I Am Poem

I am my brother's keeper.

I wonder are my expectations too high.

I hear success calling my name.

I see a peaceful world.

I want to be successful.

I am my brother's keeper.

I pretend to be invisible.

I feel the success coming.

I touch the heavens above.

I worry that life will pass me by.

I cry when the pain is too much.

I am tall my brother's keeper.

I understand that good things don't last forever.

I say what I mean and mean what I say.

I dream of better days.

I try to be positive.

I hope for better days to come

I am my brother's keeper.

Waiting For Superman

 

Waiting For Superman is a documentary that explains some troubles in today's public school system. The documentary made it seem as if public schools are failure factories. It displays several students who are attempting to get into a private school, charter school, magnet school, or boarding school because of the failure of today's public school or their money problems. People were basing their hope for a good education off of a lottery. Waiting For Superman opened me up to the failures of today's school system. I really did not know some kids had it that bad with trying to get into a good school. I grew up in a town where we had two schools, private and public. Both schools had good graduation rates  and met all the state standards when I was in high school. I did not have to worry about changing schools. In contrast, some of my friends in college have told me stories of them moving around trying to find a good school system so that their diploma can be worth more than the paper it was printed on. In the movie, the Superintendent for the  D.C. area presented a solution for improving the public school system but it seemed as if the people were threatened by the change. They refuse to even vote on the matter.  We can't change the world until we change the state of education.

Mr. Drakes Dream Classroom

The 21st century classroom is dominated by technology. The classroom as I knew it growing up has been change drastically. The basics essentials that I grew up on such as a chalkboards, basic projectors, pen, and paper have been coverted over to high level technology. If a teacher is not profecient in using technology, they will have an hard time communicating with students. I am very profecient in the use of technology so my classroom will be dominated by it. Pen and pencils will be replaced by IPADs. Chalkboards will be replaced by smartboards. As you walk into Mr. Drakes(me) classroom, to your left will be an smart board with an student working math problems on it. On my desk will be an top-of-the-line computer with all of the latest updates and applications loaded into it. My classroom will be very spatious containing different sections in the room such as the library section, reading section, and an computer section. The students will have IPADS instead of books but they will not be allowed to take them home. My 21st century classroom will be the total package dominated by technology.