Post 4: Using Dramatic Play in Kindergarten

http://www.k12connection.org/using-dramatic-play-in-kindergarten.html
1. What did I learn?
I learned from this article that imagination is what brings out the creativity in a person especially in a younger child. There are many ways to bring out their creativity and make it into an assignment, by using dramatic play many students are excited about being in a play and dont notice that they are actually learning while doing it.

2. What else do I want to learn?
I would want to learn about different activities that are effective and grabs the students attention so I can add it into my lesson once I get my own classroom. I think first year teachers need all the advice they can get from experienced teachers.

3. Reflection 
After reading this article I learned how many lessons can be put into a teachers lesson and not only help the students learn but it grasps the kids attention and they have fun while doing it. I do think a lot of parents should read this because some parents do take away priledges from their kids and they are limiting their creativity in some cases.

Post 3: Preparing the Senior High Student for College and Beyond

http://www.k12connection.org/preparing-the-senior-high-student-for-college-and-beyond.html

1. What did I learn?
I learned the how to prepare for college not to long ago and I can say that it is hard, no one can teach you or tell you exactly how hard it will be and different college will be. You have to experience all of this on your own, I luckliy had an older sister who gave me a few tips going into college but the key to survival is make friends in class to have a study group.

2. What else do I want to learn?

I would want to know if many school teachers or counselors are speaking to the seniors and getting them ready for college. The students do need to know it is going to be really different once they are on their own in college. I would also want to learn how to prepare a student for colllege since I am hoping to be a teacher some day.

3. Reflection
After reading this article I did think back to my senior year and remember some of this being talked about in assemblies we would have in school. Getting a job was a main factor they influenced all of us seniors to get because they did give us a heads up in how expensive college was going to be and how not all of our parents could afford paying off of it on their own. I enjoyed reading this article because it is all true what it talks about grades are the first and foremost issue in.

Post 2: Giving Students Virtual Access to Their Work

http://www.k12connection.org/giving-students-virtual-access-to-their-work.html

1. What did I learn?

I learned that technology is getting more advanced everyday and when schools switch to virtual labs the students will not need much supervision. We should all benefit to all of these new changes because it can make our lives much easier.

2. What else do I want to learn?

I want to learn about how good the students adapt to these new kinds of technologies they are introduced, by their gender and race. I think it would be much harder for the students that come from a poor background because the kids dont get to experience using the internet or gadgets at home like other kids would.

3. Reflection

I love technology and feel these changes are for the better, the only thing is I understand how hard it is for the teachers that have been teaching for many years because they werent introduced to much technology when they were younger and its harder for them to learn how to use different programs.

Post 1: Advantages of Private School Education

http://www.k12connection.org/advantages-of-private-school-education.html

1. What did I learn?

I learned that there are many advantages in private schools, teachers do have less students to work with so it also makes it easier on them to answer all the individual answers a student may have. I also learned that many students who go to private schools test higher than a public school students but we do have to take into consideration that public schools do not have the kind of resources a private school would have in a classroom setting.

2. What else do I want to learn?

I would want to learn about how the students do in the real world when they are out of the school environment or when the student is off in college and gets to experience a large amount of students and large classrooms. I would want to see how good the student can adapt to such a huge change.

3. Reflection

I do think there are many advantages to a private school but its sad that it does cost a lot of money to have your child in such a school. I'm sure all parents main focus for their child would be their education but not all parents can afford it. I do believe whether you are in a private school or in a public school you are always going to have peer pressure around you whether it is in school or outside of it. This is where it all depends on the student to make the right decision if he or she wants to succeed.