Since I was about 12 years old my dream of becoming a teacher has been very current. When I was a little wee girl I wanted to be a police or an air hostess. I have always dreamt of being a pilot or a captain on a big ship, but that is only my fantasy and my far away dream sometimes. Reality looks a bit different. As I said, my dream job is as a teacher, it has always been so clear and obvious for me. And I can’t really explain why, it is just the way my life has chosen I use to think. But here are some reasons why I have chosen this line. Why teacher?
First of all I have always wanted to work with people and especially children. Children are so unpredictable and they always say what they like to say and what they are thinking of right now and I like that. Children, in the ages I have chosen to work with, are so happy, enthusiastic and they still think it’s funny to learn new things. It is fantastic to see when the children make progress and when they learn something new. I would like to be a part of this. I can only imagine how fun it must be to be a part of when they learn to read and they found out that I can actually read everything now.
Second reason, working with children will make every day unique. I like this kind of work where every day is different and I need to be very flexible. Because you never know what will happen when working with children and that is very exciting I think. Things can happen on the break and I will suddenly turn in to a conflict solver. Or one of the pupils got hurt so I need to be a nurse. And of course there will be a lot of moments where we have lessons about a certain topic and pupils can ask questions about completely different things. As a teacher I need to be prepared that everything can happen.
Third reason, I would like to teach the children everything I now and think is important in the world. And I will try to form them so they become the best democratic citizens as possible. Or at least I will give them the best tools and opportunities so they have the chances to become the best citizens in our country but also in the world. I would like them to know that they can do anything they won’t and I am going to support them.
On the contrary; children are our future. As a teacher I have a very hard and sometimes difficult work in front of me. But I like the challenges, it won’t always be easy but I will do my best to make it work. I know I can’t affect all people in the world. But I can try to affect the pupils to become good and secure citizens and that would make me very pleased. In my work as a teacher I will laugh and smile a lot and I think it is the best job ever.
onsdag 20 maj 2009
onsdag 13 maj 2009
Blog Assignment #5: Big Brother Is Watching You
In our society of today we must face a lot of terror, violence and threats against the democracy. Because of that some countries wants to have more surveillance and control over certain people and countries. We have control over some things and people in our country like cameras in different kinds of shops. However democracy is our right to freedom, to express our views and to integrity. But what happens to democracy and our freedom and right to integrity if we start to have harder control and surveillance over certain things?
First, a lot of cameras in stores and schools are a real fact today. When I went in upper secondary school we had cameras on certain places in school because it was lot violence and fights. I also had an identity control in the dining room where we were forced to put our forefinger on a piece of plastic and it identified that I actually was I. But I asked myself where was the respect for and protection of my integrity? Yet I must say that I have nothing to hide and it was not a problem to be controlled in this way. But I think there must be another way of controlling because these ways really don’t respect people’s integrity.
Second, control over people’s weekday and every day chores are some things that some people will have control over and maybe it make life easier. It has been a lot of talk about a future identification of people’s faces or eyes. An example of where this kind of future identification possibly can be found is when you need to have money. For instance you are standing outside a cash dispenser and your face will be scanned and recognized and then you will receive your money. It is possible that security with your money will be better but you are still very exposed I think.
Third, cameras in stores can be good because they can catch a thief or two and if we have nothing to hide it probably want be so terrible to be controlled in that way. But how will we face bigger issues and problems like fighting terrorism and violence in our world. I don’t think that strict control over people and countries, like surveillance with cameras, will exterminate our problems with terror in the world. Maybe this is a cliché but I think that the best way to avoid terrorism and violence in the world and preserve democracy is to start with being friends. If all people in the world stand behind the same things and think the same or at least listen and respect each other it will be much easier to trust each other and then we don’t need this strict control.
On the contrary it can be good to have certain control, in a low scale. When it comes to cameras in shops and schools it is ok I think. As long as you know what the aims are and that they are used as problem solvers. In that kind of identification where you need to show that you really are you, like the possible future eye - control and the fingerprint – identification I had in school, I think we must accept people’s integrity and the fact that a person can say no to this. Terrorism and threats against democracy will always be a problem. Or it will be a problem as long as the world stands on different parts and as long as we don’t listen to each other. Hard control of people is not the answer to good relationships and trust I think. All people in the world must respect and listen to each other to preserve our democracy.
