work cited updated

Work Cited

Gatto, John. "Against School - John Taylor Gatto." Against School - John Taylor Gatto. Web. 03 Dec. 2013.

hooks, bell. “Critical Thinking”. Teaching Critical Thinking: Practical Wisdom. 8. New York: Routledge Taylor and Francis Group. 2009. Print

Gilyard, Keith. "Children, Arts, and Du Bois." National Council of Teachers and English. September 2012. Print.

Freire, Paolo. "The Banking Concept of Education." Pedagogy of the Oppressed. Chapter 2. 1970. Print

Rose, Mike. "Resolutions Someone Should Make for 2011." The Answer Sheet, 5 Jan. 2011. Web. 03 Dec. 2013.

"Should Students Take Public Speaking Classes?" Everyday Life. N.p., n.d. Web. 10 Dec. 2013.

Paper no. 3 FINAL copy

Lily Masters
English 101
December 10, 2013

Public Speaking

 

The educational system in America was founded on strong fundamentals, by those seeking to create an intellectual, bright and prosperous county. Over the course of years there has been a significant shift in the thinking of our leaders; the educational system has been moved down on the list of importance. This has forced a reduction of funds, forcing educators to often do only what is practical, instead of doing whatever it takes to help students develop the skills they need. The K-12 schooling system has misled students; Children are told that to succeed in life they need to succeed in school. As Gatto states about the realization from the students “When they go for the big interview they’re flummoxed to find that their education didn’t cover the essential skills for this job — being able to calm yourself and regulate your emotions in a variety of situations”. These skills are important in the outside world along with communication skills. The educational system, kindergarten through twelfth grade, needs to add more rigorous life preparing courses like communication, into graduation requirements. For this to be a reality the legislature must approve a reasonable budget so the courses can be properly funded, developed and ran. So that we may ensure that students will be prepared for the challenges of work and adult life.

Throughout the schooling years students are required to present in front of the entire class, as students age presenting becomes more and more intimidating. The student presenter feels uncomfortable and self-conscious in front of their judgmental peers. Adding a public speaking class would help students to learn the essential skills of being confident, speaking clearly, and knowing their material. Learning the skill helps you portray yourself, no matter what the situation. This is one of the most valuable skills that you can teach as it will help students to be successful with everything they do, whether it is personal or school or work related.  This required course would ensure that “young people get an engaging and challenging education” Because it would being pushing the self-conscious teen out a safe zone and help them to grow into an adult with a well-rounded skill set. The skill of speaking in front of a crowd is hard to acquire on your own therefore the public schools should help students learn this skill. Requiring this class would not give the same response “They said the work was stupid, that it made no sense, that they already knew it” as some do in their other core classes.

Already having the public speaking skill under their belt, students will have a new found confidence in their life. Employers will recognize the communication skills possessed by the applicant. This confidence will allow the student to excel in job interviews, communicating with co-workers, and customers.

As of now at the age when children start kindergarten they learn to color inside the lines which later on in life this directly relates to driving inside the lines. Children “encounter a world that seeks to educate them for conformity and obedience only… better to choose obedience over self-awareness and self-determination, or in schools where independent thinking is not acceptable behavior”(Hook Bells). Creating conformity and decreasing independence makes learning public presentation skills even harder because to passionately speak on a subject you have to pick a side. Conformity encourages students, especially girls, to be the same. Because everyone is different but strives to be the same it lowers self-confidence, which can also make public speaking harder. Talking in front of people is more than just reciting a speech “During your public speaking course, you may learn terms that apply to your speeches and your daily activities. Credibility, which is trust that you earn from your audience, stems from goodwill, or caring about and considering your audience’s interests as you prepare and present your speech. When you speak to your class, your demonstration of ethics and focus on the audience makes you credible because your speeches revolve around your listeners, instead of yourself. Furthermore, if you relate to your audience by establishing common ground and conversational quality, then your listeners feel connected and want to tune into your presentation.”  (Everyday life)

Recently, in Keith Gilyard’s article Children, Arts, and Du Bois., “had the enormous pleasure to visit for several hours an after-school creative art program… shortly after my visit, I learned that the program would probably be discontinued due to lack of funding. No music in that time-space slot. No poetry, no lyricism, no singing, no visual arts, no drama. A point of immersion in the humanities would be eliminated, thus possibly constricting perspective.” (Children, art, and Du Bois). This shows how much a decrease in the budget directly affects the children. Budget cuts also decrease the teachers ability to interact with students on an individual basis. With class sizes on the rise, teachers tend to be unable to communicate every day with children and must often resort to reinforcing conformity to merely keep control of the outrageous number of students in the room. The budget also affects the curriculum; without the funding a public speaking class will not be possible.

To help children in kindergarten through twelfth grade succeed in life a public speaking course should be required for graduation. In order to do this the nation must remember the importance of education the citizens and remember that schools are growing, developing and setting the foundation for future leaders of this country.  

Work Cited

Gatto, John. "Against School - John Taylor Gatto." Against School - John Taylor Gatto. Web. 03 Dec. 2013.

hooks, bell. “Critical Thinking”. Teaching Critical Thinking: Practical Wisdom. 8. New York: Routledge Taylor and Francis Group. 2009. Print

Gilyard, Keith. "Children, Arts, and Du Bois." National Council of Teachers and English. September 2012. Print.

Freire, Paolo. "The Banking Concept of Education." Pedagogy of the Oppressed. Chapter 2. 1970. Print

Rose, Mike. "Resolutions Someone Should Make for 2011." The Answer Sheet, 5 Jan. 2011. Web. 03 Dec. 2013.

"Should Students Take Public Speaking Classes?" Everyday Life. N.p., n.d. Web. 10 Dec. 2013.

Work Cited

Work Cited

Gatto, John. "Against School - John Taylor Gatto." Against School - John Taylor Gatto. Web. 03 Dec. 2013.







hooks, bell. “Critical Thinking”. Teaching Critical Thinking: Practical Wisdom. 8. New York: Routledge Taylor and Francis Group. 2009. Print





Gilyard, Keith. "Children, Arts, and Du Bois." National Council of Teachers and English. September 2012. Print.
 
