Monday Dec 6

On Monday we broke into small groups of six or more and discussed our personal interviews with our grandparents and parents. It was very interesting to find out the different social changes over time, but education has for the most part remained the same, despite some differences in punishment and other aspects.

Tuesday Dec 7

On Tuesday we discussed debatable issues using activotes. A debatable issue would come on the screen, and we would vote if we agreed or disagreed with it. We were then allowed to voice our opinion if we felt like it and discuss different sides of debatable education related issues.

Wednesday Dec 8

On Wednesday we went over local issues. We completed a worksheet which helped us learn the jurisdictions of our local, state, and federal governments regarding school issues.

Thursday Dec 9

On Thursday we began the inspirational movie Freedom Writers, which tells the story of a young teacher who dedicates her life to changing the lives of her students in a gang-ridden community. We immediately fell in love with the move.

Friday Dec 10

On Friday we took our Teacher Cadet picture for the yearbook. We took one formal and one casual. Then we went back to the room and continued to watch Freedom Writers, which made many of us cry. On Monday we get to finish the movie, which everyone is excited to do.

"Great teachers empathize with kids, respect them,and believe that each one has something special that can be built upon."
-Ann Lieberman

Monday - Nov 22 and Tuesday, Nov 23 - Turkey Time - The cadets made 150 Turkey Cookies to deliver to the faculty and staff at Mauldin. "This little turkey is here to say, you are loved and appreciated in many ways. Have a wonderfully happy Thanksgiving Day!"

Monday- Nov 29

We had a very good discussion about the different aspects of a classroom and teachers. These included:
-Classroom arrangements
-How teachers collected work
-Disciplinary action
-How teachers help students know what their work is when they are absent.
We all went around and placed sticky notes in the 4 categories which were divided into best and worst examples of each.

Tuesday-Nov 30

Today we went on high school observations. Our goal was to see how many different examples we could find of the 4 categories of a classroom we talked about on Monday.


Wednesday- Dec 1

We all made super cute Teacher of the Month door signs. Wishing all of our teachers a very Merry Christmas! Of course we kept spreading the dots and filling buckets like we all oh so well! :)


Thursday- Dec 2

Today we talked a little bit about the history of education. Mrs Turner presented a PowerPoint about teachers from the 19th century compared to today. We were given an assignment to interview our grandparents and parents about social life, technology and school life from when they were in school.

Friday - Dec 3

Today we continued our discussion about teachers from way way back in the day and compared them to teachers today. It’s so crazy to see the huge change from the way teachers were then to how they are now.

Quote of the weeks: "I teach you, and you teach me, and together we will learn to love to learn! - Ron Clark