Ch.4

Ch.4 explained more in depth on how choices and challenges make a huge difference in schools. As a child and til I was introduced to this chapter, I believed school was made to learn. But "learn" is such a broad word. Well, ofcourse school is for learning, but not only academically. Ch.4 explained how schools go through different choices and challenges in order to reconstruct society and transmit society's knowledge and values effectively. Like everything and everyone, schools have different goals. The number on goal I believe is to help the children today be successful adults tomorrow. The way a child is taught, treated, and respected today will eventually come into effect as that child becomes an adult. That is why it is so important how schools form their every day structure of organization. The enviornment in where a child is brought up and what he/she is taught on a daily bases influences how that child will behave and act. In order to better society for the future, change must begin now, it's like the saying "the decisions you make today, will affect you tomorrow" Ch.4 helps it's readers understand that schools have a great deal of the impact on a child's life not only academically but in their social behavior and relationships.

Ch.2

Ch.2 introduced some interesting material about different ways of learning. I never really put thought to how different people learn in different ways. Ch.2 enlighten me on how while some people learn better in quiet enviornments, others hold better concentration litsening to music. The lighting in a room may also have an effect on whether some one is at comforts level to study, concentrate, ext. This chapter is a good chapter to help teachers understand the different ways they can teach different children. I believe that after reading this chapter a teacher can become better at teaching different children, since she will eventually learn how to teach the material in different ways, so that every child may have a chance in soaking in the information being taught to him/her. Some students have different abilities than others, therefore teachers should learn how to better approach teching styles in order to help their students progress and accelerate their learning ability.

Intro

Hello everyone. My name is Natalie. I am 21 years old. I was born and raised here in Miami. I am a senior in Saint thomas University, where i will be graduating this upcomming May. I am majoring in psychology and debating on whether to minor in education or communications or both. I originally wanted to continue my education in grad school, obtaining a masters in marriage and family therapy, I guess you can say other ideas have come to mind, therefore I will hold off on being cleo and I will all find out what I do when the time comes. I am taking this course because I not only need 8 electives before i graduate but also because I was looking into being a substitue teacher while finishing my education. I am looking foward to learn new things and gain knowledge in a different feild. See you all in class next week. =)