Freire, Paolo. "The Banking Concept of Education." Pedagogy of the Oppressed. Chapter 2. 1970. Print


Rose, Mike. "Resolutions Someone Should Make for 2011." The Answer Sheet, 5 Jan. 2011. Web. 03 Dec. 2013.

"Should Students Take Public Speaking Classes?" Everyday Life. N.p., n.d. Web. 10 Dec. 2013.

Author Agreement

The authors that agree with my point that education needs to be more challenging and rigerous. Gatto states

“They said the work was stupid, that it made no sense, that they already knew it.”

http://www.wesjones.com/gatto1.htm

this work is too easy for the students and reptitious, they are wanting more of a challenge but it is not given to them.

“To have more young people get an engaging and challenging education.”

http://voices.washingtonpost.com/answer-sheet/guest-bloggers/some-2011-resolutions-someone.html

young people need to be engaged in education instead of doing the boreing and pointless work. a life long skill is learning not regurgatating the information onto a test. i personally found that my best work has been in a class when the matter has been explained to me fully and i completely understand everything about it- how it works etc.

When they go for the big interview they’re flummoxed to find that their education didn’t cover the essential skills for this job — being able to calm yourself and regulate your emotions in a variety of situations;

http://www.shambhalasun.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=3856&Itemid=0

this expresses a students disbeliefe in the way educatrion has mislead them over the years. for me i had speaking skills and i am very in tune with my feelings/body from medatation. in schools the students should be taught how to know and control their emotions

Essay 3 draft

The educational system in America was founded on strong fundamentals seeking to create an intellectual county. Over the course of the years there is a shift in the thinking of our leaders, the educational system in moved down on the list of importance therefore the reduction of funding given the district office.. The K-12 schooling system has misled the students; Children are told that to succeed in like they need to succeed in school. As Gatto states about the realization from the students “When they go for the big interview they’re flummoxed to find that their education didn’t cover the essential skills for this job — being able to calm yourself and regulate your emotions in a variety of situations”. These skills are important in the outside world along with communication skills. The educational system kindergarten through twelfth grade needs to add more rigorous life preparing courses, like communication, into graduation requirements; in order to do this the legislature has to approve a reasonable budget so the courses can be funded

Throughout the schooling years students are required to present in front of the entire class, as students age presenting becomes more and more intimidating. The student presenter feels uncomfortable and self-conscious in front of their judgmental peers. Adding a public speaking class would help students to learn the essential skills of being confident, speaking clearly, and knowing their material. Learning the skill helps you portray yourself, not only in class presentations, but in other media as well, such as social media and your resume and cover letters for schools and jobs. This required course would provide “young people get an engaging and challenging education” Because it would being pushing the self-conscious teen out a safe zone and grow into an adult with well-rounded skills. The skill of speaking in front of a crowd is hard to acquire on your own therefore the public schools should help the students learn this skill. Requiring this class would not give the same response “They said the work was stupid, that it made no sense, that they already knew it” As the do in their other core classes.

Already having the public speaking skill under their belt, the student will have a new found confidence in their life. This confidence will allow the student to excel in job interviews and communicating with co-workers. The employer will recognize the communication skill possessed by the applicant.

Talking in front of people is more than just reciting a speech “During your public speaking course, you may learn terms that apply to your speeches and your daily activities. Credibility, which is trust that you earn from your audience, stems from goodwill, or caring about and considering your audience’s interests as you prepare and present your speech. When you speak to your class, your demonstration of ethics and focus on the audience makes you credible because your speeches revolve around your listeners, instead of yourself. Furthermore, if you relate to your audience by establishing common ground and conversational quality, then your listeners feel connected and want to tune into your presentation.” http://everydaylife.globalpost.com/should-students-public-speaking-classes-14725.html

As of now at the age when children start kindergarten they learn to color inside the lines which later on in life this directly relates to driving inside the lines. The children “encounter a world that seeks to educate them for conformity and obedience only… better to choose obedience over self-awareness and self-determination, or in schools where independent thinking is not acceptable behavior” CRITICLE THINKING. Creating conformity and decreasing independence makes learning the public presentation skill even harder because to passionately speak on a subject you have to pick a side. Conformity encourages students, especially girls, to be the same. Because everyone is different but strives to be the same therefor lowering self-esteem and decreasing the speaking confidence.    

Recently, Keith Gilyard, “had the enormous pleasure to visit for several hours an after-school creative art program… shortly after my visit, I learned that the program would probably be discontinued due to lack of funding. No music in that time-space slot. No poetry, no lyricism, no singing, no visual arts, no drama. A point of immersion in the humanities would be eliminated, thus possibly constricting perspective.” (Children, art, and Du Bois). This shows how much the budget directly affects the students. Adolescences need to form their own thoughts and be their own person. Unfortunately,

Essay 3

The educational system in America was founded on strong fundamentals seeking to create an intellectual county. Over the course of the years there is a shift in the thinking of our leaders, the educational system in moved down on the list of importance therefore the reduction of funding given the district office.. The K-12 schooling system has misled the students; Children are told that to succeed in like they need to succeed in school. As Gatto states about the realization from the students “When they go for the big interview they’re flummoxed to find that their education didn’t cover the essential skills for this job — being able to calm yourself and regulate your emotions in a variety of situations”. These skills are important in the outside world along with communication skills. The educational system kindergarten through twelfth grade needs to add more rigorous life preparing courses, like communication, into graduation requirements; in order to do this the legislature has to approve a reasonable budget so the courses can be funded

Throughout the schooling years students are required to present in front of the entire class, as students age presenting becomes more and more intimidating. The student presenter feels uncomfortable and self-conscious in front of their judgmental peers. Adding a public speaking class would help students to learn the essential skills of being confident, speaking clearly, and knowing their material. Learning the skill helps you portray yourself, not only in class presentations, but in other media as well, such as social media and your resume and cover letters for schools and jobs. This required course would provide “young people get an engaging and challenging education” Because it would being pushing the self-conscious teen out a safe zone and grow into an adult with well-rounded skills. The skill of speaking in front of a crowd is hard to acquire on your own therefore the public schools should help the students learn this skill. Requiring this class would not give the same response “They said the work was stupid, that it made no sense, that they already knew it” As the do in their other core classes.

