This video contained a lot of great information for current and students working on their degrees to become educators. One of The First things he mentioned was leadership. This is one of the most important skills that a teacher can have because in a classroom setting the teacher is the leader. They must know everything going on in their classroom. Not only school work but also If a student is being bullied or a student is falling behind the teacher must be there to nip the problem in the but and show the students that your are there for them.
In the video Mr. Pausch told a story about his football coach who kept drilling him and riding him all practice. At the end of the practice a assistant coach ask him if the coach was on his case non stop. Mr. Pausch said "yes he was." The assistant said good that shows that he hasn't given up on you. As teachers we must never for any reason give up on a student. Not only can this be detrimental to a student grades but it can destroy their self esteem. As a leader one thing you must do is be encouraging and motivating. At the same time you must also tell them what they are doing wrong and drill it into there head the right way to do things. Like the old saying goes practice makes perfect.
I think this goes hand in hand with what Randy pausch says about the brick walls. We can only go as far as we are willing to go. It all depends on one person and that is you. As a teacher you have to be that Leader who dose not lose hope in their student and encourages them to break down their brick wall, So that once they break down that wall they will know that they have overcome and succeeded in their educational goals. The Last Lecture video was an amazing video and I think all teachers and soon to be educators should watch it.
"...to nip the problem in the but..." bud, not but
ReplyDelete" ...he said" The brick..." You need a space after said and there should be no space after the quotation mark.
"...how bad we ..." badly (which is what Dr. Pausch said), not bad See p. 79 of the book The Last lecture by Randy Pausch with Jeffrey Zaslow or listen to the video again. In this sentence, badly is correct; bad is not.
"... as a teacher we must break down that wall..." We have to break down the brick wall? Or we have to help the student do that? I would argue the latter.
"...College our I was shown this video." Omit our.
"...go to the beach. they walk out into the ocean until the unsuccessful man cant hardly breath, He is fighting for air." They should be capitalized. Cant should be can't. The comma after breath should be a period.
"...when you want to succeed and bad as you want to breath then you..." as bad as, not and bad as; breathe; not breath
"... with what Randy pausch says..." Pausch, not pausch
" ...to be that Leader who dose not lose hope..." does, not dose
Dr. Pausch had a lot more to say about teaching and learning than you covered!
Did you proofread? It doesn't appear that you did. You really must get in the habit of proofreading!
Hi Micah,
ReplyDeleteI enjoyed reading your post and personal story that related to some of what Dr. Pausch talked about during his last lecture. I completely agree with you about the brick wall. You cannot let a brick wall stop you. A person that is passionate, dedicated and truly wants to succeed is going to have to find ways to get around that wall.
Good post but you have many errors in terms of grammar, punctuation, sentence structures and vocabulary usage. I am not sure if you proof-read but it is very important to do so especially when you want to become an educator, regardless of your field. It is also something our students will have to learn as well. It’s also important because there are many people, educators and professionals out where who will be reading this. Here are some examples:
In the beginning of the post you wrote, “this video contained a lot of great information for current and students working on their degrees to become educators”. I did not understand what you meant by “for current and students”. There is something missing there.
The next sentence you wrote, “one of The First things he mentioned was leadership”. Capitalization occurs at the beginning of the sentence, when it’s a name or a title.
“In the video Mr. Pausch told a story about his football coach who kept drilling him and riding him all practice.” I understand what you mean by “drilling him” and “riding him all practice” but not everyone will. I think you need to elaborate or look for different vocabulary to explain what you meant.
“Not only can this be detrimental to a student grades but it can destroy their self-esteem.” "Student grades" should be “student’s grade”. The usage of an apostrophe is needed when showing a singular possession.
Always remember to proof-read. I suggest more than once. It really helps you catch the little errors! It makes a huge difference. I hope this will help you in the future. Good luck!
-Anna Zhuo