http://courtney07.edublogs.org Just another Edublogs.org weblog Thu, 18 Sep 2008 01:58:40 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en I'm getting to know myself more and more each day through my students. http://courtney07.edublogs.org/2008/09/17/one-phrase-check-in/ Never once have I thought about writing a children's books.  I've always said to myself: "I should right a book about my life" because I thought that my life was interesting enough to attract people's curiosity.  But a children's book,  no way. Further, a children's book that would reflect the ideas ... http://courtney07.edublogs.org/2008/06/03/my-book-of-friends-never-thought-id-be-writing-childrens-books/ I didn't realize how passionate I was about this class until I began writing my paper.  I was in Kansas City at the time and was a little upset at having to write a paper over the holiday weekend while at home on break.  But, once I started writing, I ... http://courtney07.edublogs.org/2008/06/03/my-synthesis/ FYI:   this was actually a "post" that I wrote as a "page" a long time ago, so I have transferred it incase people did not read it.  This was one of the first pages that I wrote, and didn't exactly do it correctly; I clicked on "write a page" instead of ... http://courtney07.edublogs.org/2008/06/03/our-retreat-was-awesome/ I have to admit, I had no idea that this class would have such an impact on me.  I feel that I have been so ignorant to a lot of issues that right here in my face.  From Privilege to Stereotypes, Religion to Intelligence, I have gained so much information ... http://courtney07.edublogs.org/2008/06/03/culturally-responsive-pedagogy/ At first I was a little upset that we agreed to have this as our cohort title.  Honestly, I wasn't really sure of want pangea was exactly.  However, I appreciate the process that we went through and how everyone explained their reasoning behind why we should be pangea.  The concept ... http://courtney07.edublogs.org/2008/06/03/pangea/ I think somebody said it in class: It's about survival of the fittest.  There's opportunity in some students, but not for the little ghetto poor kids in public schools, or should I say the Black students in public schools.  Although it seemed a little far-fetched earlier, but I bet there are ... http://courtney07.edublogs.org/2008/05/20/school-to-prison-pipelineso-real/ I like the way one of the groups in class described how I was in high school: Socially Elite!  The words are a magnificent description of a person who is extremely high on the social bar, and I can honestly and proudly say that I was one of those individuals.  Social ... http://courtney07.edublogs.org/2008/05/19/socially-elite/ I must say that Gardner has made me feel a lot better about myself in that he has classified 9 intelligences, several of which I fit in to.  I've always thought I was intelligent, I feel that I am smart and talented in many things (not just music).  However, I ... http://courtney07.edublogs.org/2008/05/19/proud-to-be-musically-intelligent/ After today's exercise, I began to really think about and imagine just hard it is in America for children of a different culture.  Just knowing that you're different, especially when it's perceived in a negative way, can make you feel less of a person.  And then the possibility of coming into the ... http://courtney07.edublogs.org/2008/05/15/say-what/