Year Three

I chose to write mine about Chelsie ,my sister, and it was a fun way to get to know more about her childhood since we have a ten year age gap I wasn 't around for most of her younger years. This wasn 't just a book though we got to make it into a scrapbook which really enhanced the writing and brought the story to life. Another project was an autobiography about ourselves that we had to include our favorite…

1) The first way I handle stressful situations is by not letting the stress take over how I react and how I make choices. I cannot control the situation that is giving me stress, but I can control how I respond to the situation. I believe that stressful situations are not meant to be negative things, but they are meant to challenge me and to push me to excel mentally. I can handle stressful situations by anticipating them rather than reacting to them. I have a high tolerance when dealing with…

believe that the adjective that best describes me is "creative." I introduce different methods of completing certain tasks and enjoy experimentation with recipes and art projects. 4. The most challenging academic course that I have taken was my freshman year gym class. I was a weak athlete in comparison with my classmates and I felt frustration, anger, and disappointment in myself. However, I persevered and did my best to become a decent athlete and a valued team…

This i It, or This was it, or that was it? Either way something was it. I had successfully made it through my first year of Junior High and my first year at Sequoia Union. It was the worst year of my life. Especially at the beginning of it all. Now what I’m about to tell you seemed like it happened along time ago compared to the difference from then and now, not to say it wasn’t a while back, yet it feels as though it were yesterday. At the beginning of this entire story, believe it or not, I…

about ten years old and very nervous. I’m not sure why though, because when entering middle school I already almost everybody in the grade. I probably thought that Ridgway was gonna be like a mini version of those high school, where there were huge bullies and people getting shoved into lockers. But it wasn’t like that all. I did have to get used to new teachers and the scheduling, but at the end of the day it wasn't as bad as I thought it would be. Fifth grade. Ahh, yes my very first year in…

However, my interest for reading, writing, and English class did not spark immediately, it took strenuous trial and error. To have a better understanding, let’s start from the beginning, which is also known as the first day of preschool. Four years old and ready to take on the world, I was only a budding kid, but I had large dreams; I wanted to be the best at everything, beating my classmates at coloring, and sticker collecting. My main goal was to become the best at reading and writing, I…

Shannon Carter was in the private school system through the sixth grade. In 1983, when Shannon was 13 years old she entered the seventh grade at Timmonsville School. During her seventh grade year she performed poorly and she was tested twice for a potential learning disability. The tests reveal that she had some difficulties yet they were not severe enough to conclude that Shannon difficulties could be classified as a learning disability. Instead, according to wrightslaw.com “the school…

Florida and raised in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. He stated he has always lived with his maternal cousin whom he calls his mother; information was corroborated by the guardian. The youth currently resides with his maternal cousin/legal guardian and three cousins whom he refers to as his siblings, in Coral Springs, Florida. Mrs. Vedrine indicated to the best of her knowledge, the youth was born full term, of a normal pregnancy and without complications during labor or birth of James. Mrs. Vedrine…

My administrative project goal focused on collaboration and working on our curriculum with my English department 9-12. Personally, this has been an area that I wanted to focus on for years because I felt that each ELA teacher was not able to move forward when it came to developing a viable curriculum. As teachers, we were planning on an individual grade level, but we were not specifically aware of what our colleagues were doing. For example, questions like: How much research was being done…

Knowledge of Students Varied Approaches to Learning: Students in the class are mostly social, auditory, and visual (spatial) learners. The students do well when the teacher goes through the book or lesson with the whole class. The students need a variety of examples and cues for comprehension. Writing examples on the board as well as prepared visuals put on the board help the visual learners. Group work and games help many of the students in the class understand the content. These students do…