http://cbauer.edublogs.org College of Education, Michigan State University. Wed, 28 Feb 2007 20:47:44 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Greetings, This comes through  my bloglines. Essentially it is a history teacher in the U.K. who has become fed up with the educational constraints that he feels himself under.  His complaints mirror my fears about the future of education in the United States.  I find it fascinating, and surprisingly comforting, that this ... http://cbauer.edublogs.org/2007/02/28/a-very-interesting-post/ Greetings, I was asked to respond to a Kincheloe article and the curriculum of my area regarding economics.  This is how I responded. If I were asked to teach students the fundamentals of economics, I think my classroom would be constructed in the same manner as I would construct any other classroom. I ... http://cbauer.edublogs.org/2007/01/24/economics-in-the-classroom/ Greetings, As I returned from my Winter Break, it was time to begin my observations of Miss Silverleaf in Peacebloom High School, a suburban/rural school.  I found Miss Silverleaf in an interesting position.  She had been notified that she was to give a standardized test and a take-home essay test ... http://cbauer.edublogs.org/2007/01/09/jan-9-observations/ In order to understand the changes I have made, I have decided that I will go through the five major changes that I have made as reviewed my original philosophy statement.  Included in this is a brief description of the nature of the change I made, why I made it, ... http://cbauer.edublogs.org/2006/12/06/philosophy-narrative-12-6-06/ After a semester in my TE 407 class, we were asked to revise the philosophy statement we wrote 4 months ago.  We were also asked to write a narrative talking about what we changed and why.  That part will follow.     It is my belief that the ultimate purpose of a ... http://cbauer.edublogs.org/2006/12/06/philosophy-statement-revised-12-6-06/ Greetings, This past week, in my education class, we have performed a lesson on a "controversial subject."  Along with this, we are required to think on one of them and provide comments on another lesson. The presentation regarding the McDonaldization of college degrees was very interesting to me.  First off, I want ... http://cbauer.edublogs.org/2006/11/30/presentation-review/ Greetings, Today in my TE class we watched a selection of Dave Chappelle in “Inside the Actors Studio”.  We were told to respond to these three questions.   “I wasn't crazy, but it's incredibly stressful. And I felt like in a lot of instances I was deliberately being put through stress because, when ... http://cbauer.edublogs.org/2006/11/13/chappelle-show/ Greetings,  Following is the lesson plan that I created to teach to my Miss Silverleaf's class.  I tried to make it as unbiased as possible, in order to promote a fair creation of opinion on the account of the students.  If you are interested in the details, let me know. Should ... http://cbauer.edublogs.org/2006/10/24/iraq-war-lesson-plan/ Greetings, This week, I had a couple of interesting things happen to me which I think should be made a note of.  The first was watching something Miss Silverleaf did, and the other was an event between a student at Peacebloom School and I. First, on Tuesday, Miss Silverleaf talked with ... http://cbauer.edublogs.org/2006/10/20/week-2-observations/ Greetings, I find myself in a most unusual circumstance.  Peacebloom School, where I am currently observing, was where my TE teacher, Brairthorn, taught for the past 4 years.  Miss Silverleaf and Brairthorn both know of each other, know that I am in relatively close contact with both of them, and their ... http://cbauer.edublogs.org/2006/10/13/moral-professional-dilemma/