I feel particularly good about this round of notes for a couple reasons. I felt better about writing notes for the other girls this time because I actually know them a bit better now- the first time around I felt a bit fake because I was writing things that were surface level and couldn’t be […]
Category: First Quarter
TCAD Survivor Ep 1: Maslow’s Hierarchy Of Needs Theory
Our first priorities were to get food, water, and shelter. That is in congruence with Maslow’s first level, physiological needs. After establishing those necessities, we went on to making a Bondfire and reassure everyone else’s mental state so that we wouldn’t go insane (it would probably get in the way of our survival if we […]
Learning Styles TED Talk
I believe that there is truly no fixed set of learning styles. The human mind is infinitely complicated and learning cannot be mitigated to just three categories. People learn differently based on what how their mind works and what they are learning. I, for example, have taken multiple learning style tests and my results have […]
Mindset Ch 1
I have been an advocate for the growth-mindset for a long time. My dad has instilled in me a never-ceasing desire to improve and to “keep plugging along” – those words seem to be his mantra for my sister and I when we succeed AND when we fail. I think that is the key element […]
Self-Esteem Pot Reflection #1
Reading the kind comments from my classmates really made me feel empowered. I feel like my efforts to be a positive influence on others are being noticed, and it is awesome to know that my classmates care about me. I now know that the girls support and like me- that reassures me that this class […]
Three Letters from Teddy
What ‘Three Letters from Teddy’ did for me was simply further cement in my mind that I want to be the teacher that has that kind of impact on my kids. All I want in life is to bring positivity to others’ lives, and I realized how deeply that sentiment runs in me last year […]