Already having the public speaking skill under their belt, the student will have a new found confidence in their life. This confidence will allow the student to excel in job interviews and communicating with co-workers. The employer will recognize the communication skill possessed by the applicant.

Talking in front of people is more than just reciting a speech “During your public speaking course, you may learn terms that apply to your speeches and your daily activities. Credibility, which is trust that you earn from your audience, stems from goodwill, or caring about and considering your audience’s interests as you prepare and present your speech. When you speak to your class, your demonstration of ethics and focus on the audience makes you credible because your speeches revolve around your listeners, instead of yourself. Furthermore, if you relate to your audience by establishing common ground and conversational quality, then your listeners feel connected and want to tune into your presentation.” http://everydaylife.globalpost.com/should-students-public-speaking-classes-14725.html

As of now at the age when children start kindergarten they learn to color inside the lines which later on in life this directly relates to driving inside the lines. The children “encounter a world that seeks to educate them for conformity and obedience only… better to choose obedience over self-awareness and self-determination, or in schools where independent thinking is not acceptable behavior” CRITICLE THINKING. Creating conformity and decreasing independence makes learning the public presentation skill even harder because to passionately speak on a subject you have to pick a side. Conformity encourages students, especially girls, to be the same. Because everyone is different but strives to be the same therefor lowering self-esteem and decreasing the speaking confidence.    

Recently, Keith Gilyard, “had the enormous pleasure to visit for several hours an after-school creative art program… shortly after my visit, I learned that the program would probably be discontinued due to lack of funding. No music in that time-space slot. No poetry, no lyricism, no singing, no visual arts, no drama. A point of immersion in the humanities would be eliminated, thus possibly constricting perspective.” (Children, art, and Du Bois). This shows how much the budget directly affects the students. Adolescences need to form their own thoughts and be their own person. Unfortunately,

The educational system in America was founded on strong fundamentals seeking to create an intellectual county. Over the course of the years there is a shift in the thinking of our leaders, the educational system in moved down on the list of importance therefore the reduction of funding given the district office.. The K-12 schooling system has misled the students; Children are told that to succeed in like they need to succeed in school. As Gatto states about the realization from the students “When they go for the big interview they’re flummoxed to find that their education didn’t cover the essential skills for this job — being able to calm yourself and regulate your emotions in a variety of situations”. These skills are important in the outside world along with communication skills. The educational system kindergarten through twelfth grade needs to add more rigorous life preparing courses, like communication, into graduation requirements; in order to do this the legislature has to approve a reasonable budget so the courses can be funded

Throughout the schooling years students are required to present in front of the entire class, as students age presenting becomes more and more intimidating. The student presenter feels uncomfortable and self-conscious in front of their judgmental peers. Adding a public speaking class would help students to learn the essential skills of being confident, speaking clearly, and knowing their material. Learning the skill helps you portray yourself, not only in class presentations, but in other media as well, such as social media and your resume and cover letters for schools and jobs. This required course would provide “young people get an engaging and challenging education” Because it would being pushing the self-conscious teen out a safe zone and grow into an adult with well-rounded skills. The skill of speaking in front of a crowd is hard to acquire on your own therefore the public schools should help the students learn this skill. Requiring this class would not give the same response “They said the work was stupid, that it made no sense, that they already knew it” As the do in their other core classes.

Already having the public speaking skill under their belt, the student will have a new found confidence in their life. This confidence will allow the student to excel in job interviews and communicating with co-workers. The employer will recognize the communication skill possessed by the applicant.

Talking in front of people is more than just reciting a speech “During your public speaking course, you may learn terms that apply to your speeches and your daily activities. Credibility, which is trust that you earn from your audience, stems from goodwill, or caring about and considering your audience’s interests as you prepare and present your speech. When you speak to your class, your demonstration of ethics and focus on the audience makes you credible because your speeches revolve around your listeners, instead of yourself. Furthermore, if you relate to your audience by establishing common ground and conversational quality, then your listeners feel connected and want to tune into your presentation.” http://everydaylife.globalpost.com/should-students-public-speaking-classes-14725.html

As of now at the age when children start kindergarten they learn to color inside the lines which later on in life this directly relates to driving inside the lines. The children “encounter a world that seeks to educate them for conformity and obedience only… better to choose obedience over self-awareness and self-determination, or in schools where independent thinking is not acceptable behavior” CRITICLE THINKING. Creating conformity and decreasing independence makes learning the public presentation skill even harder because to passionately speak on a subject you have to pick a side. Conformity encourages students, especially girls, to be the same. Because everyone is different but strives to be the same therefor lowering self-esteem and decreasing the speaking confidence.    

Recently, Keith Gilyard, “had the enormous pleasure to visit for several hours an after-school creative art program… shortly after my visit, I learned that the program would probably be discontinued due to lack of funding. No music in that time-space slot. No poetry, no lyricism, no singing, no visual arts, no drama. A point of immersion in the humanities would be eliminated, thus possibly constricting perspective.” (Children, art, and Du Bois). This shows how much the budget directly affects the students. Adolescences need to form their own thoughts and be their own person. Unfortunately,

stories

Jerry Large supports his point by explaining the effects of them on the parents and the books he rights. His results are proven to help kids with test scores and also equip them better with life skills. His methods don’t scare parents like most parenting books do- they provide a secure feeling in the parent. Through middle school the kids develop “grit”, but they end up failing later because in high school and college the same expectations are not applied so they don’t feel obliged to live up to them.

 

Barry Boyce’s Article “A real education” he explains even when a student excels in the classroom during high school, middle school, and college and graduates with a good degree wont necessary help them in life. Boyce says the more important skill that helps in job interviews and is important in every aspect of life is communication. He stresses his belief that being mindful is key- the ability to control ones emotions and sense others can help one a lot in life. To help the students he first starts by helping the parents with a 7 week class to teach them how to me mindful as well.

