tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-89847183207450269862024-03-13T13:48:06.378-07:00En un nuevo planetaAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16956416753268018082noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8984718320745026986.post-72074430702657152662015-04-22T15:23:00.000-07:002015-04-22T16:28:28.713-07:00Do we have criteria to prioritize?<div style="text-align: justify;">
Nowadays we live in a society characterised by multitasking. Many people do a lot of activities per day. We are all the time busy, even some people are used to feel bad when they do nothing.<br />
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It is very common to have more than one activity at the same time. In these cases, we have to decide what to do. These decisions are not easy when we are committed to these activities, to someone or to a group. In this situation, it is important that we reflect about our final decision. As I said before, it is not easy because we should prioritize one activity, meeting or whatever, but just one. </div>
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To prioritize we need to have some criteria. </div>
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Do we have it? </div>
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Do we decide depending on our interest in that moment? </div>
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Before commit ourselves to one activity or project, do we really think about the meaning of commitment? </div>
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When we have two different scheduled activities on the same day and we have to decide which to attend, do we consider our commitments? </div>
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This is an important ability to develop. </div>
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How can we develop it? </div>
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Just by practicing in our lives thanks to the trial and error? </div>
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Why is this ability not considered in our formal education?
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16956416753268018082noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8984718320745026986.post-28327658251978306392015-02-02T09:26:00.002-08:002015-02-03T07:53:21.978-08:00What does "continued assessment" mean?<div abp="1110" style="text-align: justify;">
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<span abp="1157" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;"><span abp="1158" style="font-family: Calibri;">Does it mean that the
teacher take notes about our behaviour each day?<o:p abp="1159"></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span abp="1161" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;"><span abp="1162" style="font-family: Calibri;">Does it mean that
there is an exam every day?<o:p abp="1163"></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span abp="1169" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;"><span abp="1170" style="font-family: Calibri;">Last semester we had a subject in which we learnt how to write an
academic essay. We wrote a lot of essays and I believe this is necessary to
improve writing skills. We did one essay per week, more or less. These are my
marks. </span></span></div>
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<span abp="1177" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;"><span abp="1178" style="font-family: Calibri;">The final mark is the weighted average point. Is this the meaning of “continued
assessment”? What is the goal? I got a 3 over 10 the first time I wrote an
academic essay; does it have any sense now? What is the worth of the final
product? What is the value of the learning process? What is the meaning of a
qualification?<o:p abp="1179"></o:p></span></span></div>
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16956416753268018082noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8984718320745026986.post-85547767054502175252015-01-19T12:05:00.006-08:002015-01-19T12:07:17.802-08:00Just a Maths exam or something more?<div abp="16">
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<span abp="18" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;"><span abp="19" style="font-family: Calibri;">Today we have done the
Maths exam, it was three hours. We have had a break of 10 minutes in the
middle. <o:p abp="20"></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span abp="23" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;"><span abp="24" style="font-family: Calibri;">There were 14 exercises. They were not the kind of exercises that I was
used to do last years. I liked Maths some years ago because it was easy for me.
We learned some rules in class and I was used to do as many exercises as
possible. Then, the exam was actually very similar to these exercises. For me,
the exams were a formal way to show to the teacher that I was able to do the
exercises. My Maths qualifications were an important motivation for me. I
remember a concrete exam because in an exercise I confused a 6 and I wrote 9,
so the final solution was wrong. At the end I had a 9 instead of a 10. For this
reason I felt failed in that moment.<o:p abp="25"></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span abp="28" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;"><span abp="29" style="font-family: Calibri;">Today is quite different. I have had to reflect and use my abilities on
the exam!! I also have learned during it. I was conscious of my feelings; I was
feeling myself useful during the exam because the activities were not just
Maths operations that a calculator of a computer can compute them. They were
problems that needed a brain to be solved; my brain was working. We also have
had to explain our reasoning, not just put the process and the final solution.
It made me think further.<o:p abp="30"></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span abp="33" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;"><span abp="34" style="font-family: Calibri;">I really have had enjoy it because the activities were my motivation to
continue. They were little challenges. I was not conscious at all of the time.
