The First Year

QUESTION 1--I was very moved by the film clip. After watching it, I am very overwhelmed by the thought of the "first" year. The problems teachers are facing are very real and must be very frustrating. For those of us that plan on teaching in Wyoming, we are very lucky because of the financial resources that are available. And parent involvement is expected so those parents that are uninvovled are the expetion not the rule.

QUESTION 2--I was most moved by the behavioral issues and the reasons behind them. The realities these children face are more than I could ever imagine. Unfortunately, school is the only normal some of the students ever see.

QUESTION 3--My goals is to let my students know that I value them and I am there to help them in what ever way I can to ensure their success.

facebook teacher groups

As you can imagine, there are groups for every possible interest you can think of. For us education majors I found several different types of groups related to education. I had the best luck finding the support groups by searching for elementary teachers. I found pages of groups and with pages devoted to supporting and inspiring new teachers, elementary ed majors, and veteran teachers.

teens and the internet

I was very moved by what was said on Dateline. Teens today are absorbed by the technological tools available to them. i.e. internet, myspace, facebook, texting. I am very concerned about the repricussions that teens could be facing by their openness on the web. As a parent I am horrified by what is available at the touch of a button. I am more concerned that the young individual that is posting the most private parts of their lives on the internet for everyone to see, has no comprehension of just what they are doing. It's not just their personal friends that are looking at it. It can be anyone. And the information never goes away. If someone wants to find your postings bad enough, they will. That means future family, friends, and employers, even predators. Young people do not have the experience of life to look beyond today and see how it might affect tomorrow.