Philosophy of Education: Person Projected

Posted on April 27th, 2007 by gail helen.
Categories: Education, Personal.

As part of my Foundations of Education class, I had to write a philosophy of education statement. I don’t think I’ve ever been happy with anything I’ve ever written, so I figured I would post parts of here to see if anyone has any comments. This section is on what kind of person our education system should be looking to develop.

Education must strive to produce learners who are not simply problem-solvers, but active, engaged questioners of themselves and the world around them, able to be both socially and economically productive. They must endeavor to face themselves and the world with both comprehension and compassion. They must truly be “lifelong learners,” the sort of people who collect personal libraries of materials relevant to their personal interests and concerns, and who use these to discover inspiration in identifying and addressing the problems that affect their lives and their nation. They must have the courage, discipline, and confidence in their skills and abilities to believe they can create positive change, whether by improving the world outside or their personal economic, occupational, and social situations . . .

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JLA

Posted on April 27th, 2007 by gail helen.
Categories: Personal, Random.

Oh dear.  Little Fraser has discovered a passionate, almost violent, love of animated comic book characters.  Next comes live action films, and its all downhill from there.  Yesterday we went to Blockbuster and he chose Justice League of America: Starcrossed over Dora the Explorer. He’s already watched it 3 times, and I can tell its going to end up on repeat before it gets returned.  And so it begins . . . On the sunny side, it opens up a whole new arena of toys to spoil him with :)

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At The Top

Posted on April 27th, 2007 by gail helen.
Categories: Uncategorized.

Does everything change at the top?  If you’re a C-Anything-O, HotJobs isn’t going to be the smorgesborge of perfect positions it’s supposed to be for us mere mortals.  Apparently, upper management positions are most often filled through an executive search service like A.E. Feldman. Since 1967, they have maintained a high standard of excellence in recruiting candidates for placement in their clients’ companies, “to the benefit of both sides of the employment equation.” Their practice areas “include financial and risk management services, legal and legal support services, communications and technology, human resources consulting, and luxury products” positions on a national scale, so if you excel in management of these fields or are looking for someone who does, you may want to give A.E. Feldman a call.

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Grey’s Anatomy

Posted on April 27th, 2007 by gail helen.
Categories: Personal, Omnia Vanitas, Random.

Yes, it is my Thursday crack. But to be honest, I hate that show. Meredith Grey and Derek Shepherd, are possibly the most vacuous, self-obsessed characters on which I have ever had the displeasure of wasting an hour. They are just bad people, you know? And this is coming from me! The two characters I liked, even admired, were George and Izzie, but now they’ve gone all basket-casey. I need some goodness, some genuine, non-torturous love from this show. Shouldn’t the drama be coming mostly from the fact that these young, inexperienced people have others’ lives in their hands on a daily basis? That’s why Alex is now my favorite character. At least he’s growing as a human being in some minor way, instead of stunting and rotting morally and intellectually. But Christina, she rocks. Always has, always will. :)

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Dr. Good Love, Momma Style

Posted on April 27th, 2007 by gail helen.
Categories: Personal, Omnia Vanitas.

As all my childhood friends know, I was a pretty sickly kid. Much of it was chalked off to the suffering of any person with allergies forced to cohabitate with 11 cats, a smoking mom, and airborne contaminants, in the plain states of pollen dominance. I was never really treated to a doctor’s appointment (phys kids rarely see “real” doctors as mom or pop can simply scribble a script based on their best guess of the symptoms you relate when they response to your page), but I always figured there wasn’t anything they could tell me in an office that I couldn’t figure out myself in the library (just imagine if we’d had WebMD back then!). But my sister isn’t following the family tradition in that regard. Every time my nephew gets sick, he sees a professional pediatrician. Thanks to her diligence, it looks like we will finally have an answer to why we’re all a bunch of Outbreak monkeys in this family. Little Fra Baby may have a hereditary immune disorder, which if shared by the rest of our family would explain the extreme allergies, psoriasis, early onset arthritis, etc. Of course, there’s nothing we can do about it, but I always like to know the why’s, even if there’s no “what now” . . .

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