First, a lot of cameras in stores and schools are a real fact today. When I went in upper secondary school we had cameras on certain places in school because it was lot violence and fights. I also had an identity control in the dining room where we were forced to put our forefinger on a piece of plastic and it identified that I actually was I. But I asked myself where was the respect for and protection of my integrity? Yet I must say that I have nothing to hide and it was not a problem to be controlled in this way. But I think there must be another way of controlling because these ways really don’t respect people’s integrity.
Second, control over people’s weekday and every day chores are some things that some people will have control over and maybe it make life easier. It has been a lot of talk about a future identification of people’s faces or eyes. An example of where this kind of future identification possibly can be found is when you need to have money. For instance you are standing outside a cash dispenser and your face will be scanned and recognized and then you will receive your money. It is possible that security with your money will be better but you are still very exposed I think.
Third, cameras in stores can be good because they can catch a thief or two and if we have nothing to hide it probably want be so terrible to be controlled in that way. But how will we face bigger issues and problems like fighting terrorism and violence in our world. I don’t think that strict control over people and countries, like surveillance with cameras, will exterminate our problems with terror in the world. Maybe this is a cliché but I think that the best way to avoid terrorism and violence in the world and preserve democracy is to start with being friends. If all people in the world stand behind the same things and think the same or at least listen and respect each other it will be much easier to trust each other and then we don’t need this strict control.
On the contrary it can be good to have certain control, in a low scale. When it comes to cameras in shops and schools it is ok I think. As long as you know what the aims are and that they are used as problem solvers. In that kind of identification where you need to show that you really are you, like the possible future eye - control and the fingerprint – identification I had in school, I think we must accept people’s integrity and the fact that a person can say no to this. Terrorism and threats against democracy will always be a problem. Or it will be a problem as long as the world stands on different parts and as long as we don’t listen to each other. Hard control of people is not the answer to good relationships and trust I think. All people in the world must respect and listen to each other to preserve our democracy.
tisdag 5 maj 2009
Blog Assignment #4: Grades
Debates about having grades or not in primary school have been very current since the Centre-Right Alliance established a government in 2006. This question is very hot and burning and has been discussed a lot between Swedish Parties. And when the Alliance started to rule Sweden they registered written reports in primary school and lowered the grades to 6th grade. The Alliance thinks that grades in the lower ages in school are a good idea. Grades in primary school will lower pupil’s self-confidence.
First of all it’s a blessing to see the happiness from the pupils when they feel they’ve succeeded. But I can’t stop thinking about what will happened if they have the pressure on them, because of the grades and they found out that I didn’t succeed, for example in maths. When they see that they failed to get a grade in a certain subject their self-confidence will get lower and lower. Many thoughts would probably go through their heads like what will happened now and how will they have the strength to re-start again and think that it will go better next time?
Second I think that grades in primary school can lead to a competition between the pupils in school. And I don’t think that these kinds of competition are ok. Pupils will compete among each other who will receive the best grades and it leads to a negative stress and struggle in classroom. And if someone fails to get good grades he or she will be very sad and self-confidence will go downwards.
On the other hand it can be a competition where pupils compete against themselves and these grades can become a carrot or a reward. Pupils can see the results of struggling and fighting for right grades and they would like to do better all the time. Nevertheless, I think that grades in primary school will lead to a negative competition. Pupils will compete with themselves because they need to have a good grade and it needs to look good. But I can’t stop thinking about what they really would learn. Because pupils will not learn forever and put knowledge’s in their long-term memory, they’ll learn things that will be put in their short-term memory and then just disappears.
Therefore are grades in primary school not a good idea. It has so much negative affects and when someone fails to get a grade it will lead to lower self- confidence among these children. And then two questions remain; how can I as a teacher start again with these children and how can I make them feel proud and sure of that; ok, I failed this time but I will come back with new energy and then I will make it? I don’t think we can do that. It is all about making them feel that I can do this and it’s ok to make mistakes sometimes but I serve as I am and I struggle hard because of that.
First of all it’s a blessing to see the happiness from the pupils when they feel they’ve succeeded. But I can’t stop thinking about what will happened if they have the pressure on them, because of the grades and they found out that I didn’t succeed, for example in maths. When they see that they failed to get a grade in a certain subject their self-confidence will get lower and lower. Many thoughts would probably go through their heads like what will happened now and how will they have the strength to re-start again and think that it will go better next time?
Second I think that grades in primary school can lead to a competition between the pupils in school. And I don’t think that these kinds of competition are ok. Pupils will compete among each other who will receive the best grades and it leads to a negative stress and struggle in classroom. And if someone fails to get good grades he or she will be very sad and self-confidence will go downwards.
