Blog Post 5

I disagree with Rofes to a certain extent on his point about childhood. I think children should be given more freedom to think for themselves but within moderation. A lot of times children are still learning about things and it is always helpful to have an adult be their guide. If a child got to choose where he or she wanted to live they would probably bounce around whenever their guardian told them no. The child could end up in an unhealthy environment, but the same happens now even though the adults make the decisions. The amount of foster children that are killed in their guardians custody is a prime example of that. We have to find a medium and give children more of a voice than they already have but not give them complete freedom because they do not know much and it could lead to bad situations. I would hope that the school I end up teaching at is a lot like my high school. A close knit group and although everyone may not necessarily like each other, they still respect each other. I have a friend from high school who is gay, everyone knew he was gay and no one bullied him, or left him out. We treated him like any other guy there. Everyone had their main group of friends but also ventured out, football guys were cool with the guys that play magic card. I hung out with the black kids from similar situations as myself, football guys, the stereotypical all boy private school kid, and the shy kid. But hey, I know a lot of schools aren't like that.

FieldBlog Post 1

I sat in on two classes, one was an 8th grade history class. It was a bit overwhelming at first, the kids were wired and at one point a kid just walked out of class. They got in a heated discussion on how to pronounce mercantilism. One kid walks up to me in the middle of the chaos and makes sure to let me know that the class isn't always like that. After spending 10 minutes in that class I walked down the hall to a 7th grade accelerated math class. The kids were sitting in 4s in tables around the room working on an exponent worksheet. They found a way to balance the work and talking with their friends at the table. After the class was over I heard something I've never heard in a middle school classroom. The teacher told the students that she would be there at 7:30 the next morning for any students that wanted extra help. I was shocked because my middle school math teachers were never really there for extra help, especially in the morning. Overall it was a good experience for my first time sitting in on a classroom not as a student. Im excited to do it again.