I was actually immersed on the activities. They filled me. This is an example
of one of the activities. </span></span></div>
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<span abp="38" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;"><span abp="39" style="font-family: Calibri;">I</span></span><span abp="38" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;"><span abp="39" style="font-family: Calibri;">t is a completely different way of thinking. For me it is difficult,
but this makes it more interesting. I do not mind my mark. It means nothing for
me now. I might have done mistakes, it is normal and necessary. Maybe I also
have confused numbers, but who cares?<o:p abp="40"></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span abp="43" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;"><span abp="44" style="font-family: Calibri;">As the song says: “Que me quiten lo bailao” <o:p abp="47"></o:p></span></span></div>
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Laura Sanz</div>
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16956416753268018082noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8984718320745026986.post-73060819309443479462015-01-04T12:47:00.005-08:002015-01-04T12:47:55.989-08:00Not yet<div abp="16" style="text-align: justify;">
<span abp="18" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;"><span abp="19" style="font-family: Calibri;">I have to do two final essays for two different subjects and another one
for the Practicum 1. At the beginning of the holidays I did a “homework-plan”.
I decided to do these final essays after doing the rest of works, essays,
activities and reflections. I thought: <o:p abp="20"></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span abp="23" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;"><span abp="24" style="font-family: Calibri;">“I want to go deeper and reflect some topics to
realise my activities and works. And then, I will be able to write the three
final essays successfully”</span></span></div>
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<span abp="23" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;"><span abp="24" style="font-family: Calibri;"><o:p abp="25"></o:p></span></span> </div>
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<span abp="28" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;"><span abp="29" style="font-family: Calibri;">My perspective now is quite different. I have finished all my works,
however I feel I am not as prepare as I wanted to write the essays. I believe
that the first essay, I write, will be worse than the third one. I feel I am
aware of my learning process. <o:p abp="30"></o:p></span></span></div>
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<a abp="142" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-JLozAYqdRQA/VKmmYXh880I/AAAAAAAAAM4/iL45kIjOcAc/s1600/lapiz%2B3.png" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img abp="143" border="0" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-JLozAYqdRQA/VKmmYXh880I/AAAAAAAAAM4/iL45kIjOcAc/s1600/lapiz%2B3.png" /></a><span abp="33" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;"><span abp="34" style="font-family: Calibri;">I also wanted to write a post but I thought: </span></span></div>
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<span abp="38" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;"><span abp="39" style="font-family: Calibri;">“I will do it
better after holidays because I will have reflected more about it”<o:p abp="41"></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span abp="44" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;"><span abp="45" style="font-family: Calibri;">If I think in this way, I will never do anything because I am going to say
all the time -NOT YET-. I have realised that to compare works of different
moments or levels of my learning process is also interesting.</span></span></div>
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<span abp="44" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;"><span abp="45" style="font-family: Calibri;"></span></span> </div>
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<span abp="44" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;"><span abp="45" style="font-family: Calibri;">Laura<o:p abp="46"></o:p></span></span></div>
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16956416753268018082noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8984718320745026986.post-3520874624171169472014-11-14T08:13:00.001-08:002014-11-14T08:19:18.178-08:00Something has changed today<div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;">
I am not the only student that builds a “wall” to be separated from
teachers, I mean, we don´t want to have a closer relation with them. And sometimes
we build it unconsciously. But why we do it?<br />
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It may be due to:<br />
We are used to behave by this way.<br />
We don´t want that our classmates give us the label of -pelota-.<br />
The difference of age.<br />
We don´t have with them too much in common.<br />
Our concept of learning includes that teachers’ role means giving us some information and evaluate if we have memorised it or not. So the way of teaching-learning promotes a distant relationship.<br />
We hate them because of the marks they give us.<br />
Their authority promotes it.</div>
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There are many reasons. I thought on them while I was coming home after
my English class. At the end of that class, my teacher gave me a pat on the
back and wished me a nice weekend. It promoted this reflection and I think this
is because I felt something. Feelings make me reflect and, in some way, make me
learn (feelings are an important key). So my relation with my teacher has
changed; something has changed today; I have changed; I am changing. I felt
that my teacher is interested on me as a <b><u>person</u></b>,
not only as a <b><u>student</u></b>. But… maybe
they are concepts closer each other than I was used to think. I connect this
with my idea of <i>learning process</i>, a
concept which I am “exploring” since last year. <o:p></o:p></div>
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Continue with the metaphor, the wall is breaking down with this teacher.