On the other hand it can be a competition where pupils compete against themselves and these grades can become a carrot or a reward. Pupils can see the results of struggling and fighting for right grades and they would like to do better all the time. Nevertheless, I think that grades in primary school will lead to a negative competition. Pupils will compete with themselves because they need to have a good grade and it needs to look good. But I can’t stop thinking about what they really would learn. Because pupils will not learn forever and put knowledge’s in their long-term memory, they’ll learn things that will be put in their short-term memory and then just disappears.
Therefore are grades in primary school not a good idea. It has so much negative affects and when someone fails to get a grade it will lead to lower self- confidence among these children. And then two questions remain; how can I as a teacher start again with these children and how can I make them feel proud and sure of that; ok, I failed this time but I will come back with new energy and then I will make it? I don’t think we can do that. It is all about making them feel that I can do this and it’s ok to make mistakes sometimes but I serve as I am and I struggle hard because of that.
onsdag 29 april 2009
Blog Assignment #3: Climate Change
Mother Earth is a ticking bomb; we really don’t know when it says stop and can’t take it anymore. Things are happening among us, on earth, today. Climate has change a lot the latest 100 years and even more the latest 50 years. And people are aware of that it’s still changing. Dangerous pollution and cars are just some examples of the reasons to these changes. I will make a try in explaining people’s standpoints but also why people’s realisation came so late, when it comes to climate changing. Don’t we really care about the climate changes at all?
First reason, I think, is that the changes on the world have been very small and it takes a while to see a change and because of that it was difficult to see what happened at first. It’s probably in the latest years that we, ordinary people, have been aware of that our planet is suffering. It is in the latest decades we have been seeing the major changes on climate and the world so therefore the changes are so big now. Of course our easy-going lifestyle of today is a big reason to the climate changes. We have our city-jeeps and drive our cars everywhere. We have a lot more discharges from pollution today and that also affects the world.
Second reason is that we, ordinary people and not the professionals who have been warning about what happened to our world and how the climate have changed, probably think that this climate changing don’t strikes us and we can’t really see the changes so because of that it is difficult to understand the vast problems. It becomes a real problem when we can see living proofs that the climate changes strikes our nature. As an example there were much news, some time ago, about the polar ices and we could se the ice melting on TV and see it in the newspapers. When we saw real proofs it became real and then we thought it was terrible and what we could do about it was probably a common thought.
Third reason is that all these things that are happening to our world and all the dangerous discharges of pollution, mainly from carbon dioxide are hard to understand I think. It is hard to understand what is happening to our nature and of course the fact that climate is changing. Scientists have been warning about these facts for a long time but we have to have in mind that they are the professionals and they know what will happen because of that. It is not easy for ordinary people to know what will happen and which discharges are dangerous to Mother Earth. However many people knows a lot about all dangerous facts. Lots of people actually are very aware of the consequences dangerous discharges will make on nature and live lives were they think about these facts. But still I think that how climate is changing is hard to understand.
Last of all; I do think that most of the people in the world do care about Mother Earth and the fact that climate is changing. I do care about our planet and how discharge affects it. I see that something is happening which is not good for the nature but I think that this is hard to understand. Some scientists have said that our planets have natural climate changes; it goes up and down and has always done. Ok, maybe some changes are natural but all this dangerous discharges that are being made by human forces, in a matter of fact right now, are not good at all. And we need to think about this before nature says stop.
First reason, I think, is that the changes on the world have been very small and it takes a while to see a change and because of that it was difficult to see what happened at first. It’s probably in the latest years that we, ordinary people, have been aware of that our planet is suffering. It is in the latest decades we have been seeing the major changes on climate and the world so therefore the changes are so big now. Of course our easy-going lifestyle of today is a big reason to the climate changes. We have our city-jeeps and drive our cars everywhere. We have a lot more discharges from pollution today and that also affects the world.
Second reason is that we, ordinary people and not the professionals who have been warning about what happened to our world and how the climate have changed, probably think that this climate changing don’t strikes us and we can’t really see the changes so because of that it is difficult to understand the vast problems. It becomes a real problem when we can see living proofs that the climate changes strikes our nature. As an example there were much news, some time ago, about the polar ices and we could se the ice melting on TV and see it in the newspapers. When we saw real proofs it became real and then we thought it was terrible and what we could do about it was probably a common thought.
