http://smccoy01.edublogs.org Musings of a future teacher Thu, 05 Feb 2009 11:02:07 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en It's more than just a 50 Cent song, it's actually good advice. There are snitches amongst us! For those of you who may not know what a snitch is, a snitch is one who tattles, one who rats you out. Dictionary.com has a definition of "one who turns informer." Now ... http://smccoy01.edublogs.org/2009/02/05/stop-snitching/ Last week's class was informative and I think that we have a good place to start off. I hope that this project will be helpful to those in need, as well as to ourselves. That's about all I have to say! http://smccoy01.edublogs.org/2009/01/31/hunger/ I don't really have anything to say at this point. I've been in third grade at Idlewood for 3 days, now, and I'm disappointed with what I've seen. My students are unruly, at best, and it seems that no one really cares. I simply cannot wait to have my very ... http://smccoy01.edublogs.org/2009/01/10/yet-another-blog/ I know we were all frustrated with our inablitity to decide on one topic for the PSP. However, I am very disappointed with our final choice to focus on hunger for the project. It seems like we just took the easy way out and picked something that would be beneficial, ... http://smccoy01.edublogs.org/2008/12/04/disappointed/ After careful consideration, and this morning's phone call from financial aid, I think that we should re-address the idea of looking at the UACM program as a focus for our PSP. One of the most important ideas I took from the reading on Shabazz and his time at Atlanta University ... http://smccoy01.edublogs.org/2008/10/13/problem-solution-project/ I found last Wednesday's class to be a refreshing return to the types of conversations that we enjoyed during May-mester. We need to continue to have these conversations, not just in Culture, Community and Schools, but in all of our courses because these conversations uncover and remind us of the reasons ... http://smccoy01.edublogs.org/2008/10/13/refreshers/ The minds of Kindergarteners are like sponges. They soak up so much information, in no time at all. It's very exciting to watch and to take part in! http://smccoy01.edublogs.org/2008/09/18/check-in/ Teaching encompasses psychology, pedagogy, content-knowledge, nurturing, sociology, economics, faith, confidence, constant self-evaluation, cultural awareness, willingness to grow and learn, tenacity, sharing, being strong and dependable, being willing to lean on fellow teachers for support, intrapersonal and interpersonal knowledge, passion, activism, altruism, adaptation, courage, risk, planning, time and self-love.  Those who ... http://smccoy01.edublogs.org/2008/05/27/the-art-of-teaching/ I don't really know what I expected to find at Idlewood Elementary School.  I am familiar with the Clarkston area and did some volunteer work at another elementary school on North Indian Creek in undergrad.  My experience there was centered around reading tutorials for first and second graders.  Of course ... http://smccoy01.edublogs.org/2008/05/25/reflections-on-a-day-at-idlewood/ As we saw in class, censoring literature and books in schools can lead to students missing out on some of the best authors, thoughts, ideas and stories of our lifetime, and of those lifetimes before ours.  Maya Angelou?  Of Mice and Men?  Come on! How can we encourage our students to ... http://smccoy01.edublogs.org/2008/05/22/dangers-of-censorship/