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I feel like the class has gotten off
to a slow start. However, there are a few things that I have enjoyed doing, and there are things that I can look
forward to. I really enjoyed writing my I Am Poem. At first I was not too sure about writing my poem, because
I have never been good at poetry. It was actually pretty easy once I got started. It was fun remembering where
I came from and where I am today. I started where I was born, who my parents are, things I like to do, a little about
my husband, how many kids I have, and several other little things about my life. I would love to do this activity with
my students some day! I think it is a great way for teachers to get to know their students and for them to
get to know each other. I'm sure I will have a variety of students from different cultures, so I will be excited to
know a little about where they come from. Something that I have discovered is that I like reading the text book.
Some of the chapters are a little boring, but for the most part I like reading the different ways to teach English to students
of other cultures. I like the way the chapters start off by giving different scenarios and then discussing them in detail.
I think my favorite thing we have been able to do
so far is have Vicki Bruno visit our classroom. Sign lanuage has always fasinated me and I wish I had taken the time
to learn it a long time ago, but I still hope to learn more about the language in the future. I have enjoyed learning
some of the basics she has taught us and I really like the handouts she gives us too. I'm excited to find out a sign
name for myself, I just think that is really cool! The information she is bringing to our classroom can definitely be
helpful in the future, every little bit of information is great. I had no idea how many kids, or even just people in
general, have experienced a hearing loss of some sort. Whether it be the sensory neural, the conductive, or a combination
of the both of them. The tape she had us listen to was very
interesting, aggrivating, but interesting. It definitely opened my eyes and I will do whatever I can to accomodate my
students according to their needs. I look forward to her visiting our classroom in the future. I know we have not started working with Charolette Bradshaws classroom, but it is something
I can look forward to as well. I think it will be a good experience for me and I have been discovering that the more
time I spend in the actual classroom the more I am learning. It's like welcome to the real world of teaching!
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