Out of the Blogs of Kids
a little time this morning going through the blogs of my fourth and
fifth graders from the last three years. Here are some posts that got
me thinking.
of children as being capable of more than they had first anticipated.
This war is showing us more pictures than any other war in history ,
but from whose point of view???? Each picture tells a story. It’s the
one taking the picture who starts the story. The other 999 words are
from those who see it.
Emily -
Now THINK before you EAT!- I told tons of people about my weblog. Many of them said that they
thought it was great that a ten year old could have a weblog.
Kayla -
Republicans overcrowded Democrats in the Georgia elections. Over 70years, Democrats have overpowered Republicans. It would be a fair
judgement if everyone voted.
Jennifer - A leader should have a powerful voice.
- This is a shout out to all the other elementary and middle and high
schools. If you don’t have the program weblogging, then you might want
to think about letting a few students have the power of creating their
own blog. It will teach them responsibility, citizenship, and their
voice will be heard all over the world. If you want to make the right
choice, choose blogs. I did and I am proud to say it!!!
group next year are to put the best posts into a memory book and share
it with every other generation - to show them what they will soon
accomplish and to tell them they have a lot of abilities to write.
Patrick - Try to be a funny teacher who will make
students laugh so if they’re mad it might help them forget why they were so
mad. Also try to learn as much as you can about your students. Try
sitting with them at lunch so you can learn more about them. Try sitting
with at least every one of them over the weeks..
Maria - If people judged us they should judge us on more than one thing. Such
as instead of bubbling in circles, they should make us write essays
about a topic. Writing is a good way to show what you know.
Marcos
- When we get an inappropriate comment we learn a lesson and that
lesson is not to be like that person. We also learn responsibility on
the Internet. If you were in a race and someone called you a bad name,
would you stop? I think not. Martin Luther King Jr. was called bad
names all the time and it didn’t stop him from fulfilling his dream.
Things like this happen all the time, even out of school. So, please
don’t shut down weblogs.
is that knowledge is all about taking power. Not like someone is so
strong or evil but it’s all about that no matter what you do there is
someone who is going to help you no matter what.
should be enthusiastic when you teach. Kids like exciting methods. If
you wonder why they sleep in class, it is because they are bored. We
learn really fast with fun methods. Say like less talk, more action.
Alejandro - Finally,
the week of testing is over. I didn’t like the testing week because we
had to be quiet, too quiet. You know on our school we work hard, and we
are smart. However, I don’t like testing because I can’t take the
silence of the room. The class and the whole school is so quiet.
Alejandra - Animals are very interesting to me. I like learning all about
there habitat. Its so amazing to know how other species live so we
could compare them with humans. Its cool to figure out what is inside
them for exampel their organs and bones.I like to learn how their bones
are diffrent from ours and everything else about animals. Its cool to
know what they eat and how they react to some situations.
Children
have such interesting thoughts. When allowed to have some choice on
topics, look at the broad range of topics. I have a feeling that school
reform could come about in a
more authentic manner if we really started listening to our
students - asked them for ideas and solutions. Let them have some charge over
their learning. First, we have to get them in on the
conversations.
Then we need to listen, really listen. There’s a lot of understanding
that could be coming “out of the blogs of our kids.”
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