Blog Post # 10: 2 in 1

No, I don't think general ed and special ed should be combined in the same classroom. Both types of students are learning different things and have different needs. Combining the two would be chaotic.Special ed students may be distracting to general ed students who are learning subjects on their grade level. Some general ed students may be not tolerant with special ed students and may be irritating. Plus, special ed students shouldn't be cramped in a small room, they should have a wide open space. You can't learn how to cook and clean with many other students in the way. How could the general ed students concentrate with all the tasty food? The separation of general ed and special ed students doesn't seem to have any problems, so why change it?

Tutoring

Today, I got the opportunity to help special ed students. At first I was nervous because I have never worked with mentally handicapped students before, so I was almost going to back out. Throughout the experience, I observed that these kids are just like us, with similar likes and dislikes and having normal conversations. I actually talked to a student who watched Glee, just like me! Also, the cinnamon rolls were delicious. I can't cook, so I thought is was really cool that the kids helped bake them.I would definitely like to do this again. Doing this made me realize that I should be grateful for what I have, because even though I have my own problems, there are many that have it worse.

It also made my appreciate all of Mrs. Hine's work, because it must be hard managing all of them, even though there aren't very many of them. I am unsure of what career I want to pursue, and I think working with kids is now a possibility. In the end, I was actually sad to leave. I liked how the student I was talking to remembered my name, because most people I talk to for the first time forget.

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New Year's Resolution/2nd Semester Goals

Every year, I make many New Years Resolutions. I always tell myself that in the upcoming year, I will change myself for the better. Most of the time, those resolutions never happen because I do not make the effort and am usually too lazy. I convince myself that I don't need to change myself because I am already amazing. So, here are my 2014 resolutions, which are usually the same every year. I want to eat healthier and exercise more because I am getting out of shape. I should procrastinate less, because I hate not going to bed because I am stalling on something I should've done earlier. I would watch less TV, because I usually watch instead of being productive. Same goes for going on the internet and playing with my iPod, because usually those make my head hurt.
Now onto my second semester goals, which are very similar to my resolutions. I want to maintain my good grades, especially in WHAP. I want to read the WHAP book more often so I can retain the information, but not all of my goals are centered around WHAP. In general, I want to ask my teachers more questions when I don't understand the topic. I am too embarrassed to raise my hand, especially since the rest of the students seem to understand.

Allegory QOTD

An allegory is a story in which the characters and events are symbols that stand for ideas about human life, which political or moral meaning. Allegories are used in many books and movies, like Avatar and Lord of the Flies. An author uses allegories in order to convey and important message he or she wants others to know. For example, Animal Farm is an allegory for the events before and after the Russian Revolution. The author uses allegories instead of just stating the meaning because he or she wants the message to be relatable to those who may not understand it. Other words for allegory are: parable, analogy, metaphor, etc.

If I Were an Animal, I Would Think

I would question Squealer's reasoning, but I would eventually agree with his statement because I wouldn't have another option. After all, Squealer is very convincing, isn't he? The other animals obviously agree with him, so I would agree with the majority opinion. I would assume that since Napoleon placed himself into power, he would know what he is doing and I should trust in his decisions. I am really lazy, so any opportunity I have to do less work would make me happy. Making a decision, which I think is a lot of work, would put a lot of pressure on me and I would be relieved to push all that pressure onto someone else. I would be extremely paranoid and think to myself, "What if I make a wrong decision? What would happen to the farm?" I love my freedom as a free animal, so I certainly don't want a silly mistake to bring back Mr. Jones and his cruel ways. I would assume that although most of the animals are equal, Napoleon deserves better treatment because he is more intelligent. After all, Napoleon was smart enough to eliminate Snowball, who was just going to bring the animals down. Having debates and creating arguments would make all the animals hate each other, so it is best to just go with the flow. Plus, Napoleon loves ALL the animals, so he only wants what is best for us.