User talk:Gsiss001

Hi there Win! It has been great meeting you in class and learning even more on your page. I commend you on teaching your students how to read and write in the real world.

Since switching careers, this is definitely something that I want to incorporate into my classroom. I have to admit that I learned how to write a check too late, didn't understand banking finances until...well, I still don't understand them, and am lost in the world of life insurance. I respect SOLs and know the importance of core subjects that teachers must teach. However, in our rural area, many young kids graduate fom high school and do not enter four more years of parent supported/guided college. Many young kids immediately enter the working world, apprenticing a trade, learning a business and need real world skills to help them succeed.

I read about many of the authors in our class working towards their teaching license for elementary education. Your experience with adult education will provide some incredibly valuable insight into the futures of our young'ns, and how their learning styles change as they get older.

I think adults learn more eagerly when they have some life experinces under their belt and have certain questions they need the answers to. Ex: I need to learn nursing so that I can care for sick people the same way my grandmother was cared for. Or, I need to learn truck driving so that I can better provide for my family and finally buy a house. Children, on the other hand, haven't developed the drive to learn yet and require energetic, enthusiastic teachers to encourage them all along the way. Rcrow008 (talk) 02:57, 2 February 2009 (UTC)

I like your philosophy of education. I really believe as well that the goal in teaching is to get students to have a desire to learn on their own. Every student is capable of it and finds great satisfaction in it, but they often fear it or see no purpose in it. Once they're awakened to their potential, they become something new, something alive and hungry for more of life. You've got a great perspective. I look forward to hearing your opinions and experiences in class. Votecoffee (talk) 15:51, 25 January 2009 (UTC)

The Granby Roll! :) I was on the wrestling team for a year.  They pounded that one into us, so you can say it brings mixed memories for me  :)  So you're from St Mary's?  I'd like to hear about it some time. Curious about the coffee shop too. I've got a friend that wants to start one some day. Votecoffee (talk) 02:25, 31 January 2009 (UTC)

I find your job very interesting. I would love to experience the satisfaction in a grown persons eyes when they write the perfect letter to their kids that just says everything write. And you know it is because you helped them pursue the knowledge and confidence to do so. Did you have to have certain certifications or qualifications in order to get the job? I like how you put your personal experience in there. Llayn002 (talk) 01:55, 1 February 2009 (UTC)

FIRST: Let me say, THANK YOU!, although I have a confession of my own! (My sister-the 8th grader actually found/fixed/showed me how to do it--she does all those code things on her other spaces and I won't even PRETEND to be that cool--but I'll tell her she received an awesome kudos!) SECOND: I am in awe of your approach to teaching. Your personal experiences really opened my eyes--sometimes, it is easy to forget that there are still many people out there in this world that are unable to read or write well or who lack other basic skills so necessary to get by in life. The road to correctional education is a definite possibility here in my area--and one I did not know existed until your post and had not considered until I read your site. It sounds like such a job is rewarding in so many extra ways. THIRD: I look foward to working with you in the classroom this semester! It will be wonderful to read more about your experiences! WhiteakerJ (talk) 00:33, 2 February 2009 (UTC)