Reading+Reflections


 * The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie**


 * Reading Reflections #3:** Miss Jean Brodie has a saying that she continually states during the reading where I completey dont understand what she means when she says it. For example," If only small girls would listen to me I would make of you the creme de la creme."( page 11) What does the creme de la creme mean? I feel like she is talking about making these girls something big in life and trying to show them they can suceed in life by learning about reality. Im really not sure but it would be helfpul knowing what she means by that.


 * Reading Reflections #4:** I think it's great that Miss Jean Brodie talks about her relationships and her travels to Italy. I love when she is in the middle of telling her life and makes sure her students are prepared when a supervisor and or principal walks in. For example," Hold up your books, said Miss Brodie quite often that autumn, prop them up in your hands, in case of intruders. If there are any intruders, we are doing our history lesson...our poetry..English grammer." (page 7) I wish my teachers would put aside teaching the basics and talk about her life and her experiences. That would be an awsome teacher!

(2nd Trimester Reading Reflections)


 * Reading Reflection #1:** The scavenger hunt was a great experience to really understand how much money comes out of teachers pockets. Traveling to get to the best equipment takes effort and time for teachers to really make their classroom a better learning for all their his/her students. I had a good time getting material for the theme letters and numbers. The things that my group got were very creative and can make a classroom really enjoy learning. I think my favorite thing was the pink ball because it was giving opportunities for everyone reading or playing kick ball math. The feeling of becoming a teacher and going out to get cool things for the room and the class was a really enjoyable experience.


 * Reading Reflection #2:** The discussion we had in class on the article, //Psychoanalysis and Moral Development// was very intresing. The girl, Ruby Bridges who is a black six year old girl was put in a horrible time where segregation mattered. But for her she was a happy child that was okay with it. If I was a teacher, I would expain to her its okay to be angry or sad and that she can have emotions. But I feel that Ruby should express her feelings because as a teacher we wouldn't want that to build up inside. You could have her write in a jounral, write stories, or tell her to draw a picture and talk one on one about it. So then she feels not intergated but making into an activity. I enjoy when we have class discussions, it makes us think in a teachers prespective.


 * Reading Reflection #3:** Today in class, we showed our movies that describe us. We had to sit in front of the class without talking and we had to listen to our peers about how that particular movie reflects us as individuals. I felt that the movie that I choose, Take The Lead by Antonio Bandarez was a great movie. Those kids in the movie are great kids that love to dance, and was given an opportunity to prove to themselves that they are good kids that can dance the tango. Ive always wanted to dance tango, I think tango is probably the most fierce and challenging type of dance. Those students in the movie were great hip-hop dancers and I used to take hip hop and loved it. I feel that I want to take tango to put new cool styles that I learned from hip hop into tango.


 * Reading Reflection #4:** Today in class, we discussed the article, The Uses of Enchantment( The meaning and Important of Fairy Tales). There was some great points that you brought up that I took notes on. The infromation that you gave us on Bruno Bettelheim was intresting. He was a famous person in child devlopment that tricked many people. He also thought the dominant view of autism was the mother who wasnt loving. It's the mothers fault and you can cure autism by drawing them out of their castle. You do that with with stories, intensive talk, and get them reconnected. Thats crazy and I have a hard time believing thats true.


 * Reading Reflection #5:** In class, we are starting to read fairy tales. When I was a kid, I loved reading fairy tales because everything was magical and pretty. I'm reading Italian Folktales by Italo Calvino. Even though we were only supposed to read three for our essay, I have been reading a little extra. Some of them are funny and interesting to read. I usually choose the ones with the titles that rhyme or are funny. Italian fairy tales are tragic stories but in a comedian like way. It's hard to explain but I'm enjoying reading these stories.


 * Reading Reflection #6:** Today you gave us a book to read for home. I read the first 20 pages and I'm in love with it. The writing of Charles is sometimes hard to pay attention but it seems like like its going to be a great book. I just have a couple of questions, the operations he had is just to make him smart? I don't really understand how that would of worked. I still don't get what the maze and mice have to do with anything. All ask you these questions on Thursday as well. Cant wait to continue reading and finish the book!

(3rd Trimester Reading Reflections)


 * Reading Reflection #1:** We have been reading the book Flowers of Algernon which ties well because I am in my special education rotation. Flowers of Algernon is a great book because it really gives us a better understanding of how a student who is disable writes and see's himself as. The main charachter, Charlie wanted to be smart so badly that in the end result wasn't really worth it. He wanted to prove to his co workers, his family, and researchers that by getting his surgery he would end up smart. He did get better in his spelling and was able to understand when people were judging and making fun of him. But did he cheat him self out? I think so, I think that working hard and practice will be an honor and rewarding.


 * Reading Reflection #2:** Later in the book, the reader is able to witness Charlies symtpoms and awareness. He is able to comprehend what normal people are saying and be recognized as someone who can be highly talked too. He is able to understand everything that has happened to him like the surgery that he was put through. He was put through an experiment just as the mouse. He decidied to continue talking to his family, who left him because the way he has become. He understand that his so called " friends" were making fun of him the whole time. He now has become smart but will his five minute of smartness last forever.


 * Reading Reflection #3:** We've been reading the curious incident of the dog in the night- time by Mark Haddon. So far we have discussed in class about Chris and his reactions to situations. He hates liers and he hates when people yell. Also, depending on what color car he sees describes the mood or how the day will be for him. The story starts out with him seeing a dog, punching a police and the rest is still unknown. So far, I'm getting into the book and enjoying it!


 * Reading Reflection #4:** In this book, curious incident of the dog in the night- time has been getting better. I can't belive his father has been hiding the truth to Chris. His mother is still alive and is living in london! How can you keep such a secret to a child? I know his father doesn't like being left or used by his wife but that's no reason to hide his son from his own mother. Since his father lied, and he hates liers chris had no choice but to move and go live with her mother. I just can't belive that this could happen and Chris is going all by him self.


 * Reading Reflection #5:** The ending of this book was great! I think Chris is now understanding how to forgive and that people make mistakes, He's trying to give his father another chance, which I think is great. His father brought him a dog and he named it Sandy. I think that dog would be a great idea for Chris to make he is comforted and loved at all times. Finding his mother, learning how to forgive, getting an A on his math level has showed me that he is able to conquer anything that comes his way.


 * Reading Reflection #6:** Going over books in class is great because It gives me a better understanding. When students contriubute ideas in a class discussion it gets your brain thinking. It also helps when about to construct an essay because it allows the student's to brainstrom ideas to contricute in their essays.