during internship i worked at my elementary school. if it were the great depression then i think that it would fall because the teachers would be laid off. kids classroom sizes would increase and books and other school supplys would go up in prices.

Muley:

"I got her! If ever a man got a does of the spirit, I got her! Got her all of a flash!"
"His movements were jerky and quick."
"I'll be aroun' till hell freezes over. There ain't nobody can run a guy name of graves outa this country. An' they ain't done it neither."
"I tell ya, men, I'm stayin'. They aint gettin' rid a me. If they through me off, ill come back....I ain't a-goin'. My pa come here fifty years ago. An' i ain't a-goin'."

These quotes show that he is kinda crazy from being on his own for so long. He did not have any contact with people other then the police chasing him, so he went a little crazy from being alone for so long.

Photo Essay

Mrs. Dreyfuss is a 2nd grade teacher; her kids adore her and most listen to her every word. She speaks her mind when needed and is able to control her class. Me on the other hand, when I try to control them they don’t listen to me the only experience I have had with teaching kids, was during VBS(vacation bible school). There I had 15 kids and one other girl to help me, we managed pretty well, but it is definitely different when you need to control 25 kids but Mrs. Dreyfuss helped me. Mrs. Dreyfuss graduated from Ohio State University with a major in Special Ed. She went on to get a job in Ohio to teach kids in special Ed for about 15 years, she then moved to San Diego to work at Green Elementary. For 11 years Mrs. Dreyfuss has trained a dog to become a guide dog for disabled people. When I met her at Green she had a yellow lab named Gobi. I was a terrified 2nd grader in her class, and was still trying to figure out who I was as a person. Mrs. Dreyfuss led me on the right path to become the person I am today. I have always admired her as a person and a teacher.

One of my first projects as an intern was to decorate the board in front of the class with the kids current work. The schools superintendant was going to come by the next day so I had to do my best to prepare the bulletin board to reflect what the kids were learning about. Currently they were learning about Martin Luther King Jr. and why he was so famous because it was MLK day the following Monday. A couple of ways they tried to connect and learn about him was to read about 5 different books about him, they also watched “Brain Pop” which is a website that has educational video clips. The one they watched was about Rosa Parks and how she started the bus boycott. They also made their own “I have a dream…” statements, and then they took all of those and wrote them on paper doves, which I put up on their board. While the superintendents were walking through our classroom they commented on the board about how good and professional it looked.

During my internship I learned the inside and outside workings of a 2nd grade classroom. I realized how long one single lesson plan takes to prepare and plan out I also learned how much work it is to keep 2nd graders on task and continuously working for the amount of time they have. When I was back at green I realized how little time the kids have to actually be in the classroom and learn, with music, library, PE, recess and lunch. It takes a lot of learning time out of their day. During the class time though Mrs. Dreyfuss uses their time to the maximum, she has every minute of everyday planned out. Mrs. Dreyfuss is a busy woman always off at some meeting or doing bus duty, she is always moving and never has time for herself. During lunch she tried to do things, like check her email or call parents but she is always up and moving.

The kids at Green have a ton of experiences that most kids don’t usually get, like PE 4 times a week. There is also jump rope for heart and 3 after school programs, kind of like clubs. This picture is of the jump rope club after school, they were giving an assembly about it to recruit kids to join. The woman who leads it is amazing and she had glow sticks on her jump rope, so they turned off the lights and she started jumping in the dark. The kids really enjoyed this and many signed up afterwards. When I went to Green one of the things I remember that I loved was something called heartland, it was a dance club for kids grade 3-5. We got to learn all these cool dance moves and go to mini competitions on the weekends. When I was a little 4th grader I thought It was the coolest thing, it was something to do with my friends after school. There was also something called “mad science” which was a science club for elementary students, we got to mix weird chemicals together, blow things up, and shoot a rocket. That was by far the most popular club of all!

During my last week at internship, the kids had a science “mini lab” that they were doing it was called “the pencil trick.” They had a wire, pencil, 2 counter weights (clothes pins) and a Popsicle stick. First they had to tape the Popsicle stick to the table, and then they had to experiment with the counter weights to try to bend the wire so that it would balance on the end of the Popsicle stick with the pencil tip balancing on the stick. Caleb was the very first one to complete it, he was pretty happy about that, soon everyone else was trying to copy his to figure out what to do. They all got really into it and whenever a kid figured it out they would jump around to get my attention, it was so cute! My 3 weeks at internship were pretty cool; I learned a bunch about being a teacher as a career and how to teach a classroom of 25 kids. I now have a newfound respect for teachers; they need a lot of patients to keep sane in a classroom setting. Overall I enjoyed my internship site and have more respect for my teachers now.

http://www.maalexander.blogspot.com/2010/02/final-interview.html
this is marcus's interview of both his mentors. he took on the challenge to interview 2 people, who seem like 2 very good mentors to have during internship, i like that he didn't back down from the challenge to interview both his mentors.

http://www.thesearemyshannanigans.blogspot.com/2010/02/mentor-interview_09.html
i really enjoyed reading Shannon's interview mainly because her internship was really exciting to learn about and seemed like really cool experience, also i liked it because i helped her write it!

http://francisco-franciscoblog.blogspot.com/2010/02/mentor-interview-revised.html
francisco's interview is really well written and describes the mentor in a really discriptive way that makes me want to continue reading. i can connect to his also because we both interned in classrooms.

blog 4!

