April Nelms's Blog – March 2009 Archive (2)

The segment about cell phones and ipods really hits home at our school because students use them a lot, but not for educational purposes. I wish this could change. I use mp3 players/cell phones/ipods, when I take trips to the Zoo. They have a podcast set up on their website at the Birmingham Zoo.

The ethical mind deals with human relationships, As an educator our actions and ethical decision influence our students. If we are model individuals, we can be positvie influences versus what students see most EVERYwhere else. A large problem for students of this time period deals with resepect. They don't normally understand it because they have not seen it. Simple considerations such as "Yes ma'am and No Ma'am" are unfamiliar to our students. Common courtesies to us as teachers is not common… Continue