Thursday, July 8, 2010
We can not but chuse to hear
This poem hit me very deep. This disaster cut it down a tremendous gap in a wildlife,the animals are helpless,because of a human mistake. The ocean,also suffers this disaster.Some families which survive from the food,their lifehood it is part of the ocean are in big danger.The beaches would be forced empty by the people. The sad part is ,that this catastrophe does not going to end overnight. This scar is going to take place in the sadness of the human mistake.
Cite Soleil
This cruel scenario has to come to an end. What are we doing to this end happen? We have to scream to an equal place in this terrible world. We have to stop this corruptions,abuses ,etc... So the people can live in peace.
June 24, 2010 5:33 AM
June 24, 2010 5:33 AM
For Frederico Garcia Lorca
Lost a close person like a father, is missing part of my own body,it is like the heart was broken in several pieces, I imagine. Have someone crossing our life in that time, is like have a little more breath to add in your living life. The poet,in his own desperation grab his friend Frederico Garcia Lorca,begging with his eyes a help to survive. The impact he gave to the poet,believe or not, gave him the courage and made him go throught the depression that was to come.Even all the emotional catastrophe he had to live, he knew he could counting on a friend.Someone with a special magic inside,trying to erase the horrible image of the poet's life
July 8, 2010 5:54 AM
July 8, 2010 5:54 AM
For Black Arthur Blythe
The young Arthur woke up in his consciousness reviving all tones of his learned life, he tryed making a interaction between the world and himself.He also tryes to get lost in his musical world of blues and his baroque tones. His passion makes him mentally flying and check the sound of the perfect harmony.even he felt the negation of the world in his shoulder, he never give up all his dreams , he will never going to wake up for the moment of suffer,but always remember what his became in the past.
Friday, July 2, 2010
BIO
My name is Solange Malavazi, married. I was born in Sao Paulo, Brazil. My family and I (only with my oldest son) came to US in October 1992, but my younger son born here in September 1994. I am the oldest of 3 sisters. My middle sister (which are in College), lives here in Miami since 1993, with her husband and 2 daughters which are also in College. My youngest sister lives in Brazil with her husband and one son, and my parent as well. I went to school in Brazil and complete my high school in 1983, which was long, long time ago. I started College, but stopped to get married on 1984(first marriage). I am a mother of 2 handsome guys, which are my life. The oldest is a “Marine”, with 21 years old, and the youngest is 16 years old, still in high school. I got married for the second time here in 2003 (my now husband, used to be my” sweet heart” in 1980 in Brazil).I met him here after 23 years, because he was doing his “Master” at Andrews University, in Chicago. I speak Portuguese, English, Spanish, and Italian( completing now my fourth language), which I enjoy very much. Also, I love to teach, I feel that teaching is part of my entire life. I think it is in my blood. When I was in my country, I used to teach young kids, 6 years old, first grade. I can remember like was today, their faces looking at me and absorbing everything I was trying to teach them. I taught for 10 years, I really miss that. So, I got a chance to build my carrier over here, I know seems late, but here I am, trying really hard. I want to make my family proud of me!! They deserve my best, Always!!!
Thursday, July 1, 2010
Reflection 4
REFLECTION # 4 – INQUIRY LEARNING
A picture of the constructivist method, if not the same thing. Inquiry learning is thoroughly different from the conventional learning, where the teacher fill the mind of the students with a lot of information, make them memorize those topics and they have to be able to answer the questions in an evaluation, sometimes, with the same words they learned them.
Inquiry is quite different approach. The students have to work as a team to solve some situations presented by the teacher. It’s important to observe that the teacher does not give any answer, especially when the students are working. Meanwhile, if they have some difficulties to start their job, teachers can give some examples or can guide them to have a North, however they, the students have to find some solution. This is the scaffolding strategy to help them to build their own “knowledge house.”
On this way, teachers are not a recipient of wisdom and knowledge, but those who will make the things easier to be learned.
It is easy for a teacher to fill his/her classes with topics and definitions. But what about the learning process? On a constructivist view, the inquiry method comes to open minds and construct results. The scientists do like this. They search, and analyze and seek results, and by doing like that, their knowledge grows, their minds are developed and as a result, they, by themselves, end up traveling through new discoveries.
On the education process, or in any situation in life, there is a target to be reached. Sometimes it is very uncertain and the open lessons are the best way to find the way to get the goal. On the traditional way of teaching, the students simply are required to follow the master, just as part of a machine. They cannot confront ideas or deal with problems. On that way it is what it is, and that’s it. But, by using the open lessons or learning method, which is connected to constructivist or inquiry learning, teachers can motivate the students to interact socially, for they will learn to work as team, giving contribution, giving in and don’t giving up. In fact they will learn to face facts, and it might be a challenge for them, but it will contribute to make them grow in knowledge.
The best thing in this method is that the ways to be used to find the final solution will be set by the students themselves and not by the teachers. So, the growth is sure.
