Thursday, January 27, 2011
This We Believe Pg 1-26
This section of the book focused on two big things: 1) Goals of middle school education and 2) How to accomplish those goals. I actually agreed with all of the goals put forth in the book, especially the one, "Develop the interpersonal and social skills needed to learn, work, and play with others harmoniously and confidently." I think this is a very important skill for young people to have. I think this, because in this day and age, the world in a lot smaller than it used to be, what with the emerging technologies that make it easy for us to communicate with people all over the world. So it is important for young people to know how to interact with everyone, not just the people they will encounter every day at school. Also, I feel like the phrase "interpersonal and social skills" doesn't just mean the skills to be friendly with anyone they meet, but it also means that students will learn how to be tolerant and accepting of other people, cultures, religions, races, sexual orientations, etc., as they will encounter many different people in their lifetimes.
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I liked that first link that you posted to the blog. Bullying is something that will always be present in our lives as teachers. Being an active advocate against it is something we as future teachers need to be aware of. Thanks for posting this news article.
ReplyDeleteI think bullying is going to be around for a very long time and anyway to deminish it will help. This article is helpful in finding ways to do that.
ReplyDeleteThe websites you found were really good. The bullying website was helpful for me to combat bullying. The leader website is also very helpful.
ReplyDeleteI agree with your second link. An effective leader will make all of the difference in a learning environment. I like that it gives three steps for becoming better leaders for those of us who struggle with this.
ReplyDeleteThe bullying link was an awesome find. If every school took the incentive to tackling bullying like this, then perhaps bullying will be eliminated.
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