User talk:Mbaus002

Welcome to Wikibooks, Mbaus002!

Hello there! Just wanted to let you know that I really enjoyed reading your page! Great way to organize your "About the Author" page with headings. It is wonderful that you were able to portray your personality through your writing style on this page! It draws the reader in and leaves the reader wanting to know more! Great job! I applaud your efforts in teaching ESL abroad! Furthermore, I am glad to see that you are turning your farm into a business (organic, I am assuming)! And yes! I am definitely a fan of organic produce! I completely agree with your "Teaching Philosophy" and definitely look forward to reading your article on learned helplessness once completed! I am pretty sure (correct me if I'm wrong) that you are the only one who thought to include your Wiki article assignment in the "About the Author" section. Great idea! Very original! Best of luck in becoming a highly-qualified teacher :) Oh, and G O H O K I E S (I too am a V-tech fan!!!)    Ggill005 (talk) 18:57, 12 September 2008 (UTC)

It is great to see someone else who shares most of the same ideas that I have. I believe that a teacher should show enthusiasim for teaching, if they want their students to show the same type of enthusiasim for learning. I also do not believe that SOL's should be the ultimate deciding factor to determine if a child, or a teacher, has been successful. Science is a great subject. I always enjoyed those classes more than anything else in middle and high school. It sounds like you are a fun teacher to have and want the best for your students. I actually wanted your topic of discussion as well but they were all gone! Good luck with this class.Aburk018 (talk) 18:05, 14 September 2008 (UTC)

Hi there, fellow Hokie! I was not a Cadet, but I was enlisted for five years and used the MGI Bill to complete my undergraduate degree. I left the military as a Sergeant, E-5, just as a fun fact! I just graduated this summer in August.

I am really happy to meet male teachers who are teaching at the high school level. I think it gives young men positive role models, and I think it also makes it cooler for them to learn when a younger male is teaching their class! I also highly respect your Biology degree, because I have to tell you that I never had a knack for that subject. I found your schools’ motto to be interesting, the “Learning for all, whatever it takes”. Could you expand some more on how that has changed your teaching practices? I take it that you probably had different lesson plans for the “advanced classes” verses the “general classes”. Do you feel that it is better to have these classes separate to tailor to the students’ needs in the two groups, or is it easier for you to try various instructional methods in the classrooms where all of the different types of students are together? So many questions, and I am supposed to be commenting! I would love to hear your opinion on this, though, because I just completed a research project on inclusive education. That topic really sparked my interest into learning more about how to teach in various situations. I know that your situation is a bit different, but still falls somewhat under the diverse learning methods topic. I think it is wonderful that you make your classroom interesting and fun, while trying to help your student’s combat learned helplessness in all arenas of life. I know that we all have experienced those endless lectures in high school and college, and it definitely is no fun! It is also so interesting that you taught ESL in China; that must have been so fulfilling. I recently had to work with two South Korean students, and it was challenging but very rewarding. It is always good to hear from another Hokie, so keep up the good work and have a great year! Brobi025 (talk) 02:06, 15 September 2008 (UTC)

where are the answers to your multiple choice questions?

Pete (talk) 00:53, 25 September 2008 (UTC)