and that they are capable of achieving amazing things. My favorite part of the video was when she put +2 on one of her childrens paper rather than putting -18. That is such an amazing way to teach children that you see the good in them and you want them to see that in themselves.

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Rita Pierson is the type of teacher that we all can learn something from. I am a firm believer that in order for learning to occur, the students need to be excited about what they are learning. I love that she is so honest about her struggle with math, yet she 'performed' the lesson with such enthusiasm, that the kids didn't mind relearning the subject. At the camp I counseled at this summer, I worked with 25 3rd grade boys for 40 hours a week, and I know how hard some of them struggle to do what is right. I also know how rarely people recognize their heart over their behavioral difficulties, and have seen how far a positive attitude and some kind words can take them. Ms. Pierson said that her mom's past students have said, "you made me feel like I was somebody when I knew at the bottom that I wasn't". That is what I aim to do as a teacher, and lies at the core of why I am entering this profession. Every child deserves to feel like a somebody, and if I can change one child's life by convincing them that they are important, it will be all worth it.

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I found it interesting that many teachers leave the profession after a short time of teaching. In my hometown, this is not what I have seen. Many of the teachers I have had in the past have been teaching for ten to over thirty years, and teachers who started their careers when I was in seventh grade are still teaching after eight years.

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I watched the video of Rita Pierson and I am so impressed by her. She's a great speaker and very positive person. I think its so important that when you become an educator that you are in it for the right reasons and that you have to have the heart to teach and help the students to learn and grow. It’s more than just educating the children but also connecting, understanding and building relationships
. You have to have the passion so you can share that passion and turn it into a positive learning experience for them. You also have to be approachable, fun and treat them the way you wanna be treated.  Our mindset should always be “How can I turn my students from where they are to where they need to be?” Ms. Pierson also shared how raising a child’s self esteem can help their academic achievement.  Ms. Pierson is such an inspiration. I am so excited to become a teacher and be just like her.  I wanna be a great educator and make a difference.

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When I was reading, I read something that I connected with. I read that 1 in 5 teachers knew that they wanted to teaching to be their profession right from the start. I was that 1 person that knew since I was in 6th grade that I wanted to be a teacher. I was caught between being a music teacher or being an elementary school teacher. It wasn't until 8th grade that I realized that my calling in life was to be a music educator.

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Thoughts?

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Every kid needs a champion | Rita Pierson | TED

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Why are you here?