Ch. 10 & Epilogue

Reading Reflection 13 has now been posted!

Ch. 8 & Ch. 9

Reading Reflection 12 is now posted above. Thank you!

Ch. 6 & Ch. 7

Reading Reflection 11 is now posted. Hope you enjoy viewing the coggle and worksheet!

Ch. 4 & Ch. 5 - Goldstein

Reading Reflection 10 is now complete over Chapter 4 & Chapter 5 from "The Teacher Wars." I generated a world cloud and created an infographic for my "Brain Writing." The Union & Me: I-Chart is also attached. Please click on Reader Response 10 on the tab above. Thanks for viewing!

Ch. 2 & Ch. 3 - Goldstein

I chose to respond to the readings of Charlotte Forten and Anna Julia Cooper because I had not previously heard of them. They sounded like ambitious female teachers and this aspect interested me. I had previously researched W.E.B. Du Bois and Booker T. Washington, so I wanted to complete my Biography Report Form on individuals I was not familiar with. Both of these ladies sacrificed various lifestyles to be able to teach. Although I ultimately chose these two females to research, I enjoyed the Booker T. Washington & W.E.B. Du Bois videos. Please click on RR 9 to view my Reading Reflections!

Introduction & Ch. 1 - Goldstein

This book opens up many perspectives and viewpoints into the world of education. Please view my Reading Reflection 8 to see my response to the WDWWWWHW. Thanks!

Ch. 11 Reading Reflection

Reader Response 7 has now been posted to the pages tab. Please review my Word Cloud and Prezi (with transcript) of my "Brain Writing - Mind Map Method." Thanks!

Ch. 9 & Ch. 10 Reading Reflection

Please clink on Reading Response 6 to view my answers and also family genealogy diagram. This family tree took considerable time but showed me many facts. However, it also left more questions unanswered in regards to my heritage. This was an interesting assignment but I am thankful I got the opportunity to complete it. I had never attempted a family tree search before this point. Thanks for viewing!

Ch. 7 & Ch. 8 Reading Reflection

After reading Chapter 7, I had a hard time choosing which historical figure to discuss. I finally decided on Friedrich Froebel because he was considered the "Father of Kindergarten." I enjoy working with early education classrooms and he had very practical ideas about elementary education. Overall, I enjoyed reading about the other educators as well. Here are some of my notes/thoughts:

Chapter 7: European Theorists

Jean-Jacques Rousseau

• French Philosopher during the Enlightenment
• His mother died when he was only 9 days old
• He emphasized the importance of nature
• He abandoned and orphaned 5 children
• He thought that children were naturally good

*What I found ironic was that his father was unfair to him and he thought children were naturally good, yet he abandoned his own children.

Johann Heinrich Pestalozzi

• He valued emotionally secured environments 
• He was socially awkward
• His Swiss father died when he was only 5 years old

Friedrich Froebell

• Mother died at only 9 months old
• German roots - early childhood method led to establishment of kindergarten
• Early childhood education was a predominate feature to a child's learning

*I found it interesting that these educators had such dejected childhoods. 

Johann Friedrich Herbart

• A German university professor of philosophy
• Education is a moral and ethical endeavor
• Minds form networks - reminded me of the quote "The mind is not a vessel to be filled, but a fire to be kindled."
• Charter education such as morality, freedom, perfection, good will, righteousness, retribution 
• Instruction should be organized into sequential episodes that were connected by related ideas

Herbert Spencer

• British "survival of the fittest"
• Theory of evolution

Maria Montessori

• Italian educator - various schooling in her background
• Educated children physically, intellectually, spiritually, emotionally, and socially
• Created the "Children's House" in which practical life skills, motor and sensory training, language and mathematical skills were emphasized

*Please click on Reading Response 5 to view my BioCube and questions. 

Ch. 5 & Ch. 6 Reading Reflection

Completing this Coggle was difficult. At first, I did not expect it to take as much time as it did. However, after signing into the new website Coggle, and trying out the program, it was a tedious process. Not only did it take so long to create the Coggle itself, but it took a long time to read the information in the chapters and decide what I wanted to include and how I wanted to visually represent it. I even tried out different mind mapping sites and looked at Prezi; however, I stuck with Coggle because it fit the assignment description best. I hope this visual is useful and also navigable. Thanks for reading!

I think I am too indecisive and that is why I struggled with this Coggle. However, I found it interesting to learn about a new resource and see some creative images this site has helped to generate. 

Ch. 3 & Ch. 4 Reading Reflection

Reading Response 3 has now been posted! I enjoyed researching secondary schools and voicing my own opinion about public school policies!

Ch. 2 Reading Reflection

Chapter 2 Reading Response has been posted! Please see the tab above to view my latest reflection. Completing biographies as a fun "report" was an enjoyable assignment!

Hello!

Hello all! I have dived into the world of blogging to document my reading reflection responses this semester here at Tennessee Tech. I am excited to begin my blog and complete the various chapter responses required for this Perspectives in American Education course. The Reading Responses are located on the tabs above in their own pages. I thought it would easier to upload them all individually on their own tab instead all of them on the Home page. Thanks!