To say you are experienced in something...

I was due to meet my class partner on WiziQ at 8:45 p.m. but we had agreed to call first and then go on together to have our collaborative time. I did a "test" earlier and launched a class (of one!), recorded for a few minutes, and was able to replay it and view it later. Not so much luck when it came "class time." I had his email incorrect, I launched the class without him being present, he got a call and said he had to go and we'll have "class" tomorrow. Whew! I dared to tell him, prematurely, that I had accessed WiziQ and was ready to go to our mandated recorded session hours. Right. We need a tutorial in WiziQ. I'll find one tomorrow.

The other item is the individual classwork for this week included a survey which would categorize our educational philosophies. I am not surprised that my top categories of belief were: humanism, cognitivism/constructivism, and progressivism. I even think I took the same survey in another class and actually went looking for those results the other day. The survey was brief and had a rating scale at the end. I had actually already posted my ed. philosophy on my website and this survey just confirmed my beliefs already posted there.
The other coincidence is that this week's PPT for my group is all about Constructivism and emotional and social intelligences. The karma is with me!

The ed. phil. trends are lining up in my favor! I am becoming a teacher at a time when my ed. phil. is gaining acceptance in the field. I read over those prior philosophies (Perennialism, Essentialism, Behaviorism, and Positivism) and although, I could see myself incorporating some aspects of those ideas, my classroom would not be able to be solely made up of those prior philosophies. I believe behaviorism has its place in attempting to maintain order in the classrooms but I do not believe that there is no inner mind that affects a person's decisions.
WendyJS

Day two of my own blog

I was only here just now to check to make sure that I really created one! When I was in school, college, that is, I had to reserve time in a computer lab to type out my papers. NO ONE had even heard of laptops! Or, cell phones for that matter. It's exciting!

We went to Bethel Woods Center for the Arts, Bethel, NY, and saw the NY Philharmonic last night in the most gorgeous setting. Anyone who reads this page must see one concert there. Worth every penny!! Go to www.bethelwoodscenter.org. Sting will be there on July 30, 2010 with the Royal Philharmonic.
Wendy