Hi guys! Thank you for visiting my first blog. I’m not one hundred percent sure what direction I will be going, but as of right now I am leaning the most towards the topic of Middle School. Next year my little brother will be entering the doors of middle school for the first time, and being the job market the way it is, there is a good chance that middle school is where I may be teaching someday. I am also always interested in new innovative teaching strategies that keep learning fun!
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My philosophy of education is that learning should be fun! Some of us look back with fond memories of elementary school, great memories of High school, but a time that is for the majority of us dark, lonely, and a bit terrifying is middle school. How challenging it must be to get middle schoolers invested in their school work, especially when they have so much going on!
My first article is about a language arts class in Memorial Middle School that has caused some excitement even for the principal and other members of the staff. The teacher responsible for the enthusiastic learning is Lyudmyla Mayorska, who believes any book can be “turned into an interdisciplinary study.” While reading J.R.R. Tolkein’s “The Hobbit,” the students were costumed in hand-made regalia in order to get into character.
” Wednesday’s exercise saw the students breaking
into teams to complete required them to identify
characters, solve riddles and do a little “Hobbit” math —
determining what percentage of the hero troop was
elves, hobbits, wizards, etc.”
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The sixth graders were solving problems together, forgetting they were doing math, and just enjoying celebrating the book. Even the principal and Librarian dressed up like trolls. The day this article was written was to be the last day of the project, ending with an Hobbit obstacle course! Some day I hope to inspire my students (in whatever grade) to enjoy literature in this same way.
