Week 2 Reading: Being a Contribution

It is such a pity that children grow up trying to meet the expectations of others and feel that they need to succeed in order to be good enough.  Not only do parents sometimes put this idea into the minds of children, but the state tests that loom overhead every year put tremendous stress on children as well.  As a teacher I have had students who were quite upset when receiving anything less than an A+, and that is in elementary school.  They were afraid that they would be a disappointment to their parents.  We need to take the stress off of the children and show them how that in being themselves, and contributing to life in a way that makes their life better, they will be a success.

Week 2 Comment

Ch 6: Rule Number 6.

This is the perfect time to read this chapter! On the verge of finishing the degree, cramming in the thesis, creating a media project, and inventing a final presentation that I’m not quite clear on, which is ok, because I have much to do before then. Zander’s advice? Lighten up. What a relieve. What an idea. I teach high school choir, the queen of drama, topped only by 4^th and 5^th grade choir drama, which I also teach. I am playing out scenarios in my head…how would my students react to this philosophy? Could the drama actually stop? Ah, the possibilities…

It’s sad that the calculating self has so much power and influence in the development of a child’s personality. A personality shouldn’t be developed from a survival mechanism, but through a well-nurtured childhood. What an interesting solution though – to ask oneself what you would need to change in order to be completely fulfilled? This is empowering in that it puts the ball in our court, not other people. We have the con

Publish Post

trol, no one else. What can I change to improve MY life?

Reference:

Zander, B., & Zander, R. S. (2002). The Art of Possibility: Transforming Professional and Personal Life. Boston: Penguin (Non-Classics). (Original work published 1942)

1 comments:

Deborah Panttaja said...

I found this chapter refreshing as well. We are under such pressure now, especially with the Thesis due next week and the Media Project close behind it. I need to remind myself to relax too!

March 13, 2010 8:35 PM

Week 2 Content Proposal

I wish I would have watched the archive before submitting my Content Proposal.  I ended up indenting the paragraphs in the body of the paper.  At least I didn't indent in the Abstract!

Week 2 Wimba Archive

I enjoyed the Wimba session.  There was a lot of good information as to the Content Proposal and the Media Project, as well as what to expect in the rest of this class. 

Week2: iWeb and Saving Files

Yes, I am one of those who can't find the website I created.  Luckily I have the separate files on my computer still.  Between now and the due date for the media project I hope to review how to create the flash website, and then go back and piece all of my pages back together.  All is not lost, luckily.

Finally, comments posted on graded assignments from last month!

Note to all...... Do Not Use XtraNormal.com because apparently that is a main reason I lost points.  Apparently it made it so I had "no voice." To me, I thought that the reports I made were fun and creative, especially when my target audience is elementary school students.  I was trying to think outside of the box, while using a new tool that I had found to create small movies with characters.  I wrote all of the script for all of the characters.....isn't that using "my voice?"  I agree that the voices on XtraNormal.com are slightly robotic, but those are glitches that can be fixed given more time to create movies, and perhaps upload my own "voices" into the movie in place of the more "robotic" ones.  I was proud of myself for trying the new software and taking a risk.  If you value good grades however, Do Not Use It!!!