User talk:Awade006

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Hello Ashley my name is Shannon Albert. I really enjoyed reading about you. I feel like we have a lot in common not so much on the dance thing but my mother also is a cancer survivor and many of my life choices these past few years have revolved around that. I myself got married to my college sweetheart last August the 11th. We just has our one year anniversary and I also have a dog (although mine is a black lab) who is my baby. And I am a huge sports fan but I love soccer more than anything else.

I also very much agree with your teaching philosophy. I believe that teachers should be responsible for making sure each and every student is engaged in their learning not just attending class. I know that I find it interesting to try to keep each of my 20-30 kids interested in what we are learning each day. There is this video I saw a while back that talked about having kids do projects that were just like adults would be working on, and this was done to keep their attention. There were things like science projects and even advertising. You sound like you will be one of those teachers that every child will remember their entire lives. Good Luck!

Swrig020 (talk) 23:44, 7 September 2008 (UTC)

Hi Ashley, my name is Jennifer. I completely agree with your teaching philosophy in many ways. First of all, "Being able to actually make children think for themselves and shape their own ideas is very important. It is not about reading a book and spitting back the facts, but actually asking why and creating their own perspective"...what an amazing statement! I couldn't agree more. So many teachers (that I know at least) concentrate solely on remembarence of facts and not enough on letting children create their own perspective. I think that's where the "desire to teach" comes into effect. If a teacher has more of a DESIRE to teach, than they will be more likely to actually care about what and how the children think and allow them to come up with their own way of thought processes. I also agree with what you said about making things relatable to a child and how it helps in the remembrance process. THAT IS SO IMPORTANT!!! Looking back on my years spent in school, most of the things that I learned I actually remember because I could relate to them in some way. So, I know that after this class you will be able to have a more fully-developed teaching philosophy to add to your already fantastic one! Good luck :) Jennlynn88 (talk) 18:06, 10 September 2008 (UTC)

Hi Ashley, My name is Whitney. I really enjoyed reading a little bit about yourself! I believe we share a common interest in dance! I have been dancing all of my life as well! I am sorry to hear about your mom, but i bet it has made you stronger and the bond between your mother and yourself even stronger! Your teaching philosophy is along the same lines as mine. I love your passion to teach, it is something that our public education system needs. Persona relation to you students is key!! Good luck this semester and you future in teaching! Wkent279 (talk) 21:35, 14 September 2008 (UTC)