Third reason is that all these things that are happening to our world and all the dangerous discharges of pollution, mainly from carbon dioxide are hard to understand I think. It is hard to understand what is happening to our nature and of course the fact that climate is changing. Scientists have been warning about these facts for a long time but we have to have in mind that they are the professionals and they know what will happen because of that. It is not easy for ordinary people to know what will happen and which discharges are dangerous to Mother Earth. However many people knows a lot about all dangerous facts. Lots of people actually are very aware of the consequences dangerous discharges will make on nature and live lives were they think about these facts. But still I think that how climate is changing is hard to understand.
Last of all; I do think that most of the people in the world do care about Mother Earth and the fact that climate is changing. I do care about our planet and how discharge affects it. I see that something is happening which is not good for the nature but I think that this is hard to understand. Some scientists have said that our planets have natural climate changes; it goes up and down and has always done. Ok, maybe some changes are natural but all this dangerous discharges that are being made by human forces, in a matter of fact right now, are not good at all. And we need to think about this before nature says stop.
onsdag 22 april 2009
Blog Assignment #2: The Fascination of a TV Series
I think we can say what we want about TV and to much TV-watching but nothing is like a good TV Series or a another good program. I think it has something to do with an escape, an escape to a place or a world where you don’t need to think so much. Or, of course, in a crime story you have to think a lot about who was killed and who will be killed next? But it is an escape to something else; you can forget all needs in life for a short while. Nevertheless now I am going to tell you about my favourite TV Series.
Firstly I am completely enamoured in a good British crime story. And it has to be British. The British beautiful countryside has enchanted me totally and all these series always remember me of how much I would like to go to Britain. British crimes that I love are for example The Inspector Lynley mysteries, Wire in the Blood, Silent Witness and of course Midsomer Murders. Nothing is like a sweet summer night, when the day ends with the charming crime story Midsomer Murders where Detective Chef Inspector Barnaby and his faithful companion Jones always solves new murders every week in the fictive Midsomer, probably England’s most dangerous place to live on. And I can’t forget to mention the beautiful theme song that follows every episode, which give the program something extra and exciting every week.
Secondly I must say Så ska det låta because it is a fantastic Swedish “all come together” family program. I am very interested in music and singing and therefore this, of course, is an ultimate “feel good experience” for me. The intro is the best part I think where Swedish singers are supposed to sing out load when they now the answer of what song and so do I. It has become a sport for me to sing out loud before the famous singers in the program do. These 58 minutes of happiness are always ending to fast and next Friday is never so far away as then. A good thing is that I can watch it on svt play again and again if my need is too big.
Last of all I remember some series I watched as a child; Rederiet, Tre Kronor, Skilda Världar and the American Series Sunset Beach. I was completely taken by these series. However, I am not a big fan of these kinds of series, or soap operas, today. I think that the fascination came because it was something new for me. I had never watched something like this before and it was so fantastic. But in some years we had so many of these series and then it was too much for me. Little house on the Prairies was my favourite Series when I was a little wee girl and I always watched it with Grandmother and my sister, a lovely time I think.
Good TV Series are nothing to disdain I think. In other words, what should we do without them? There are so many different Series which I can’t count and I think it is good that we all are different. Because then will probably all of us find something that we love and need to follow every week. And nothing is like waiting for a great Series; it gives me a fantastic feeling. At the same time we can look at the aspect of learning English when watching an American or British Series and that is not bad at all.
Firstly I am completely enamoured in a good British crime story. And it has to be British. The British beautiful countryside has enchanted me totally and all these series always remember me of how much I would like to go to Britain. British crimes that I love are for example The Inspector Lynley mysteries, Wire in the Blood, Silent Witness and of course Midsomer Murders. Nothing is like a sweet summer night, when the day ends with the charming crime story Midsomer Murders where Detective Chef Inspector Barnaby and his faithful companion Jones always solves new murders every week in the fictive Midsomer, probably England’s most dangerous place to live on. And I can’t forget to mention the beautiful theme song that follows every episode, which give the program something extra and exciting every week.
Secondly I must say Så ska det låta because it is a fantastic Swedish “all come together” family program. I am very interested in music and singing and therefore this, of course, is an ultimate “feel good experience” for me. The intro is the best part I think where Swedish singers are supposed to sing out load when they now the answer of what song and so do I. It has become a sport for me to sing out loud before the famous singers in the program do. These 58 minutes of happiness are always ending to fast and next Friday is never so far away as then. A good thing is that I can watch it on svt play again and again if my need is too big.
Last of all I remember some series I watched as a child; Rederiet, Tre Kronor, Skilda Världar and the American Series Sunset Beach. I was completely taken by these series. However, I am not a big fan of these kinds of series, or soap operas, today. I think that the fascination came because it was something new for me. I had never watched something like this before and it was so fantastic. But in some years we had so many of these series and then it was too much for me. Little house on the Prairies was my favourite Series when I was a little wee girl and I always watched it with Grandmother and my sister, a lovely time I think.
