Post 5

Writing is a process!! No, but seriously it is. In order to have a good paper you need to do it in steps to make sure the reader understands what your writing about. Plus, you also want to keep the reader entertained so that they stay interested in your writing. 


There are 5 steps in the writing process:
1. Prewriting
2. Drafting
3. Revising
4. Editing
5 Publishing


Prewriting is putting your ideas down on paper. For example, making a list, creating a web or doing research.
Drafting is taking your ideas and writing the 1st draft of the paper, whether it is on paper or on the computer.
Revising is making changes to words and sentences. For example, adding or erasing ideas, and elaborating.
Editing is making grammatical changes. For example, adding or erasing punctuation and correcting grammar. 
Publishing is the final draft of the paper. You can print out the paper and put it in a binder or you can laminate it so that the paper does not get thrown away. You can do anything you want that shows you are proud of the hard work you put into writing a great paper. 

Post 4

A good reader to me is someone who can read something and be able to comprehend what they just finished reading. As for me being a good reader, I think I can agree with that. Although I do read fast, I always tend to go back to re-read to make sure I understand. I also try to relate what I read to everyday situations in order to make the reading interesting.


For students to become better readers, they will need to have better knowledge of other subject areas, such as Math, Science, etc. Since I will be teaching Physical Education, I will teach students the basics of most sports. This will help them if they were ever to read something concerning athletics, such as a book or an article in the paper. Hopefully with a better understanding of athletics, the students will become interested in reading books including the subject, or even better want to try out and play the sport for themselves. 

Post 3

When I become a Physical Education teacher, playing games will be a must in my gym. One reason for that is because playing games is the way we get our lessons across. We can't have students come in, take out paper and a pencil and learn on the gym floor. We will be playing games about motor skills, cooperation, sports and I will even integrate P.E to other subjects such as English, Science and Math. Another reason is because I want P.E to be fun and memorable, but also a class where students will be motivated to want to be more active in their lives. Just last week on the internet I saw an article about what people remembered most from P.E when they were in elementary school. Reading that reminded me of when I was in elementary school and when we played with the parachute, played dodge ball (even though we can't play that now) and learned how to throw a football. That is exactly how I want my P.E class to be. I want my students to grow up and go back and remember all the fun things we did, just like I did. 

Post 2

Motivation is the drive you feel inside or outside of yourself that makes you want to accomplish certain goals such as, getting an education, buying a car or house, getting the job of your dreams, etc. 


My motivation for getting an education and becoming a Physical Education teacher consists of both intrinsic and extrinsic qualities.


Intrinsically, I want to accomplish these goals because of the pride I would feel once I had that diploma in my hand, knowing that all the years I went to school and stuck with it was worth it. Getting the job to go with that diploma would just be the icing on the cake for me. I know that being a teacher is not the highest paying job in the world, but that job makes a lot more money than what other people I know growing up in my neighborhood would make. I am just proud even now because I am this far along in my education. Some people I know my age are not even this far, or worst yet didn't even go to college. I would just take pride in myself knowing that I made it that far and got an education and didn't let anything stop me from getting there. Educating children about physical health is another intrinsic motivation. Children today are endangering their health because of video games, internet use and fast food. My motivation is to teach students that being healthy and active will help them in the long run, and hopefully motivate them to try out for sports or any other extracurricular activity in school or outside of it. 


Extrinsically, I want to accomplish getting an education and being a Physical Education teacher is because of all the things I can do with the money I will make. Again, I know teaching doesn't make you a lot of money but it is more than what I make now. I don't want to be rich, and I don't want to live in the biggest house or drive the fanciest car. I just want to live comfortable, save my money and just feel the security of having a job, having a roof over my head and not having to stress over money. 

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Post 1

Culture can greatly influence learning in students. Culture can be anything from family, friends, religion, heritage and etc. So all these things and more can affect how a student is able to communicate and learn in the classroom. 

For example, myself, when I was in high school my Mother passed away my freshman year. Nothing could be worse than losing a parent your first year of high school. You think about all the exciting things she would miss out on during those four years. But instead of being depressed, I decided to dedicate high school to her and do everything I could to make it the best four years of my life. My Father and Mother had always instilled in my sister and I that getting an education was the right thing to do and to have fun doing it. And I did. I got good grades (12th in my class) I became a class officer for my class, from 9th to 12th grade, (got to sit on stage for Graduation because of that) joined Cross Country, Track and Softball. The point is that my family, especially my Mother was a major influence on my education. They both were very supportive and always wanted my sister and I to have better than they did. 

But sometimes culture is not always such a positive influence. Some children are raised in families that believe getting an education is not the answer to being successful. Some families own businesses and the parents depend on the children to run the business instead of going to College. Other children are influenced by friends and people who turn to bad things like drugs, alcohol and etc. They feel the pressure to do what their friends say instead of what they feel is right.  

Some children are influenced by religion and are led to something else in their lives beyond education. Which of course isn't always a bad thing. (Priesthood, Nun, etc.)

My point is that culture can be a negative or positive influence in learning, depending on how the child is raised. If they are raised believing learning is negative, then they believe it's negative. If they are raised believing it is positive, then they will believe it's positive.