A picture of the constructivist method, if not the same thing. Inquiry learning is thoroughly different from the conventional learning, where the teacher fill the mind of the students with a lot of information, make them memorize those topics and they have to be able to answer the questions in an evaluation, sometimes, with the same words they learned them.
Inquiry is quite different approach. The students have to work as a team to solve some situations presented by the teacher. It’s important to observe that the teacher does not give any answer, especially when the students are working. Meanwhile, if they have some difficulties to start their job, teachers can give some examples or can guide them to have a North, however they, the students have to find some solution. This is the scaffolding strategy to help them to build their own “knowledge house.”
On this way, teachers are not a recipient of wisdom and knowledge, but those who will make the things easier to be learned.
It is easy for a teacher to fill his/her classes with topics and definitions. But what about the learning process? On a constructivist view, the inquiry method comes to open minds and construct results. The scientists do like this. They search, and analyze and seek results, and by doing like that, their knowledge grows, their minds are developed and as a result, they, by themselves, end up traveling through new discoveries.
On the education process, or in any situation in life, there is a target to be reached. Sometimes it is very uncertain and the open lessons are the best way to find the way to get the goal. On the traditional way of teaching, the students simply are required to follow the master, just as part of a machine. They cannot confront ideas or deal with problems. On that way it is what it is, and that’s it. But, by using the open lessons or learning method, which is connected to constructivist or inquiry learning, teachers can motivate the students to interact socially, for they will learn to work as team, giving contribution, giving in and don’t giving up. In fact they will learn to face facts, and it might be a challenge for them, but it will contribute to make them grow in knowledge.
The best thing in this method is that the ways to be used to find the final solution will be set by the students themselves and not by the teachers. So, the growth is sure.
Reflection 3
REFLECTION # 3 – COSNTRUCTIVIST PLAN
Let’s talk about food. If we eat the same food on the same way every day, the time will come that our taste will not accept that food anymore. If we eat rice and beans every day, or beef with mashed potatoes and gravy every day, our body will lack certain kinds of vitamin and things which are necessary for our health.
The same way occurs with education. If a teacher uses the same method every day, i.e. just giving information, at a certain time his/her classes will not have the desired effect of learning. The classes will become boring and the students will not assimilate the information any more.
It is necessary vary and create new methods of teaching, try to make the students interact and take their own lessons.
There are teachers that just use what is conventional. They only give information, and the students have to follow what the teacher says, so, the learning is based only on the direct direction of the teacher. And the teacher expects just an answer, a direct answer from his/her students, maybe exactly what is written on his guide book.
Educators have created the constructivist method of teaching plan, where the students depart from theories to practice. It involves participation from the part of teacher interacting with the students. By discussing some issue, students have the opportunity to construct knowledge based on their own experiences. Knowledge will be constructed under relationship between the teacher and learners.
The teacher creates a situation with questions, and divides the classes in groups to discuss the issue. He/she offers guidance and examples about how the situation can be solved. This is called scaffolding ways or strategies. Then, every student has a chance to explain his/her ideas about what is in study. They are not mere containers of information. Their attention was captured, and they work together to solve the problem presented, by investigating and discussing. It is important to notice that despite the teacher guides them, the students have the responsibility to find the solution.
In the end, teachers can evaluate their students on the basis of skills and response. It has been demonstrated that this method is very useful in education, but teachers have to be aware that it demands a little more attention in planning. However, the hours spent in planning, will be compensate in class.
Let’s talk about food. If we eat the same food on the same way every day, the time will come that our taste will not accept that food anymore. If we eat rice and beans every day, or beef with mashed potatoes and gravy every day, our body will lack certain kinds of vitamin and things which are necessary for our health.
The same way occurs with education. If a teacher uses the same method every day, i.e. just giving information, at a certain time his/her classes will not have the desired effect of learning. The classes will become boring and the students will not assimilate the information any more.
It is necessary vary and create new methods of teaching, try to make the students interact and take their own lessons.
There are teachers that just use what is conventional. They only give information, and the students have to follow what the teacher says, so, the learning is based only on the direct direction of the teacher. And the teacher expects just an answer, a direct answer from his/her students, maybe exactly what is written on his guide book.
Educators have created the constructivist method of teaching plan, where the students depart from theories to practice. It involves participation from the part of teacher interacting with the students. By discussing some issue, students have the opportunity to construct knowledge based on their own experiences. Knowledge will be constructed under relationship between the teacher and learners.
The teacher creates a situation with questions, and divides the classes in groups to discuss the issue. He/she offers guidance and examples about how the situation can be solved. This is called scaffolding ways or strategies. Then, every student has a chance to explain his/her ideas about what is in study. They are not mere containers of information. Their attention was captured, and they work together to solve the problem presented, by investigating and discussing. It is important to notice that despite the teacher guides them, the students have the responsibility to find the solution.
In the end, teachers can evaluate their students on the basis of skills and response. It has been demonstrated that this method is very useful in education, but teachers have to be aware that it demands a little more attention in planning. However, the hours spent in planning, will be compensate in class.
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