Field Post 1: Noble Elementary School

I really enjoyed our morning at Noble Elementary School. I think that it was a good experience for me to go into a class room and observe how and what the teachers taught. Brandon and I sat in two class rooms: art and Spanish. We liked what the art teacher's philosophy was "you can only fail if you do not do the work" and we also like how engaged the teacher was, walking around the room and looking at each students work. We enjoyed what the Spanish teacher did too, she had the entire sit in a circle and practice the speaking the language to each other. I want to be a high school teacher. That desire was confirmed spending the morning at an elementary school. I got the feeling that being around students that young is moreover babysitting rather than teaching. I would want to teach high schoolers because they are old enough to have real discussions with and that belief was also reinforced after spending the day at Noble.

Post # 3

 I really liked this past class that we had. I liked the class skits that we did. I think that it is a good learning visual. I really took two things from the reading; keeping kids interested in what you are teaching them and not rushing to judgement on kids and categorizing  them with learning disabilities. Taking the time to learn your students and what they think is important. A question that I would have is: What is a good way to take your students passions and incorporate them into what the class is doing?

Blog post 2 - why teach

I want to become a teacher because I know the importance of education. Education is the first step in having a successful career. Teachers are great models to their students. Some of my teachers from high school have been huge in me growing up. The respect that they showed and taught their students always stood out to me. The teachers at St. Ignatius High School do an amazing job in educating the students and developing young men. They give you the tools you need in life to be successful. Having graduated from Ignatius  I now see that I want to teach at Ignatius and be apart of the tradition there that has existed for over 130 years and will continue to exist for 100 more years. I want to be apart of helping the students there achieve their goals.

About Me. Post #1

 My name is Ben Moroz. I usually go by Ben. My hometown is Avon, Ohio. I went to St. Ignatius High School. I would like teach high school Latin, hopefully at St. Ignatius High School. What makes me special is that I have a great sensor of humor and I really love to laugh. My uncle's name is on the football stadium here at John Carroll.  I love football, it is by far my sport. I do not really follow the other sports that much. I do not play for an athletic team here, however I work for the football team here, I am a video assistant for the team. I also play intramural soccer here. Football and family are really important to me. This article: http://bleacherreport.com/articles/80954-football-and-family-the-two-are-inseparable.  This article is a good example of both. It is a good example of how the family has come together and bonded being football fans. The family would always gather together to watch the Cleveland Browns and the Cincinnati Bengals play. They always reminisce on their favorite football memories from the NFL and the NCAA.
 What makes me comfortable in a classroom environment is knowing the other people in the class. Knowing their sense of humors and knowing about them. It makes me more comfortable because it does not feel like I am talking to a group of strangers in the classroom. It takes a lot of pressure off of me. Also, knowing that the teacher has a good sense of humor because when I mess up I want him to laugh and not be mad. Finally, being confident in the material that I am learning so in class I can answer questions and participate.
 A formative memory that I have in a classroom was when I was a junior in high school. It was my English class. In the class, I actually fell asleep and was out the entire period. After the class ended, the teacher woke me up. I felt really bad because I really respected the teacher that I had. But, he told me to not worry about it and not to feel bad. He understood that outside of school people go through things and at that time my family was going through a difficult time. As a teacher, I would be worried about forming lessons everyday and keeping kids engaged in the class.
 A question that I would have is: what made you want to get into education?