Ruminations -- Adolescent Psychology Applied to Education

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Subject: Ruminations

Author:
Carolyn Brown

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Date Posted: 16:21:07 02/10/08 Sun

I thought about our four sessions so far, and I believe this class has been the most rewarding use of my time on a Friday evening or all day Saturday, the times when I usually unwind from the crazy work week at school. I understand how other classmates feel about teaching and the difficult battles we all face in the school system and how parents feel about their experiences with the school system I know from experience how it feels to be a �token,� but Christina�s discussion put a name to the ethnic stereotyping and its ramifications for my students. My friends used to call me �goody two shoes� when I was little because of how I functioned back then; I guess I am still a �goody two shoes� based on our discussion yesterday. At the end of the class sessions I�m mentally energized and think about where I can use all this stuff. Most of it won�t wind up in my school room this year because I�m in the survival mode until May, but if I�m teaching next year, I will have time for the ideas to settle and resurface as useful teaching strategies. I keep thinking of research I�d rather do instead of fighting uphill school room battles, and this course has offered some direction in that regard.

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Subject	Author	Date
Re: Ruminations	Tammy Ali-Carr	20:32:36 02/10/08 Sun

Re: Ruminations	Carmen Davis (Satisfied)	12:12:39 02/17/08 Sun