For Ampersand I hope that I will be able to have a high quality final product, that i am proud of. i hope that i will be able to follow most of the advice on the board to contibute to my final product.

blog 3! interview.

Interview with Linda Dreyfuss

Educating Green, 25 2^nd graders a year.

When I walked into Mrs. Dreyfuss’s room, the first thing I noticed about it was that the walls were covered in the colorful work of the 2nd graders. The room was empty at the moment, but I was already receiving good vibes when I stood in it. The sun streamed through the window slits and it made the room feel warm and full of kindness. Mrs. Dreyfuss walked in and let out a huge sigh of relief after she took the kids to lunch. She looked weary and a little drowsy but over all she had a fun energetic look to her. If I had just glanced at Mrs. Dreyfuss I would assume she’s an ordinary 2nd grade teacher but go deeper and I realized she has had many battles in her life, starting with breast cancer. Fully recovered now, she enjoys teaching her 2nd grade class and sometimes participating in the Susan G. Colman 3 day walk with her dog in training. Mrs. Dreyfuss is a blonde haired, spunky woman and enjoys when she dresses in style. She has a calm look to her and is easygoing about most things, however she does keep her class under control, her kids adore her and most listen to her every word. She speaks her mind when needed and is able to control her class. Mrs. Dreyfuss has been a teacher for 33 years, and in that time she has contributed to Myron B. Green Elementary faithfully for about 20 years.

Mrs. Dreyfuss at her desk, always working on something when not teaching her class.

Why do you enjoy your job?
I've been teaching for 33 years and I like to work with kids, I like to see the light bulb go on, when they realize something.

Why did you decide on 2nd grade?
I didn't, I was in Special Ed and just decided a change and my principal at the school I was at hand picked Green as a job for me to try and that was the opening that was available. I had been teaching Special Ed for 10 years in San Diego and just decided to look at the General Ed perspective. So this was the job opening.

What’s the hardest part about being a second grade teacher?
Preparing for a substitute! You can never walk out the door, shut the door and say the works going to be there tomorrow. You always have to be prepared for a sub or the long hours to prepare the plan, especially in elementary. Its minute by minute not subject where it would be in high school, where you might be teaching multiple classes but you have the same subject, with the same lesson plan. This is minute by minute for the 7 hours. I cant personally leave it with a skeleton lesson plan, I’ve got to make sure that for me I'm planned or over planned so that if something falls apart its not because I wasn't prepared but that just fell apart, because.

Did you ever think you would be a teacher in high school?
No, I wanted to be a dental hygienist! But there was too much science!

Would you ever teach a different grade?
Yeah! I taught Special Ed which was kindergarten through 8th grade, so yeah I wouldn't mind teaching another grade, but right now this is comfortable and I’m probably only going to teach about 5 more years, them I’ll retire!

blog 2!

A normal work day at green elementary with any teacher would most likely consist of sitting and reading out of books, but walk into Mrs. Dreyfuss’s room and they are moving and working at the same time. Trying to keep the kids blood flowing, keeps them more focused and on task. Looking at Mrs. Dreyfuss you would assume she s an ordinary 2^nd grade teacher but go deeper and you realize she has had many battles in life, starting with breast cancer. Fully recovered now she enjoys teaching her 2^nd grade class and sometimes participating in the Susan G. Colman 3 day walk with her dog in training. Mrs. Dreyfuss is a short blonde haired, spunky woman and enjoys dressing in style. She speaks her mind when needed and is able to control her class. Mrs. Dreyfuss has been teaching for 33 years, and in that time she has contributed to green faithfully.


is there anything i can add to give more detail about her life?
anything to add to make it better?
anything you want to know about her?

semester 2 blog 1

2 high quality interviews:

1. http://toys.about.com/od/hotnewtoyreleases/a/interviewpublic.htm
This interview is high quality and very professional. The intervier is very polite and asks open ended questions not just like yes or no answers. It gives the person being interviewed a question to actually reflect upon and be albe to give a well rounded answer to.

2. http://www.artinamericamagazine.com/news-opinion/the-market/2009-03-23/bruce-high-quality-foundation--1/
This is another example of another good interview for different reasons, it is more like a conversation but the interviewer still got the information about the art that he needed.