High school

Lily Masters

I think high school if for socializing and learning how to work with people. There is so much wasted time and not a lot of learning occurs. That is one of the many reasons why I am in the running start program. High school helps you learn how to be organized, have discipline in action for bad kids and learn how to attend school and show up on time, this is important because with jobs you have to show up otherwise you won’t have a job anymore. They are compared to other students on state wide tests in order to graduate. High school does teach students a lot of life long skills like time management for home work and priortzing. This is especially difficult when one has a job.

Group work

The scene in Chalk where the gm. teacher talks to the other teacher about letting one of the students into class late can relate back to what Gatto says in his article "How public education Cripples our kids and why". It can relate to Gatto because he talks about how students are being taught in a way that makes them easier to control. When Gatto talks about "the adjustive and adaptive function" where "schoools are to establish fixed habits of reaction to authority" it can be related to how the gym teacher is being very strict about students being late to class, even when the student runs in as the bell is ringing. 

 

Freire

 

When the history teacher in Chalk is talking down to his students, basically telling them that they can't be smarter than him when he acknowledges that one of the students might know a little more than him about a certain subject it is reminiscent of how Friere talks about students being fed information by the teacher who knows everything. According to Friere's article "The Banking Concept of Education" in school the students are supposed to learn from the teacher and memorize what they are told. 

 

Rose

 

In Chalk, in the scene where Mr. Lowery visits the home of one of his students who kept bringing his phone to class, the mother basically tells Mr. Lowery how to teach his class, how to make them respect and listen to him, it can be related to Mike Rose's article "Resolutions someone should make for 2011". In number four of his resolutions "To stop looking making the standardized test score the gold-standard of student achievement and teacher effectiveness.  In what other profession do we use a single metric to judge goodness? imagine judging competence of a cardiologist by the average of her patients cardiograms" So in this resolution he talks of competence as a resolution in teaching, and success should be measured by the knowledge learned by the class as a whole. In Chalk Mr. Lowery succeeds in his class by learning how to teach in general, and gaining the respect of his student by the end of the year. 

 

Black

In chalk, the teacher Mr. Lowerly, is terrible at his job. he cant keep his classroom under control and as no order. he freaks out and goes to the extreme on some intensives, like when the kid's cell phone goes of and he freaks out and sends the kid out of the classroom. In the Daily Show, Black explains how people who would volunteer are necessarily qualified for the job, and like most teachers are not qualified for the job. 

 

Chalk notes 11/ 19/ 13

Chalk movie notes-

first day- Mr. Stroop jokes history

• lay down the law,
• reads off of the board, get class involve.
• ask students about life (job)
• summer stories? get to know name and summer
• wants to win teacher of the year
• Growth areas- 
• 1. sarcasm
• 2. cleanliness, organization
• 3.lesson plan
• more detailed lesson plans
• let them know eairly on that they can trust him
• worries about a students back
• teacher doesn't understand big words, girl knows more history them him
• lost the teacher of the year election and also lost it infront of th e class

teachers discuss students


Mr. Lowerly-  (history)

• has difficult time with class
• black girl talks back
• students steal chalk
• having a hard time
• looks up book on classroom management
• tries to make class more interesting with humor
• kicks kid with cell phone out
• gets drunk at students house
• Wins kids slang spelling bee
• might not come back- too disrespected
• being a teacher is a "gift"
• doesn tknow how to be a teacher ): he admits it

Mrs. Reddle

• 1st year ass. principal
• goes insane over fight
• use to be a choir teacher
• got home at 10:30
• hasn't had sex in 3 weeks

Coach Web (teachers assume she is gay, short hair)

• coach web- trust falls
• 2nd year teacher
• tries to help Lowerly relax (;
• Mrs. bra- not honoring the tarty system- she inforces it
• teacher walking group- tells mre. bra she needs exercise
• encourages the students
• YOGA-
• In LOVE with Mr. Lowerly
• strongly opinionated

Final Essay draft

Lily Masters

English 101

November 8, 2013

Ever since the day we are born, we are taught by many teachers. First our parents, then our siblings, and later on other family members start to influence us as well; grandparents, cousins, aunts and uncles. All of these people teach us many things in our young lives; how to read, open bottles, and ride a bike. They lay the foundations to who we will become and what we will accomplish in life. At the starting of schooling we learn structure; how to walk in lines, fill out worksheets, and behave. I, like every other American child, has traveled through the paths of public education encountering many teachers who have unique ways of portraying knowledge. Over the summer, I was exposed to two different, but effective teaching styles.

            Enrolling in my first college classes during the summer was intimidating. I was taking math ninety-nine and English ninety-nine. I honestly did not know what to expect. I found both teachers to be in their late fifties/ early sixties and they’ve been doing this for years. Both teachers were well rehearsed on the curriculum along with what methods were effective for teaching students. My math teacher, Mary Anne, was all about getting through the chapters of the book. In contrast, my English teacher, Mrs. Richardson, taught more along the lines of the power of thought. These classes were the “express” courses because they were only six weeks long instead of eleven.   You earn credits quickly, but there is an astonishing amount of material to be covered in a mere twenty-three class periods. As one might imagine, this led to a hectic, stress filled summer.

            Promptly at nine am my math course began. Mary Anne started each session with yoga breathing techniques. We would stand behind our chair and focus on our breathing and think only about math. She would instruct us to block everything in our lives out and only focus on math. After our moment of peace, we started with an entry quiz followed by a rigorous two and half hours of math instruction. The class quickly learned that this course was not for slackers. We covered two chapters a day, receiving a couple in class exercise worksheets with each chapter and about sixty online practice questions a night. The only way to receive credit for the in class exercises was by scoring 100% on the questions. Achieving 100% involved turning assignments in multiple times, getting them back with red marks, attempting to re-due the questions,  then turning them in again just to receive it back with maybe one fewer red marks. This process went on until all the questions were correct. The disadvantage of this technique was how time consuming it was, but the advantages were learning the concept and receiving 100% towards the final grade. Without this rigorous system, most students probably wouldn’t have passed the class. Mary Anne made sure we had plenty to do outside of class; a typical evening involved about three hours of intense study of the material, as well as completion of the worksheets and the online assignment. Mary Anne’s style of teaching would be defined as strict; maybe even old fashioned because of the emphasis on lecture and frantically scribbled notes. Despite the exhausting amount of homework and miles of material covered in class, most students were able to comprehend and pass the class.

