Standards or no standards?

I believe that teachers SHOULD be forced to follow standards mandated by the state, district, and school because it gives them guidelines.  Without guidelines I believe that school systems would be an absolute disaster because teachers would be allowed to teach however they want.  With that said, I believe that these standards should not be so strict that it inhibits teachers from being free to do whatever they want.  Some teachers are extremely effective no matter how they teach, and it is teachers like those that should be allowed to teach on their own without standards.  I also feel as if some teachers would abuse that privilege and simply not teach as well as they would with implemented standards, which in the long run, would negatively impact the students.  In conclusion, I believe that there should be implemented standards, but not ones that are impossible for teachers to keep up with.  Teachers should have the leisure of teaching students and not having to constantly worry about the rules that are hanging over their heads.

Blog post #2

1. List three things you have liked in the presentations given.
    a-The presenters were the students.
    b-These presentations make learning the information much easier than looking it up on our own.
    c-The presentations made it more exciting to learn the information rather than having to read the textbook.
2. Why?
    a- The students know what the other students will find interesting and what will bore them a little more than the teachers do, so they are able to make the presentation short but informative without too many fillers.  It also gives the students a chance to speak in front of the class.
    b- Doing research on our own time is boring and tedious, so having other students weed out all of the bad sources and give us all of the reliable information was a great way to learn the information quickly.
    c- I am a person that has to read things multiple times in order to understand the information especially from a textbook, so having the information presented to me is a lot easier for me to obtain the information.

3. List three things that future presenters should NOT do.
    a- Do NOT read off of the slides of your PowerPoint.
    b- Do NOT do distracting movements when presenting.
    c- Do NOT say a lot of the word "um."
4. Why?
    a- Reading directly off of the slides is boring for both the presenter and the audience, nobody enjoys it.
    b- If you move around a lot during the presentation, the audience will be focused on watching you and not listening to your presentation.
    c- Again, saying the word "um" too much can be very distracting and make it hard for the audience to focus on the topic you are presenting.

First blog!

Name: Marissa Dauer
Major: Intervention Specialist (Mild-Moderate)
Year: Freshman

How you would use a blog in your class: I would use a blog to allow students to ask questions while they are not in the classroom for example, with help on homework in the evening. I think a blog would be beneficial for students especially if the parents are unable to provide help with homework.