Description
There was a little boy with an orange monkey around his shoulders and a small rope going into the hand of the women holding back the little boy. Most people were walking at a slow pace and stopped to look at something every couple seconds. The women's clothing section was the busiest with the baby clothing section being the least crowded. People did not have smiles on, they had straight faces.
Interpretation
The lady holding the monkey was probably a mother with her child on a leash, so the little boy could not run off into the toy section. People walked at a slower pace because they want to look at the things around them and they stopped every few seconds because they are shopping for things they need. Women's clothing is the busiest because, typically, women buy more clothes than men and babies are the least populated because that is a situation product for people to buy. People did not have animated faces because they were not trying to have fun but to get things done.
Parking Lot
When I saw the little boy my friend immediately said that is bad parenting and my first thought was that it was wrong to put your kid on a leash. I saw a rather hefty man with nothing but potato chips and cookies in his kart and I thought that he was just an unhealthy eater, but he could be having a party of some sort.
I found that I am very quick to form an opinion of a person. Within a couple seconds of watching a person, I already have an opinion of them and I either like them or I do not have a good feeling about them. This is a bad habit that is hard to break because it is a habit that most people have. Everyone forms opinions of people, but some people are better at discarding that opinion. I want to become better at getting to know a person before i cast a judgement over them.
Tuesday, January 27, 2015
Tuesday, January 13, 2015
Class Survey
1. I prefer to be called Matt
2. I am from a small town called Novelty, Ohio, and here's my photo
3. I want to teach high school chemistry
4. I was the captain on my high school baseball team as the starting first baseman and the 1st pitcher in the rotation. This led into me throwing javelin for JCU now. I love being on the water and I have a boat that i go fishing on every day it is nice out in the summer. This semester I am hoping to figure out what I want to major in and get my life steered in the right direction.
5. In order for me to be able to take risks in a classroom, I have to feel comfortable with the students and the teacher in that class. I am typically a very reserved person and it is easy for me to get into a state of mind where I watch what is going on, but I do not participate. Once the comfort level rises in a class, I open up more and it is easier for me to state what I think about a certain topic.
6. In class, I like to say what I think about a certain topic. I am a very fiery person and if there is a topic I enjoy, I will really get into the discussion. I am responsible for the preparation of class assignments because I like to do a good job on whatever I do. I am a very honest person with myself, sometimes to the point where it distracts me, but I think that it just gets me to want to do better in what I do. At this point, I know what works for me when it comes to learning styles and that is I want to work hands on and learn by doing rather than watching. When I don't understand something, the first thing I do is look it over again after some time has passed. If i don't know it again after that, I will go to a tutor or professor and ask for help on that topic.
7. A memory I have as a student is my high school English class. This class was during my senior year, and all I wanted to do was coast through the school year with no work getting done. My teacher was able to grab and hold my attention as a student by being the most personable teacher I have ever had. The connection he made with me is what drove me to becoming a teacher.
8. One concern I have about the educational field, is the quality of teachers in the field. I have been fortunate enough to have good teachers all the way through my educational career, but my older brother has not been so lucky. There have been teachers that do the bare minimum for the students in my brother's classes, and it is hard to thrive in that kind of environment. Another big issue facing the education field, is the lack of funding some schools get. I went to a public school that had about 800 students in it, and the school was in horrible condition. The roof had to be re-placed, the plumbing would break every other week, and the floor tiles were coming apart. It is very difficult for a student to do well when they are not in an environment that lends itself to learning.
9. My question for the class is, what do you mean when you say that you have to know yourself before you can become a good teacher?
2. I am from a small town called Novelty, Ohio, and here's my photo
3. I want to teach high school chemistry
4. I was the captain on my high school baseball team as the starting first baseman and the 1st pitcher in the rotation. This led into me throwing javelin for JCU now. I love being on the water and I have a boat that i go fishing on every day it is nice out in the summer. This semester I am hoping to figure out what I want to major in and get my life steered in the right direction.
5. In order for me to be able to take risks in a classroom, I have to feel comfortable with the students and the teacher in that class. I am typically a very reserved person and it is easy for me to get into a state of mind where I watch what is going on, but I do not participate. Once the comfort level rises in a class, I open up more and it is easier for me to state what I think about a certain topic.
6. In class, I like to say what I think about a certain topic. I am a very fiery person and if there is a topic I enjoy, I will really get into the discussion. I am responsible for the preparation of class assignments because I like to do a good job on whatever I do. I am a very honest person with myself, sometimes to the point where it distracts me, but I think that it just gets me to want to do better in what I do. At this point, I know what works for me when it comes to learning styles and that is I want to work hands on and learn by doing rather than watching. When I don't understand something, the first thing I do is look it over again after some time has passed. If i don't know it again after that, I will go to a tutor or professor and ask for help on that topic.
7. A memory I have as a student is my high school English class. This class was during my senior year, and all I wanted to do was coast through the school year with no work getting done. My teacher was able to grab and hold my attention as a student by being the most personable teacher I have ever had. The connection he made with me is what drove me to becoming a teacher.
8. One concern I have about the educational field, is the quality of teachers in the field. I have been fortunate enough to have good teachers all the way through my educational career, but my older brother has not been so lucky. There have been teachers that do the bare minimum for the students in my brother's classes, and it is hard to thrive in that kind of environment. Another big issue facing the education field, is the lack of funding some schools get. I went to a public school that had about 800 students in it, and the school was in horrible condition. The roof had to be re-placed, the plumbing would break every other week, and the floor tiles were coming apart. It is very difficult for a student to do well when they are not in an environment that lends itself to learning.
9. My question for the class is, what do you mean when you say that you have to know yourself before you can become a good teacher?
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