The New Applebees and Econ stuff!

Wow I have soooo much to talk about.
First, last week’s lesson was fairly cool. I was somewhat nervous going into the class room but I prepared reasonably well and I met with the teacher twice and we came up with a comprehensive game plan. The teacher I am teamed up with rocks and we mesh quite well. He introduced me and I explained who I was and let them know that I was there to help them succeed in life after high school in the new global economy. I introduced some new concepts that were not in the lesson such as Human-capital, Capital machinery, and yes, résumé. The class was cool, it seems like they respect me and I could tell that a few girls thought I was cute. The class was shortened because they had an assembly and the day was concluded.

Second, the book review. The book I selected was “A Deadly Indifference,” by Marshall Jevons. I didn’t like the book that I read I thought I was dry, unexciting, and lame. I hope the author is a better economic teacher than a writer!. However, there are some good econ concepts within the book. That said the book still sucks!

Third, was today’s JA lesson. Happy Halloween everyone! The class was a bit unraveled, I could tell that they were anxious for the day to be over because they just wanted to go get drunk, high, and get some candy. I know for a fact that the kids are doing this stuff because I heard them talking about it. They don’t understand that I have ears too and I am always watching them. So the lesson went fairly smooth. I stumbled once and had the teacher come and saver my ass, but that’s expected. Something that I learned from last week is that my vocabulary is more complicated than they are used to. In other words, they are stupid! No no no, I am joking. What I do is explain something how I normally would and then say in other words ….
I had them get into random groups I.E. no friends and explained that in a work environment you will not always work with someone you like. Furthermore, I elucidated that employers sometimes place you in groups to conduct mini experiments to see how people interact and if a select person can get a job done. The class went over 16 skills and we had them choose 5 that they thought were the best qualities. The mini Board of Directors as I called them, looked over 3 résumés and then as a group decided what potential candidate was most suited for the job. Something that I incorporated that was not in JA’s lesson, was a t the very end I asked each group what candidate they had chosen; A,B, or C. I listed the results on the board and all but one group picked candidate B; the other group picked applicant A. I asked the A group why they decide to pick A and then asked all others to tell why they picked B. The class was almost done and we had them put the desks back.

CONGRAULATIONS to the new Applebees, Robin & Andy!!!!!! On October 26th I had the honor of participating in their wedding!!! It was mega cool! It was at Ponte Winery in Temecula. I just want to say hi to all of my loyal readers DUB, Greg, Kelly, PIE, and the mad-dog Ginger kid Rory (sorry man but you got a girl!) and sorry if I forgot you BGA or Robby.

Synopsis of the Day

To day is Monday and I wanted to get the Blog done ASAP! But, before i start my rant on this week i just want to give a synopsis of last week. I finally was able to meet with my JA teacher and i will start this Friday O=} I must admit that I will be quite scared!
Ok, Just for today! I like to start with a quote because my
my weekend SUCKED!
However I like Confucius said
“Our greatest glory is not in never falling, but in rising every time we fall”.
I got stood up on Friday by a Dumb Girl. Anyways today’s lesson was cool! I don’t know if I am the only person but I like to listen to lectures, only if they are on cool subjects. I like externalities and think how one persons actions can affect another agent ! Just try and think about how many actions that each one of take part in each day and multiply that by all of the inhabitants of the Earth! Sorry a small tangent I am listening to music as I write this DJ Caffeine! YouTube him and see what I am talking about!
What do the rest of you think about class I probably tick alot of you off with all of the questions i ask. I even think i tick off the teacher as welll. But, I dont care I paid alot of money to get my education and that entails asking questions. See ya all on Wed!

Bassically I Choked on the Econ Lesson Plan! F--K!

So last week during October 08, 2008, I had to present my first economic lesson plan for my econ for teachers class at SDSU. It SUCKED! Or better I SUCKED! I didn’t do the assignment correctly and I got flustered when I had to present inform of the class.
Basically I choked.
However, because I F—Ked up so bad I learned how to do it the right way. Although I don’t now what type of grade I might get on this assignment I do know that I am a better student and future teacher because of it.
So I just got done looking over at two of my fellow students Lesson Plans and they were quite good. That said I also don’t know what I am looking for! There is one thing that I am not sure about this assignment , how am I supposed to create a lesson plan when I don’t know what to-do? When I teach can I teach any way that I want? Is the school going to say that I have to teach these certain subjects? I have a ton of questions and no concrete answers.

Active Learning

I like Active learning! I think as a person, student, and as a future teacher active learning can fragment some of the monotony which can accumulate over time. In addition, Active learning is a unique way to view human interactions. I personally believe that - you can teach an old dog new tricks! All you have to do is listen.
The major upside to active learning is simple. If a student dose not fully understand the concept and lesson or simply dislikes the subject , active learning has the potential to help in both process and at the very least it makes the teacher look cool!