            In comparison my English teacher Mrs. Richardson assigned a lot less homework, which was nice because I had plenty in math. Richardson was also a veteran in the world of teaching. She had many stories that she magically tied into the lesson. She connected with students this made the students feel comfortable expressing their ideas in front of the class and evolved the class into a safe learning environment. When she would teach a concept she was sure to explain the concepts in a variety of ways so it would make sense to all of her students. Richardson did not use our English text book as a bible, like most teachers do; she used it as a teaching aid to help explain the lesson. As homework we would read short stories in the text book and then have a class discussion the next day. She knew that class discussions were important because they let students express their ideas and take into consideration the way different students looked at the same topic. She also showed us stories on Ted Talks to make sure that we not only saw many different viewpoints on varied topics but also the presentation skills the speaker was using; these videos would then lead into another discussion and analysis of topic. Richardson affected her students greatly because she opened their eyes to the world; my favorite thing she said and what really stuck with me was “believe strongly in what you believe, pick a side and fight for it, don’t be wishy-washy between sides. Even if you switch sides tomorrow don’t stop believing fully in the side you’re on. Like with my views on abortion: I used to be anti-abortion because of my religion, but now I full believe a woman should have her own say”. She helped her students see the bigger picture, by teaching them how to think instead of what to think. One of the things I wasn’t fond of in that class was Reading Plus. This program is proven to help the rate of reading and the vocabulary of students.  Personally I found it to be absurd and not worth my time. The most difficult thing in the class was the essays; she would assign them on Tuesday and they were due Thursday, every week. This was personally hard for me because I work most week nights so I did not have a lot of time to perfect an essay.  Over all she was an encouraging, inspiring, fantastic teacher and I wish she taught all of my English classes.  

These two teachers affected my life because they provided my introduction to college.  I learned not only the material, but how to manage my time and prioritize assignments. A philosophy that both Mary Anne and Richardson believed in was the first step to learning is showing up. Even if you don’t feel well, being there with a positive attitude and dedication to learning will lead to success. At a community college, classes are smaller and the professors often tend to care more about the students on a personal level.  The college also has aid for students who are struggling. Free math and writing labs are available on campus every day; I certainly took advantage of this. We acquire every piece of knowledge by learning, but everyone learns in different ways.  Benjamin Franklin said, “Tell me and I forget, teach me and I may remember, involve me and I learn.” The best teachers know how to make the students think for themselves, not just regurgitate material. In order for effective learning to take place, it is imperative that the teacher and student have at least a simple understanding of one another. People will live up or down to expectations and it is important that teachers get their students to put forth their best efforts by making them active learners; involving them in every possible way and getting them to learn without even realizing it.

draft 2

Lily Masters

English 101

November 8, 2013

Ever since the day we are born, we are taught by many teachers. First our parents, then our siblings, and later on other family members start to influence us as well; grandparents, cousins, aunts and uncles. All of these people teach us many things in our young lives; how to read, open bottles, and ride a bike. They lay the foundations to who we will become and what we will accomplish in life. At the starting of schooling we learn structure; how to walk in lines, fill out worksheets, and behave. I, like every other American child, has traveled through the paths of public education encountering many teachers who have unique ways of portraying knowledge. Over the summer, I was exposed to two different, but effective teaching styles.

            Enrolling in my first college classes during the summer was intimidating. I was taking math ninety-nine and English ninety-nine. I honestly did not know what to expect. I found both teachers to be in their late fifties/ early sixties and they’ve been doing this for years. Both teachers were well rehearsed on the curriculum along with what methods were effective for teaching students. My math teacher, Mary Anne, was all about getting through the chapters of the book. In contrast, my English teacher, Mrs. Richardson, taught more along the lines of the power of thought. These classes were the “express” courses because they were only six weeks long instead of eleven.   You earn credits quickly, but there is an astonishing amount of material to be covered in a mere twenty-three class periods. As one might imagine, this led to a hectic, stress filled summer.

            Promptly at nine am my math course began. Mary Anne started each session with yoga breathing techniques. We would stand behind our chair and focus on our breathing and think only about math. She would instruct us to block everything in our lives out and only focus on math. After our moment of peace, we started with an entry quiz followed by a rigorous two and half hours of math instruction. The class quickly learned that this course was not for slackers. We covered two chapters a day, receiving a couple in class exercise worksheets with each chapter and about sixty online practice questions a night. The only way to receive credit for the in class exercises was by scoring 100% on the questions. Achieving 100% involved turning assignments in multiple times, getting them back with red marks, attempting to re-due the questions,  then turning them in again just to receive it back with maybe one fewer red marks. This process went on until all the questions were correct. The disadvantage of this technique was how time consuming it was, but the advantages were learning the concept and receiving 100% towards the final grade. Without this rigorous system, most students probably wouldn’t have passed the class. Mary Anne made sure we had plenty to do outside of class; a typical evening involved about three hours of intense study of the material, as well as completion of the worksheets and the online assignment. Mary Anne’s style of teaching would be defined as strict; maybe even old fashioned because of the emphasis on lecture and frantically scribbled notes. Despite the exhausting amount of homework and miles of material covered in class, most students were able to comprehend and pass the class.

