Presentations

The last tuesday we had 6 presentations and it was interesting to see all of them:

• Susana's presentation was about bullying it wasn't bad but unfortunately it wasn't nothing new either,the only criticism I can make is that sometimes you can't understand what she says:because the tone of her voice is not good enough,she doesn't give a clear explanation about she means,but those things,maybe,with a little bit more of practice can fix them.
• Seba Marfil talked about a really interesting topic: CONACE aid campaign,which is the topic these last couple of days,it was attractive to see how people in general,most of them adolescents,react to this campaign and I agree with my classmates opinions : the goverment should give information to the students and let them know what are the effects of drugs in general,students need to be more educated about this topic.
• Seba Contreras talked about Second Language Adquisition it was a good presentation and I like the fact that he gave us a essay written by him when he was in NY City.
• Myriam Figueroa did a presentation about the Drinking Age it was an interesting topic but she did her presentation so fast that I wasn't able to see in details the most important facts.
• Roberto Meneses talked about Becas Chile Sistema Bicentenario, it was interesting because it's an opportunity that we can have eventually.
• And last but not least my presentation was about Cutting,why young people cut themselves,where they cut,what are the reasons and what can we do if we have a friend or in the future a student who have this problem,I was really nervious,but I think I did a good job.

Scout Movement by Gustavo Rojas

Gustavo talked about the Scout Movement and I have to say that it was very interesting because actually I did't know anything but there were a group of people who sing and dance and I know that it's even disrespectful to say but it's what I knew. Now it's totally different, becasuse I learnt that they are a great,entertaining,funny and a non-formal educational group of poeple who are close to nature and do a lot of activities that allows them to be in a good atmosphere among themselves, which is something that nowaday is not very common but an important thing to do,they train good people to the society.

It was a good presentation but it was the first so he was nervious but he did his presentation in a good way.

Educacion 2020

This is another way for us to know that there's something that is not working as it should be, Educacion 2020 says that by the year 2020 the 20% of the poorest schools will have the same quality of education that 20% of the richest schools which it's something that can be a dream for a lot of people but there's nothing wrong if you wanna give it a try and probably it's a mistake even to think about that but up until now there are 25.452 people who support this "proyect" ,so something good should have this crazy proyect if it has thousands of people thinking like Mario Waisbluth,who is one of the creators of Educacion 2020. People who are against this proyect maybe should reconsider their opinions about it or...maybe we are the crazy ones for actually believe that things in education can change.

5 Facts About Goal Setting

These practical tips on goal setting can help make it easier to set and reach goals:

1. Specific, realistic goals work best. The people who succeed are those who set realistic, specific goals. "I'm going to recycle all my plastic bottles, soda cans, and magazines" is a much more doable goal than "I'm going to do more for the environment." And that makes it easier to stick with.

2. It takes time for a change to become an established habit. It will probably take a couple of months before any changes, that's because your brain needs time to get used to the idea that this new thing you're doing is part of your regular routine.

3. Repeating a goal makes it stick. Say your goal out loud each morning to remind yourself of what you want and what you're working for. (Writing it down works too.) Every time you remind yourself of your goal, you're training your brain to make it happen.

4. Pleasing other people doesn't work. The key to making any change is to find the desire within yourself — you have to do it because you want it, not because a girlfriend, boyfriend, parent, or someone else wants you to. It will be harder to stay on track and motivated if you're doing something out of obligation to another person.

5. Roadblocks don't mean failure. It may take a few tries to reach a goal. But that's OK,it's normal to mess up or give up a few times when trying to make a change. So remember that everyone slips up and don't beat yourself up about it. Just remind yourself to get back on track.

Harassment at school

What Is Bullying?

"Bullying" can include lots of behavior, including: Sexual harassment of another student,Teasing and excluding,Calling names,Physically pushing or otherwise attacking,Threatening or hazing,Damaging or stealing belongings,Demanding money.

What Can You Do As A Parent?
If your child is being sexually harassed or bullied by another student, it's best to take action right away rather than waiting for the students to work it out themselves.

It's very important to know this information not just because we can cause bullying among others but because we,as future teachers,should know how to manage this kind of situations.

friendfeed

Another good and different way to share things with your friends is this one friendfeed.com and just like the other ones you can check out what your friends are doing and be able to add more and more friends to the list.This is another perfect example of the need of people of share their things,to meet people,to make friends,to interact with others in this kind of alternative way of doing it,not face to face or one on one but it's the perfect way to have an immediate answer of the other person.I like this web but I don't know if it's because I haven't gone depeer or what,but there's nothing that interesting or different that makes me feel excited about it.

keirsey.com

According to the test that I took I turned out to be Guardians which are people who are the cornerstone of society, for they are the temperament given to serving and preserving our most important social institutions. Guardians have natural talent in managing goods and services--from supervision to maintenance and supply -- and they use all their skills to keep things running smoothly in their families, communities, schools, churches, hospitals, and businesses,but this is just part of the definition of being Guardians and I agree with that but not all of it,if there are patters to follow or personalities descriptions,everyone should have some of that,that's why we are different to each other and that's the reason why there's a difference between all of us. Everyone have the "it" thing or element that makes us unique,good or bad,black or white it doesn't really matter,the thing is that we can live,talk,share,understand and love each other,that's the beautiful thing of life...