Post Education Documentaries/Movies You Have Seen Here:
Hard Times/Douglas High School
Sunday, June 29, 2008
Monday, June 23, 2008
June 20, 2008
June 20, 2008
Today I interviewed at
Also, here are a few demographics on the neighborhood surrounding the school.
- 30.1% White, 36.9% Black, 5.4% Asian, and 42.1% Hispanic of any race
- Population 25 years and over
- 67.1% High School Graduate or Higher compared to 80.4% US
- 15.9% Bachelor’s or Higher compared to 24.4 US
- 30.0% (age 5+) are disabled
- 51.6% Speak language other than English at home
- Median Household income 29,044 compared to 41,994 US
Talk to you guys soon!
June 19, 2008 -- What Makes a Good Teacher?
June 19, 2008
I will start the list …..
- Patience
- Dedication
- Structure
- Resourcefulness
- Flexibility
- Knowledgeable
- Enthusiasm
Thursday, June 19, 2008
June 12, 2008 Observations at Harry S. Truman High
June 12, 2008
Today, I observed two teachers at Harry S. Truman High School in the Bronx. HSTHS is one of the few regular high schools left in the Bronx, as most schools have been converted to smaller learning academies. Thus, it is commonplace to see 4-5 schools within one building. As school is preparing to close, during my visitation students were preparing to take the NY State Educational Standards Examinations, Regents, next week. In first two classes, I simply watched an amazing teacher read a final examination aloud to his students. I spent the remainder of the day with a history teacher, where we played a jeopardy review game. In fact, for the final game I got to be on one student’s team. – The student’s thought this was unfair after they found out I had seen all the questions. Yet, the game was over and we had been declared the winning team. In conclusion, my observations today were indeed intriguing and I was able to forge relationships with two teachers that will definitely help to get me through my first year.
Student Quotation of the Day:
“Snitches get stitches” – This is the Inner City Guys
P.S. I turned my other notes into my professor … but if she gives them back I will update this posting.
Stay Tuned … I’m inputting my handwritten notes as soon as possible :)
Today, I observed two teachers at Harry S. Truman High School in the Bronx. HSTHS is one of the few regular high schools left in the Bronx, as most schools have been converted to smaller learning academies. Thus, it is commonplace to see 4-5 schools within one building. As school is preparing to close, during my visitation students were preparing to take the NY State Educational Standards Examinations, Regents, next week. In first two classes, I simply watched an amazing teacher read a final examination aloud to his students. I spent the remainder of the day with a history teacher, where we played a jeopardy review game. In fact, for the final game I got to be on one student’s team. – The student’s thought this was unfair after they found out I had seen all the questions. Yet, the game was over and we had been declared the winning team. In conclusion, my observations today were indeed intriguing and I was able to forge relationships with two teachers that will definitely help to get me through my first year.
Student Quotation of the Day:
“Snitches get stitches” – This is the Inner City Guys
P.S. I turned my other notes into my professor … but if she gives them back I will update this posting.
Stay Tuned … I’m inputting my handwritten notes as soon as possible :)
Wednesday, June 11, 2008
Stress
Thursday, June 12, 2008 I will make my first journey into a Bronx classroom to make observations.
Friday, June 13, 2008 I will teach my first 40 minute class ... followed by an intense job interview
Let me go prepare .... the craziness is just getting started!
P.S. Race is truly a social construct! I went to the barbershop today ... the first one I fell upon where the barbers appeared black. I sat for a while, then realized the barbers were Hispanic -- so I got the opportunity to practice Spanish and give my barber his first black haircut. (As we got into the haircut and he begin to present options -- I just prayed and said one or two :))
Friday, June 13, 2008 I will teach my first 40 minute class ... followed by an intense job interview
Let me go prepare .... the craziness is just getting started!
P.S. Race is truly a social construct! I went to the barbershop today ... the first one I fell upon where the barbers appeared black. I sat for a while, then realized the barbers were Hispanic -- so I got the opportunity to practice Spanish and give my barber his first black haircut. (As we got into the haircut and he begin to present options -- I just prayed and said one or two :))
Monday, June 9, 2008
Update
So much has happened since I last wrote. The most important things that have happened are: I have graduated from WFU and I have moved to New York.
I have begin the process of searching for which school faculty I will join for the upcoming school year. However, I have not had any interviews to date.
I begin training with my fellowship next Monday. The training commences with a induction ceremony at the Lincoln Center in Manhattan. The following day I report to my assigned university (City College University New York), where the author of Life Along the Color Line is president, to begin studying how to be a teacher. Soon after, I have been giving I brief crash course on being a teacher I will move into my role as an educational practitioner by teaching summer school at a random site.
As I end this brief update, I want to encourage everyone reading to ask me any questions.
I have begin the process of searching for which school faculty I will join for the upcoming school year. However, I have not had any interviews to date.
I begin training with my fellowship next Monday. The training commences with a induction ceremony at the Lincoln Center in Manhattan. The following day I report to my assigned university (City College University New York), where the author of Life Along the Color Line is president, to begin studying how to be a teacher. Soon after, I have been giving I brief crash course on being a teacher I will move into my role as an educational practitioner by teaching summer school at a random site.
As I end this brief update, I want to encourage everyone reading to ask me any questions.
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