            In comparison my English teacher Mrs. Richardson assigned a lot less homework, which was nice because I had plenty in math. Richardson was also a veteran in the world of teaching. She had many stories that she magically tied into the lesson. She connected with students this made the students feel comfortable expressing their ideas in front of the class and evolved the class into a safe learning environment. When she would teach a concept she was sure to explain the concepts in a variety of ways so it would make sense to all of her students. Richardson did not use our English text book as a bible, like most teachers do; she used it as a teaching aid to help explain the lesson. As homework we would read short stories in the text book and then have a class discussion the next day. She knew that class discussions were important because they let students express their ideas and take into consideration the way different students looked at the same topic. She also showed us stories on Ted Talks to make sure that we not only saw many different viewpoints on varied topics but also the presentation skills the speaker was using; these videos would then lead into another discussion and analysis of topic. Richardson affected her students greatly because she opened their eyes to the world; my favorite thing she said and what really stuck with me was “believe strongly in what you believe, pick a side and fight for it, don’t be wishy-washy between sides. Even if you switch sides tomorrow don’t stop believing fully in the side you’re on. Like with my views on abortion: I used to be anti-abortion because of my religion, but now I full believe a woman should have her own say”. She helped her students see the bigger picture, by teaching them how to think instead of what to think. One of the things I wasn’t fond of in that class was Reading Plus. This program is proven to help the rate of reading and the vocabulary of students.  Personally I found it to be absurd and not worth my time. The most difficult thing in the class was the essays; she would assign them on Tuesday and they were due Thursday, every week. This was personally hard for me because I work most week nights so I did not have a lot of time to perfect an essay.  Over all she was an encouraging, inspiring, fantastic teacher and I wish she taught all of my English classes.  

These two teachers affected my life because they provided my introduction to college.  I learned not only the material, but how to manage my time and prioritize assignments. A philosophy that both Mary Anne and Richardson believed in was the first step to learning is showing up. Even if you don’t feel well, being there with a positive attitude and dedication to learning will lead to success. At a community college, classes are smaller and the professors often tend to care more about the students on a personal level.  The college also has aid for students who are struggling. Free math and writing labs are available on campus every day; I certainly took advantage of this. We acquire every piece of knowledge by learning, but everyone learns in different ways.  Benjamin Franklin said, “Tell me and I forget, teach me and I may remember, involve me and I learn.” The best teachers know how to make the students think for themselves, not just regurgitate material. In order for effective learning to take place, it is imperative that the teacher and student have at least a simple understanding of one another. People will live up or down to expectations and it is important that teachers get their students to put forth their best efforts by making them active learners; involving them in every possible way and getting them to learn without even realizing it.

Gatto group work

Gatto believes that schools are designed to make sure that non one "ever really grows up." What does that mean? How do schools and our current educational model encourage "childishness"? 

Gatto believes this because schools are teaching students to conform to the same ways and same types of learning. 

ex: "childish adults regularly conflate opposition with disloyalty" 

ex: Schools are to establish fixed reactions to authority. 

ex: The integrating function. Might as well be called "the conforming function." 

ex: The societal system implied by these rules will require and elite group of caretakers.

ex: "We want one class of persons to have a liberal education, and we want another class of persons, a very much larger class, of necessity, in every society, to forgo the privilege pf a liberal education and fit themselves to perform specific difficult manual tasks. 

He is comparing public education to a communistic system and a division of classes in which the intellectually "fit" survive, and the rest are cast out in hopes to raise the general intelligence of the populous. Like Audre Lorde, Gatto see's the education system as forced, unjust, and unfair. It leads to problems such as discrimination against students for various reasons, and leaves room for error in placement and/or social class. Mike Rose experienced this in his childhood schooling days, and criticizes the public education system for the same reasons. "No child left behind" is ironic due to the fact that students are regarded by teachers and society differently based on their academic marks. It is this type of system that leads to critique from scholars such as Woodrow Wilson, Mike Rose, Audre Lorde, Alexander Inglis, and John Gatto.

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            Ever since the day we are born, one is taught by many teachers. First of all our parents, secondly our siblings; later on other family members start to take form; grandparents, cousins, aunts and uncles. All of these people teach us many things in our young lives; they lay the foundations to whom we will become. At the starting of schooling we learn structure; how to walk in lines, fill out worksheets and pay attention. I, like every other American child, has traveled through the paths of public education encountering many teachers with their unique ways of portraying knowledge. Over the summer, I was exposed to two different but effective te5aching styles.

            Enrolling in my first college classes during the summer was intimidating. I was taking math 99 and English 99. I honestly did not know what to expect. I found both teachers to be in their late 50’s/ early 60’s, they had been doing this for year and were well rehearsed on the curriculum along with what methods were effective. My math teacher, Mary Anne, was all about getting through the chapters of the book. In contrast, my English teacher, Mrs. Richardson, taught more along the lines of the power of thought. These classes were the “express” courses because they were only six weeks long instead of 11.  The advantage of this is you earn the credits quickly, but the disadvantage is the fact that 11 weeks’ worth of work was crammed into twenty-three class periods. As one can imagine, this created a stress filled summer.

            Promptly at nine am my math course began. Mary Anne started each session with yoga breathing techniques. We would stand behind our chair and focus on our breathing and only thinking about math. She would instruct us to block everything in our lives out and only focus on math. After our moment of peace, we started off with an entry quiz and then we would begin a rigorous two and half hours of math. I quickly learned that this course was not for slackers. We covered 2 chapters a day, receiving a couple worksheets with each chapter and about 30 online practice questions per chapter. The only way to receive credit for the in class exercises was if the questions were100% correct. To make it 100% correct it involved turning it in multiple times and getting it back with red marks and attempting to re-due the questions and turning them back in. This process would go on until all the questions were correct. The disadvantage to this was how time consuming it was, but the advantage was one would receive 100% in that category going into the final grade. If this system did not work this way most students probably wouldn’t end up passing the class. Mary Anne made sure we had plenty to do outside of class; a typical evening involved about 3 hours of intense study of the material, completion of the worksheets, and the online assignment. Mary Anne’s style of teaching would be defined as strict; maybe even old fashion because of the teacher lecturing and the students frantically scribbling down notes.

            In comparison my English teacher Mrs. Richardson assigned a lot less homework, which was nice because I had plenty in math.

