Jordyn's Week! October 31-November 4

On HALLOWEEN Monday, October 31, 2011, we finished up our "Boo-pops" for all the teachers. We also kicked off our Montessori education stuff. We watched a video from Lander that pretty much explained what Montessori education was in order to have a better understanding for what we'd see at Five Oaks when we went for our observations.

On Tuesday, November 1, 2011, we met at Five Oaks Montessori school. We were able to walk into three different classrooms (pre-school, early elementary age, then older elementary age) and observe the way a true Montessory school worked. The director (who's name I cannot remember) took us through a typical day in a Montessori school. The biggest commonality between all three rooms was the overwhelming feel of independence. With all that we saw, many different opinions were made, and shared on Wednesday.

On Wednesday, November 2, 2011, we had an open discussion about Montessori. We each were able to give our own opinions and thoughts about that specific type of education. Many of us shared the same opinions, but there were also very many differing thoughts. I personally didn't like it as much as I wanted to. Some of the ideas and concepts I could agree with it, but overall, it wasn't my cup of tea.



On Thursday, November 3, 2011, T-Cads went to Anderson University with our Hillcrest friends. We toured the campus at Anderson, and kinda acted up a little bit during all of the lectures (T-dog). Lunch was SO good. Sweater-vest guy was SO cute :) Oh, we also learned alot about the Teaching Fellows scholarship and program. It helped alot! On the way home, we sang lots of songs with Hillcrest and did lots of student council cheers. It was a really really fun day. KRISTEN WOOD YEAHHHH!!!




On Friday, November 4, 2011 we had a PEP RALLY!! So, we didn't have the whole period. We each signed up for our elementary observations and threw T-DOG a BIRTHDAY PARTYYYY!!!! YAYYYYY :) Finished off a LONG week RIGHT! Woooooo!


"Today you are you, that is truer than true. There is no one alive who is youer than YOU!" -Dr. Seuss