The Magic School Bus

Jason wakes up on a school bus without any memories whatsoever. Next to him is a girl, Piper McClean, and a boy, Leo Valdez. Piper, who claims to be Jason’s girlfriend, and Leo, who says he’s his best friend, tell Jason that they are on a field trip to the Grand Canyon. Once they reach the canyon, they are attacked by venti, or storm spirits. In the chaotic series of events that follow, they find out that their counselor, Coach Gleeson Hedge, is a satyr, Jason pulls out a magic coin that…

Plotting the Steps to a Better Me This assignment has given me a unique opportunity to evaluate myself and my goals. To my detriment, at least eight years have passed since I have attempted a similar exercise. While they have not been bad years, I know I could have achieved more if my life goals had been more clearly in focus. Aspects of a Self-Directed, Intrinsically Motivated, Active Learner According to Jeff Cobb, a self-directed learner has at least fifteen aspects. They are as follows: 1…

Preparing for my forth visit to Allen Elementary I have learned a number of items about myself and the school. I have learned nursing is absolutely right chosen field for me. I have verified that teaching is not my forte, and I am very pleased that I did not choose that specific life course. The children are a little too much for me to bear at times. I really dislike how the children do not listen to me, but that could be that I am not the teacher and do not have full authority. I do enjoy being…

we forget that we need room in our day for songs and silliness. In the textbook, David Ling, the school physics teacher, asked a series of questions and sparked the kid’s interest, helping them to expand their curiosity (Kauchak & Eggen, 2014, p 7-8). Just as David Ling did, I want to create that sense of wonder. My biggest inspiration for creating that type of environment is The Magic School Bus. As silly as it may sound, Ms. Frizzle exemplifies what I strive to be. Although a cartoon, she…

children work can be divided broadly into “Supply” and “Demand” factors. The very fact that so many different factors are at play is one reason why there is no single solution, no magic recipe for putting an end to economies exploitation of children. The main reason why children start work instead of attending school, or leave school before completing their primary education, is that their families are poor and…

Teacher, noun, a person who teaches or instructs When you think of a teacher, you may automatically think of a school. A teacher who teaches you math equations and proper grammar in a classroom. Those teachers are important and vital in our lives. However, there are many different types of teachers, and not all of them are hired to teach you. In life, to succeed we will need many teachers to help us become the person we are meant to be. Helen Keller once said that "alone we can do so little,…

In the documentaries “Bully” and “Letter of Intent”, both cover the subject of bullying in public schools and how it impacts people involved. Both films effectively use multiple rhetorical strategies to present their cases. The documentary “Letter of Intent” by Jared L. Cristopher was created with the purpose to support the idea that it is not schools that create bullies, but how you are raised that does. The documentary film by Lee Hirsch titled “Bully” on the other hand, was created in support…

because teaching is really different from knowing the knowledge. Teaching is delivering what we know to help students understand and make sense out of the knowledge, so teaching makes time, experience, and modification. Knowledge that we learn from school is not enough for us to be prepared to go and teach, but requires us to find our own ways. On the contrary, what I disagree on her is teaching different grades are almost the same. In my experiences, I thought the teaching styles and ways had…

gasped—shocked. Though I shouldn’t have been. I knew growing up, that Grandpa Greene was the most fascinating man breathing. He had crossed oceans with pirates and deserts on dragons, spoke at least four different languages including elfish, tinkered with magic a bit and practiced sword fighting with a gnome. “So what you do?” He wicked at me. “I bolted through the trees.” “Did I ever tell you that when I was your age I caught a fish the size of a small whale with my bare hands.” His green…

Political legitimacy is the right and acceptance of authority, meaning that of the government. It involves its citizens’ obedience. Obedience deals with how beneficial the government is to its citizens, like how safe they feel for example. But the question is, how far does the government have to push its citizens before they begin to dislike how they are being treated and then revolt? Furthermore, is the question of how an individual chooses to protest their government? One can make a stand for…