User:Shakm001

Name: Safia Hakmati City: Fairfax, VA Endorsement Area: Elementary Education PreK-6 '''I am graduate student at Old Dominion University and will graduate in the Fall of 2009. When I'm not studying for my classes I like to dance, go shopping, and cook international cuisine. I team teach science to 8th graders at a middle school and cannot wait to a have a classroom of my own in the near future.''' '''I believe that each child has the right to an education regardless of their race, gender, religion, disability, or income. A child that grows up in the Bronx should get the same education that a child that grows up in Manhattan receives. Education should start at a young age and is extremely important that they are read to on a consistent basis when they are young. '''It is important that a classroom be taught using lectures and projects. I very strongly believe in this quote:  "Tell me and I forget, teach me and I remember, involve me and I learn." '''Technology is extremely important in the classroom. Students are surrounded by it everyday and teachers need to find a way to integrate learning and technology. The average student will be bored with a textbook but give them an online textbook and they will be more likely to use it.'''