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Teaching media literacy is important, because our students are surrounded by all sorts of media with all sorts of messages. We would not know what the students think or how their opinions develop and change if we do not take the time to open a dialog with them. The media's only purpose is to instill a mindset in the audience to do one thing over another or believe one way and disbelieve another. This rift caused by the media has a massive impact on our youth and their actions. I must teach media literacy to help our students interpret the individual goals of media and make them aware of the consequences of blindly following said media. My students are "at risk" students which are easily swayed into one direction by their friends, their addictions, and the popular media; as such, I need to help my students learn how to govern themselves and I can do this by teaching media literacy. I am concerned that I will not be able to connect to the students as strongly as the media does. I feel as though I am not as entertaining and convincing as the media.8/20/13
Introduction
I am from Clarksburg, WV. I am a teacher at Harrison County Alternative Center where I teach science at Transitional High School; which is a special program where students from the other five high schools in the county send students who do not meet the criteria to stay within a normal high school. My students usually have a drug abuse past and have general behavior problems. This program provides them with an education while removing them from the general student population. My work place also receives students who are about to enter a placement facility or those who have exited a facility and are about to enter the normal student population; hence, "Transitional." I expect to increase my knowledge of online resources that I can use in my science classroom. I would like to develop a science curriculum that utilizes a website or blog I would author for all of my students' internet based assignments.
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One thing I learned about you is...you are married.
ReplyDeleteYou seem similar or different than me because...both you and I seem to have fun with teaching and you seem to set goals for yourself.
One thing about you I would like to know more about is......what draws you to teaching.
One thing I learned about you is that you like to be "goofy."
ReplyDeleteYou seem similar to me in that, I like to be goofy with students (or my own kids), and somehow I married a beautiful woman.
One thing I would like to know more about is what it like to teach at the Transitional High School.
One thing I learned about you is you are married - newly married I assume - congrats!
ReplyDeleteYou seem similar to me in that we like to be goofy - especially with our students!
One thing I would like to know more about you is how long have you and your wife been together?
What I learned about is that you enjoy teaching.
ReplyDeleteWe are similar in we like adventure
What I would like to know is did you get reprcutions from some of your antics.
One thing I learned about you is that you were smart enough to include your wife I did not and have heard about it for a week.
ReplyDeleteWe are similar in that I also love to have fun and make ia point to find something to laugh at every day even if it is myself.
Finally I would like to know if you have worked in general education before and if so how does it compare to working at the ALC?
One thing I learned about you is that your new wife and I worked together...kind of. I worked with Deb at the college while Amy worked at NASA.
ReplyDeleteWe are the same because we both like to be goofy.
I would like to know if you are still working at FSU
One thing I learned about you is that you recently got married.
ReplyDeleteWe are the same because we both like the outdoors.
I would like to know your best pranks