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            Ever since the day we are born, one is taught by many teachers. First of all our parents, secondly our siblings; later on other family members start to take form; grandparents, cousins, aunts and uncles. All of these people teach us many things in our young lives; they lay the foundations to whom we will become. At the starting of schooling we learn structure; how to walk in lines, fill out worksheets and pay attention. I, like every other American child, has traveled through the paths of public education encountering many teachers with their unique ways of portraying knowledge. Over the summer, I was exposed to two different but effective te5aching styles.

            Enrolling in my first college classes during the summer was intimidating. I was taking math 99 and English 99. I honestly did not know what to expect. I found both teachers to be in their late 50’s/ early 60’s, they had been doing this for year and were well rehearsed on the curriculum along with what methods were effective. My math teacher, Mary Anne, was all about getting through the chapters of the book. In contrast, my English teacher, Mrs. Richardson, taught more along the lines of the power of thought. These classes were the “express” courses because they were only six weeks long instead of 11.  The advantage of this is you earn the credits quickly, but the disadvantage is the fact that 11 weeks’ worth of work was crammed into twenty-three class periods. As one can imagine, this created a stress filled summer.

            Promptly at nine am my math course began. Mary Anne started each session with yoga breathing techniques. We would stand behind our chair and focus on our breathing and only thinking about math. She would instruct us to block everything in our lives out and only focus on math. After our moment of peace, we started off with an entry quiz and then we would begin a rigorous two and half hours of math. I quickly learned that this course was not for slackers. We covered 2 chapters a day, receiving a couple worksheets with each chapter and about 30 online practice questions per chapter. The only way to receive credit for the in class exercises was if the questions were100% correct. To make it 100% correct it involved turning it in multiple times and getting it back with red marks and attempting to re-due the questions and turning them back in. this process would go on until all the questions were correct. The disadvantage to this was how time consuming it was. The advantage was one would receive 100% in that category going into the final grade. If this system did not work this way I probably wouldn’t have passed the class.

            In comparison my English teacher Mrs. Richardson assigned a lot less homework.

           

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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            Ever since the day we are born, one is taught by many teachers. First of all our parents, secondly our siblings; later on other family members start to take form; grandparents, cousins, aunts and uncles. All of these people teach us many things in our young lives; they lay the foundations to whom we will become. At the starting of schooling we learn structure; how to walk in lines, fill out worksheets and pay attention. I, like every other American child, has traveled through the paths of public education encountering many teachers with their unique ways of portraying knowledge. Over the summer, I was exposed to two different but effective te5aching styles.

            Enrolling in my first college classes during the summer was intimidating. I was taking math 99 and English 99. I honestly did not know what to expect. I found both teachers to be in their late 50’s/ early 60’s, they had been doing this for year and were well rehearsed on the curriculum along with what methods were effective. My math teacher, Mary Anne, was all about getting through the chapters of the book. In contrast, my English teacher, Mrs. Richardson, taught more along the lines of the power of thought. These classes were the “express” courses because they were only six weeks long instead of 11.  The advantage of this is you earn the credits quickly, but the disadvantage is the fact that 11 weeks’ worth of work was crammed into twenty-three class periods. As one can imagine, this created a stress filled summer.

            Promptly at nine am my math course began. Mary Anne started each session with yoga breathing techniques. We would stand behind our chair and focus on our breathing and only thinking about math. She would instruct us to block everything in our lives out and only focus on math. After our moment of peace, we would begin a rigorous two and a half hours of math.

Essay 2- first paragraph and thesis

            Ever since the day we are born, one is taught by many teachers. First of all our parents, secondly our siblings; later on other family members start to take form; grandparents, cousins, aunts and uncles. All of these people teach us many things in our young lives; they lay the foundations to whom we will become. At the starting of schooling we learn structure; how to walk in lines, fill out worksheets and pay attention. I, like every other American child, has traveled through the paths of public education encountering many teachers with their unique ways of portraying knowledge. Over the summer, I was exposed to two different but effective teaching style.

Draft- eassy 2

For my second paper I think I am going to write about my two teachers I had over the summer at Bremerton OC campus.
Over the summer I was enrolled in two classes: Math 99 and English 99. The course were the 6 week summer sessions. the shortened classes covered all the material that the normal 11week classes did in 23 days.

First off in the morning I had Math. The professor liked us to call her by her first name. Mary Anne.  at the beginning of each period we did a "yoga" breathing session to focus ourselves on the math we were about to learn. We would stand up and allow the teacher to conduct our breathing patterns and focus our minds. pushing out any bad energy or negative thoughts. no outside distractions were allowed to get in the way of our math thoughts. it is good she had us focus because we covered two chapters of intense material each day.

We had in class assignments assigned with every chapter. So we would end up with 2, sometimes multiple page, worksheet to be completed at the end of the period. the curse and blessing about these worksheets is that she would not accept them until they were complete correct. so if that meant her correcting them and marking the wrong ones and handing them back twenty times then that's what would happen. Granted redoing a worksheet until one gets it right takes a lot of time and is quite frustrating. But the blessing is that in that section I had 100% so that is one of the main reasons why I passed the class. Thank god.

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My other class during the summer was English 99. Because of my issues taking tests on the computers I did shitty on the Accuplacer test and was placed in low (non running start classes).

On latter reflection I am pleased with the ending results of that class. I learned a lot. a lot more then the run-on (which I found out I did ALOT of) comma splices, and other grammatical errors.

Mrs. Richardson was in her mid fifties and full of stories. I can honestly say she is the best teacher I have ever had. the class wasn't about the busy work; overall it was a lesson on life. We defiantly went through the motions of a normal college level English class- read the stories, answer the comprehension questions and what I dreaded the most was Reading Plus.

Richardson had plenty of stories with moral and lessons she had learned at the end. hearing a story of someone's life; their struggles; their drive- really inspires me. She is a roll model to me.

Her t6eaching style was interactive and encouraged her students to break away from the normality everyone lives in and truly be your own person. one of my favorite things she ever said was "pick a side on a topic and believe strongly. even if you change your mind the next day- then strongly believe that" her example was her view on abortion and how they've changed.  This inspired me to believe strongly in everything.

