Carrie’s TEBlog

3/13/06
While tutoring today I observed a cruel fact of today’s society. When I took students into the library and let them choose where to sit, they segregated themselves according to race. I had two white girls sit at one table and four African American girls sit at another. This honestly did not shock me. These [...]

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            I totally agree with Lisa that TV can be a useful tool. It is obviously a great tool for exposing children to English and all its forms. Along with that it is one of the main tools for exposing the culture of America. Whether or not people think this is good, I think it [...]

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Tutoring 3/7
            While sitting and observing the classroom before tutoring, I saw some interesting classroom management. The teacher, while taking role, had a question of the day up on the screen. This seems like a good idea, but very few students were sitting quietly doing the problem. Instead many students were being loud and distracting [...]

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            The article “Science Lesson’s Slam Home” excited me to become a teacher. It talked about the science fair and crazy science experiments a Lansing elementary was performing. The students were loving it and learning so much through the experience. This to me is what every teacher should strive for in their classroom. By making [...]

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