Good TV Series are nothing to disdain I think. In other words, what should we do without them? There are so many different Series which I can’t count and I think it is good that we all are different. Because then will probably all of us find something that we love and need to follow every week. And nothing is like waiting for a great Series; it gives me a fantastic feeling. At the same time we can look at the aspect of learning English when watching an American or British Series and that is not bad at all.
onsdag 15 april 2009
Blog Assignment #1: Childhood Memories
Children of today live in a world surrounded by good things and bad things. Adults wants to protect their kids from touching bad things but also let them try all the good things in the world, but we can’t always protect our kids. It is important, I think, that we give all children the tools so they have the best possibilities to live and experience a good and interesting life. Which are these important tools for children?
The most important tool for children in life is love. Children are hopefully surrounded with love from their birth until the end of life. Love will strengthen children and I think it is important to make them understand that they are unique and they serve as they are. I hope that all children in the world have a lot of experiences connected to love. I remember my own childhood as warm and loving and I lived in a secure world were mother and father protected me from all dangerous things in life. I wish that all children in the world can feel this security and love from their families and people around them. Adults have the responsibilities to take care of their children or take decisions that will lead to the best for them.
Respect people and they will get respect in return is the second tool for children experiencing world. Children need to be learned that they have to respect people and respect the fact that we all can have different views and thoughts but they don’t need to think and share the same thoughts. If they learn to respect people they will get respect in return. Respect is something they will get in touch with early in life and if they have a lot of experiences with respect it will be easier to think of it. All people are unique and I hope children will learn that if they show respect, are kind and good they will live a happy life and they will get all these things in return. This is what I have learned from my family and other important people in my nearness. This is what I and other adults need to learn the children.
Feel and think that they can do anything is the third tool. Encourage, praise and support are important for children so they have the courage to try different things in life. I have always heard in my childhood that I can do anything I want, it will not always be easy but you will make it. I hope that adults don’t forget to encourage, praise and support the children so they feel that they can do anything. But life isn’t always easy and children will face reverses and feel that life is hard, but once again if they feel support from adults and other people in their nearness they will face the problems and hopefully solve them. All reverses and prosperities will give children perspective on life and be experiences they’ll never forget.
These three tools are necessary for children when they are experiencing life, I think. My point of views comes from my own childhood and how I was brought up and learned. I really think that if children feel love, they respect people and they think that they can succeed with whatever they come up with, they will live a life they can be proud of and they will enjoy it. We can’t always protect our children, they have to experience life, but we can give them the tools so they can protect themselves.
The most important tool for children in life is love. Children are hopefully surrounded with love from their birth until the end of life. Love will strengthen children and I think it is important to make them understand that they are unique and they serve as they are. I hope that all children in the world have a lot of experiences connected to love. I remember my own childhood as warm and loving and I lived in a secure world were mother and father protected me from all dangerous things in life. I wish that all children in the world can feel this security and love from their families and people around them. Adults have the responsibilities to take care of their children or take decisions that will lead to the best for them.
Respect people and they will get respect in return is the second tool for children experiencing world. Children need to be learned that they have to respect people and respect the fact that we all can have different views and thoughts but they don’t need to think and share the same thoughts. If they learn to respect people they will get respect in return. Respect is something they will get in touch with early in life and if they have a lot of experiences with respect it will be easier to think of it. All people are unique and I hope children will learn that if they show respect, are kind and good they will live a happy life and they will get all these things in return. This is what I have learned from my family and other important people in my nearness. This is what I and other adults need to learn the children.
Feel and think that they can do anything is the third tool. Encourage, praise and support are important for children so they have the courage to try different things in life. I have always heard in my childhood that I can do anything I want, it will not always be easy but you will make it. I hope that adults don’t forget to encourage, praise and support the children so they feel that they can do anything. But life isn’t always easy and children will face reverses and feel that life is hard, but once again if they feel support from adults and other people in their nearness they will face the problems and hopefully solve them. All reverses and prosperities will give children perspective on life and be experiences they’ll never forget.
These three tools are necessary for children when they are experiencing life, I think. My point of views comes from my own childhood and how I was brought up and learned. I really think that if children feel love, they respect people and they think that they can succeed with whatever they come up with, they will live a life they can be proud of and they will enjoy it. We can’t always protect our children, they have to experience life, but we can give them the tools so they can protect themselves.
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