Essay 1 DRAFT conclusion

I learned a lot through this process and it was hard work getting him down here, but the biggest challenge was getting him comfortable with loading in and out of a trailer. I wouldn’t change a thing about how I retaught him to load. I was patience and took little steps at a time with him; getting him used to the progressive stages. Now, I know it will still take a couple minutes to load him, but that will get better with time.

Essay 1 DRAT body continue

After he settled in for a couple of days at the new barn and was doing well under the saddle, I decided to set up a lesson with my WAHSET drill coach, Dawn. After going through the whole ordeal of setting up the time I would be able to borrow my boyfriend’s truck and my aunt’s trailer to be able to haul my horse to Dawn’s house. I had an uneventful drive to the barn; it was my first time driving a truck and trailer.

I was ready to load so I walked straight towards the trailer to bring him in and about five feet away he balked. He had too many bad memories from the previous experience. It took about twenty minutes to get him close enough to smell the trailer. At that point we decided to cancel the lesson and use the trsiler as the lesson for the day. Eventually, I was able to get his front feet in and with a bit of grain and whip encouragement he eventually got all the way in. We went in and out quite a few times and decided to call that enough for the day.

This was worrying me because all of the events I do with my horse, they involve trailering a lot to different places. I knew with time and trust he would eventually be able to trailer again. I talked to the neighbors, who I have known for a while because of 4-H, they were kind enough to let me use their trailer to keep walking him in and out and to get him use to the idea. So for the next five days I would go over there before or after I rode to practice with that skill.

I found out that Bolder’s favorite food motivator to get into the trailer is an apple. I think it was the third session I was able to stand with him in the trailer for about five minutes. This is with me talking and calming him the entire time. This was a huge leap because he was trusting me enough to do that. On the fifth time, with the help of my boyfriend, we were able to lock him inside the divider with me by his head. I was also in the tiny space with him so that could have ended up really bad if he decided to freak out. To me that was worth the risk because I trusted that he would not freak-out and injure me and he trusted me to not leave or hurt him.

A couple days after that I decided to try loading him in my aunt’s trailer again because every trailer is different and I’ll probably be trailering him in her trailer frequently. At first I just allowed him to sniff the trailer and get use to the different smell. Once again with my boyfriend’s help I was able to get him in. My boyfriend was standing behind Bolder with a whip, he didn’t necessarily use it, but when Bolder would back up he would remember there was a whip back there and decide to go forward to get away from it. After a couple minutes we were able to lock Bolder and I in the trailer slant. I tied him off and snuck under the divider so he would be in there alone. After a couple minutes of petting him and keeping him calm, we got out of the trailer and closed the back doors. There was no freaking out and that was defiantly an accomplishment.

The next Sunday was drill tryouts for WAHSET; now this was the big test. I had the coach stop by and pick me up on the way because she was already trailering two other horses and had room for one more. Bolder sniffed the trailer and with a little encouragement from behind, he got in and we closed the back door to the trailer with me in there too. After I had tied him off, Dawn opened the back door enough for me to slip out. We closed it and he was locked in there and not having a fit. I breathed a sigh of relief and we headed to the tryouts. When we got there I slipped back in and untied him and everything when smoothly from there. We did the same process loading him back in and made it home safe and sound. I am so glad this experience was a good one because now he knows that trailing to new places is not a scary thing and I will be there every step of the way. I also think having two other calm horses in the trailer with him made a huge difference.

2nd and 3rd paragraph of essay 1 DRAFT

Don’t get me wrong, I have been riding other people’s horses for 10 years so I have a bit of experience. I found my dream horse online: Bolder is 7 years old Quarter horse, AQHA registered, with perfect conformation, fantastic build, and filled out nicely. I fell in love with this palomino. After a couple weeks of discussing this with my family; I found a barn to board him at and someone to trailer him over here. So now here’s where the story really begins. 

When we met up with Bolder’s previous owner and got the paperwork signed, we unloaded him from his old owner’s trailer and were now ready to load up and head home. I popped him in the trailer and tied him up. As I was moving to close the divider he decided to try and back out, being tied up real tight he couldn’t move. He started freaking out because he couldn’t move, I not wanting to be trapped in a small enclosed metal area with flailing horse limbs jumped out. When I turned around he had fallen and his legs were strait up in the air. I don’t know how he twisted himself enough to fall down, but he did. When he got back up, we were able to secure him in the trailer. After the fact I learned he has never been loaded like a regular horse: they had loaded him with plenty of food and grain so he wouldn’t mind being in-closed in a small metal area. I hope he only needed one flip-in-the-trailer event because I don’t want to deal with it again.

First paragrah of essay #1

On latter reflection I think the most important lessons are learned by experiences; this experience of mine taught me the importance of Patience. On Saturday the 28 of September I bought my first horse. Most young horse lovers are spoon fed and get whatever they desire; a new horse, saddle, lessons, etc. unlike them, my parents decided to teach me the lesson that you have to work hard to get what you want. I guess it’s a good thing I had to work to pursue my passion; it sure hasn’t made thing easy but I have learned alot. Finally, after working for eight months at an Italian restaurant I had enough money to buy my own horse.

Escalante vs. Keatige

I found the teaching style of these two scholars to be similar in a different type of way.
the audience the teachers were teaching to were quite different. other then that they both got the children involved and were different then all of the teachers inside their building.

Mr. E taught at a poor school in California. the children were disobedient and came from a hard life. the rebelled against the staff and disrespected the principal. some how Mr. E was able to turn the students around and make them love his class, himself, and learning. which this was an impressive feat within it's self.

On the other hand Mr. K taught in a christen, rick, private school. the students were used to a strict harsh, boring learning environment. reciting things out of the text etc. they were surprised when the former student Mr. E was breaking out of the disciplined society and introducing the idea of one's self thinking on it's own. he had then stand upon desks to see the world in a different way. He certainly inspired the boys to do things differently.