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Let me Reiterate

2008-11-05T12:13:00.000-08:00

The end of the term is summing up and everthing I've said sort of comes back to the community of inquiry bit. I have often said " i dont want to beat the dead horse," but, i feel very strong about the fact that we all, future educators need each other. The realization has quickly came upon me that for the first 18 years of ones life they are subject to learn in an environment that is not always the best one for them to be in. I, like im sure everyone in this class wants maybe to be the teacher to change education for at least one student; i know i see this way. But like i have so often said before, it takes more than just me, it takes the whole of us.

I have been tested, and i love it. It has been brought to my attention that sometimes we need to make a way out of no way. This in a sense has left me wondering what else there is to learn about learning. I am desperately eager to find out.

Count em one two three..

2008-11-05T09:45:00.000-08:00

The five "buckeye" group, me, Jacqulin, Amy, and Noama. I learned that cooking is more than what momma teaches me. Every action in cooking will be followed by another reaction; everything counts. As we where cooking Amy observed that our mixture was too "peanutbuttery." We went over what we had added to see if the adequate amount had been met, it seems we had underestimated the powdered sugars weight making our mixture with a lack of sweetness. We fixed out mix math calculation, and continued on our goal to making some "buckeyes." A lot of trial and error, different spoons, different ways of mixing, adding, weighing. We finally ended with a fairly decent product. The point of all this is that a large amount of learning took place by simply making some eatable buckeyes.

Value of a lesson plan, value of learning

2008-11-05T09:38:00.000-08:00

We,Berea College students, came and conquered the pumpkin patch. I wondered the the value of importance in this adventure. I cant doubt that there is not some reason, i figure there was. We took a trip outside our bubble, or zone of college life and into a pumpkin patch. The point i gather was that learning takes place everywhere, not just in a class room. We came and observed, observed the pumpkins will roll given enough push and a steady decline. We as future educators need to open up to the idea that learning is more than knowledge out of a text book, knowledge is what you make it. I find the more answers i seek, the better learner i become, making learning that much easier for me.

Excuse? idk

2008-10-27T07:29:00.000-07:00

While making my last blog it got me thinking about technology; what about it you ask? Well, I have come to the realization that technology has become a major part of our society it learning, “I know right.” The point being....In every one of my blog evaluations it has been brought to my attention that I should incorporate some pictures, but I have not adapted to the fast growing pace of our “technological world” to figure out how to do this..So, it seems I am behind in this aspect of learning..:(. Someone help me.

Cooties, how to deal

2008-10-23T08:36:00.000-07:00

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w6ylxWcwkUM

What a way to convey a message, humor. It puts a smile on your face an possible sticks in your mind better that a monotones old man talking about STD’s. I mean It’s funny, It’s……..cute. I think that this video is a beautiful way of subtly, humorously portraying a message that otherwise would go un-talked about, because people find it a touchy subject to speak of. Technology can do just that, with a little video effects, a little music and put forth a wonderful message.

Learning, ask why

2008-10-23T08:03:00.000-07:00

I have found that in many classrooms I’ve taken part in, the teacher just…teach. They come into class murmur a simple “morning class,” proceed to give information for a test at the end of the week, and that a wrap. I have a problem with this. I like questions, I like why. I believe that’s why I use is so much. Learning is more than memorizing information. Learning, to me anyway is the personal benefit you gain. I want to know that personal gain, that’s where I apple the “why” word.

week two post: post three(required)

2008-10-13T12:01:00.000-07:00

I am resposible to learn the materials required by EDS 150, thats what was agreed on for our class deffinition. to me this brings a lot of other aspects of the guidelines together, community of inquiry, working together. because not only am i larning the materials, but my class is as well. we are working for the final goal to be able to educate to our best potential, to achieve this task we need to learn the materials required by EDS 150

week two post: post two

2008-10-13T11:55:00.000-07:00

I let the label speak for itself, nature of learning. I think what is the natural ability to learn is the nature of learning. It is my belief that we as people are always after something to learn, no matter what it really is; we are always learning. When i was really young i watched a fan blow a ball around, i then learned the power of wind; it was that simple. Even if we dont want to learn, we in some sense are made to, just through simple observation, the beauty if natural learning.

week two post: post one

2008-10-13T11:44:00.000-07:00

Personaly, i find this class benificial in that helping me work toward a specific goal. Everyday im there it opens me to ponder even more on where i will find myself in education. I have seen teachers all my life simply teach, is that the whole point behind education? i think not, i think that anyone can get up and spout out information that might help one to understand something better, i guess that could make them a teacher. So to stray from that i must set a goal to not only be a teacher, but one who understands students, someone who can reach down to the core of someone and make them want to learn. I dont want to be the monotnous teacher that is simply that, a teacher.

Goo post three

2008-10-03T11:18:00.000-07:00

I may not be a teacher, yet anyway, but i believe in general, as a whole class we teach each other. I dont mean to beat the dead horse about the "learning together" bit, but i found that it fit in this category as well. "i know how to make people want to learn." I could change the "I" to a "we." we, as a whole class know how to make each other learn. we learn from each other, in a way my mistakes....the glycerine mistake could teach in some aspect others not to do the same thing, i believe they all saw my goo and knew that the finished product wasn't supposed to look that way; we all learn together.

Goo post two

2008-10-03T11:13:00.001-07:00

"As a community" i often said in my journals that our class is like a small community, its not about who is the best, its about working together to achieve a specific goal. As i worked with my group discussing our goo, the subject of "childish" was brought up. was what we did childish, the balls and ramps, the goo? i dont think so, for children who dont understand that learning is about using others as a resource might think so; this is because they are children. I wouldn't go as far as to say we are all grown, but we, or I understand that we work together to learn the "ways" of education.

Goo post one

2008-10-03T11:07:00.000-07:00

This blog is in regars to our "goo" expirement. We all knew the task, to make goo. So as i was making my goo i looked around, looking around to see everyone else and what they where doing; i was learning from them, active learning. by the time i started looking around it was already to late, my goo was ruiend. if i where though to have looked at everyone else prior to my "mistake" i might have learned how to make my goo normal in relation to the rest of the class.

2008-09-25T08:32:00.000-07:00

I know how to make students want to learn

2008-09-25T08:30:00.000-07:00

I can prove that the way of learning, listening through inquiry, expands time, interest, self correctness

2008-09-25T08:25:00.001-07:00

Goal 2: I am required to learn the materials required by EDS 150

2008-09-25T08:18:00.000-07:00

I understand the importance of working together to achieve a central goal in active learning, have the condidence it takes to complete a task

2008-09-25T08:09:00.002-07:00

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