I have been away for a while, and now I am back to share things with some friends. I believe that as a teacher, there is no greater satisfaction than sharing and learning with other teachers. Please take the time to visit my ning.
Saturday, February 27, 2010
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Monday, October 19, 2009
A task more than a journal...
Hello Guys!
This week, I would really ask you for something related to our writing project: This I believe. I would like that you share your This I believe essay introduction with us. Remember that it is important to have a strong and focused thesis statement. You can find helpful tips here:
Have a great week!
Teacher Eva
Saturday, October 10, 2009
A piece of advice..
This week our journal is going to be a little different. I would like you to answer the following questions:
1. What advice would you give to a student who is planning to take this Written Communication Course next quarter?
2. What advice would you give to the teacher that is going to teach this course next quarter?
Have a great week!
Saturday, October 3, 2009
Inspirational Quotes...
Through my life, there have been quotes/thoughts from famous authors that have inspired me. Do you have a special quote that has inspired through your life or part of it?
In my case, one of them is: Everything happens for a reason. This quote has been my motto, especially in those times when I don't find an explanation for things. There have been times in my life when the most unexpected things have happened, some of them even bad. When I was young, I used to question the bad things that happened to me, and asking myself why...? With the time I learned that things that seem bad at the beginning turned out to be something good.
Everything happens for a reason, maybe we don't understand why something is happening to us, probably we think we don't deserve it; but as time goes by, things become clearer, and you realize why this happened to you. I certainly believe that what matters the most is to learn from the good things and bad things that happen to us.
We are in this world to become better people, and learn new things every single day. As a teacher in this course, I have learned some things, that I hope they make me a better teacher. I have learned that I have to make sure to convey the message appropriately, so there are no misunderstandings. I have to give clear instructions about a task I assign; probably through this course I will learn more things. Everything happens for a reason, even a misunderstanding, but what matters the most is what we do with that experience: we learn from it or we let it go unnoticed.
So what about you? What thought or quote has a special meaning for you, or if there is not any, what piece of advice has been really important for you during your life?
Monday, September 28, 2009
The biggest misunderstanding you've ever had...
Hello Everyone!
Taking advantage of the misunderstanding we had last class, I decided to use it as our week journal prompt.
The biggest misunderstanding I have ever had... well let me think... it was in high school. My best friend and I, for no reason, had a disagreement about something, but the situation grew out of proportion due to a misunderstanding about a project we had to do for our art class. If I look back in time now, I can tell you that it was just a silly thing, but we didn't talk to each other for almost a year, and we were in the same classroom. Can you imagine? She was my "confidante", my study buddy, and then I found myself alone.
I really don't remember who took the first step, but we start talking to each other in tweltfh grade. Things went back to normal again, we even went to college together, she studied geography and I studied, English (as you know) ;) , but we shared the same class during the first year, and during the two years of the "diversificada". We are still friends, and I am the godmother of her only daughter.
Sometimes the little things turn into the biggest of misunderstandings, but we have to find ways to talk things out.
What about you? Any misunderstanding that you can remember?
Taking advantage of the misunderstanding we had last class, I decided to use it as our week journal prompt.
The biggest misunderstanding I have ever had... well let me think... it was in high school. My best friend and I, for no reason, had a disagreement about something, but the situation grew out of proportion due to a misunderstanding about a project we had to do for our art class. If I look back in time now, I can tell you that it was just a silly thing, but we didn't talk to each other for almost a year, and we were in the same classroom. Can you imagine? She was my "confidante", my study buddy, and then I found myself alone.
I really don't remember who took the first step, but we start talking to each other in tweltfh grade. Things went back to normal again, we even went to college together, she studied geography and I studied, English (as you know) ;) , but we shared the same class during the first year, and during the two years of the "diversificada". We are still friends, and I am the godmother of her only daughter.
Sometimes the little things turn into the biggest of misunderstandings, but we have to find ways to talk things out.
What about you? Any misunderstanding that you can remember?
Friday, September 11, 2009
"The nicest thing anyone has ever done for me was..."
There have been a lot of nice things that people have done for me during my life, and I really think that is a blessing. The one that comes to my mind has to do with something a complete stranger did for me. I had just finished my B.A., and I went to Panama city to check that my grades papers were in order. To my despair, my thesis defense act was not there yet, so I was not allowed to pay for my diploma. I was so sad, and I had to go to the bathroom in order to collect myself and stop crying. When I was about to leave the building, I found the director of the university, and I told him my problem. He advised me to talk to the coordinator of the Regional Centers to see what he could do for me. That man was an angel in disguise, he helped me with all the paperwork, and I was able to pay my diploma. I was so thankful to God to find those two special people that day. I traveled back to Santiago with a happy heart, and the believe that there are still good people on this world :)
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