But what is it happening with the others? What kind of relation do I have with
them? And with teachers of other years? Honesty, I want sometimes to finish a
subject to change my relation with the teacher. My concept of assessment makes
me treat my teachers differently than without it. Pathetic but it is true. <o:p></o:p></div>
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Let’s change this attitude! I need more pats on the back to wake me up. And
you?<o:p></o:p></div>
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Have a nice weekend!<o:p></o:p></div>
Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16956416753268018082noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8984718320745026986.post-8438735302855939382014-10-15T15:22:00.000-07:002014-10-15T15:26:48.639-07:00What am I learning?<br />
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<span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">What am I learning during a class in which the teacher tells me his
life? <o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">What am I learning if the teacher doesn’t connect what he is saying with
his subject?</span></span></div>
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<span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">What I am learning if I am not interested in what the teacher is saying?<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">What am I learning if sometimes I don’t pay attention to the teacher?<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">What am I learning if only the teacher speaks during the whole class?<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">What I am learning when I mustn’t talk with my classmates during the
class?<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">What am I learning if this class should take 2 hours?<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">What am I learning if I don´t know when the teacher is going to leave;
10, 15, 25 or maybe 35 minutes before the “formal” end of the class?<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">What I am learning if I don’t know what the aim of the teacher is?<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">What am I learning if the teacher explains concepts that I have already
study in Primary Education and nothing new?<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">What am I learning if the teacher “forces” me to do the exercise by his
way and not by mine? <o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">What am I learning if the teacher doesn’t correct the activities that he
gave us?<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">What am I learning if we don’t put in practice the theory that we are
studying in class?<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">What I am learning when the teacher says that his subject is an “estafa”
for us?<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">I am learning a lot, it depends on me.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16956416753268018082noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8984718320745026986.post-24427490367897088562014-10-09T17:59:00.001-07:002014-10-09T17:59:21.149-07:00My way of thinking has changed
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<span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">I can’t sleep tonight, I don’t know why. So I think it is a good idea to
write down my experience of yesterday and share it with you.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Yesterday morning a person called me and asked me if I was able in the
afternoon to take care of more or less 5 children while their parents had a meeting.
The person, who is used to do it, wasn’t yesterday so I say “Yes I can”. I am
used to be with children and I am studying teaching training (I am doing it
bilingual so I write in English to improve my level), because of that I was
calmed before going. Some hours before, I had prepared some games and some
paints for them to colour. But on the way from my house to the school I thought
it could be a great idea to help them to do their homework. Then, they would
have free time at home. I was thinking on that idea but at the end I decided to
do whatever the group of children needs. I know that some of my lectures
prepare their classes but they don’t know what exactly is going to happen and
what they are going to do. It depends on the class. So I had the same idea.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">When I arrived there 10 minutes earlier, there were two little girls
with their parents. It was surprise for me that they only have six years. They
had their rucksacks so I thought: I am sure they have not too much homework; we
can to it and then play. But everything changed in my mind when 5 minutes later,
around 20 six years old children came. My head was working really fast. I was
saying to the parents where the meeting was; saying welcome to the children;
thinking on what we could do… many ideas came to my head. <o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">We had a problem, the classroom was small and there were many tables and
chairs inside. I was thinking on solutions but I decided stop to think alone.
We were around 25 people (25 brains) and I used it. I told the problem to the
children and moderated by me they were giving interesting and creative
solutions. The problem was solved with the help of everybody and then we could
play to some games (I taught them 2 games and they taught also 2). <o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">It was interesting for me to see how they behave when an adult explains
them something, in that case a game, and when a classmate explains them the
game and the rules. Also I was surprised to see how fast a child can assume a new
role, I mean, when they have to explain something to the rest of the people. I
don´t know if the movements, words, rhythm of speaking etc. that they use are
natural or they try to imitate their teachers.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">When it finished, I reminded all that what happened and how I have behave,
reflect during that time and managed the situations. We didn’t do the homework,
neither paint nor play the game I had though before.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">I think 2 years ago I would have done it differently, I am completely sure.
Since I started my degree I have been changing. I have changed my way of
thinking so I have change myself and also me way of doing things. I can notice
it.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16956416753268018082noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8984718320745026986.post-58889663574968835072014-09-17T11:33:00.001-07:002014-09-17T11:33:21.947-07:00The force of the motivation<span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;"><o:p><span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">Hi! Welcome again!<o:p></o:p></span><br />
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<span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">The other day I went to the university by bike. The way is really nice
because it is downhill. But it was so hard when I came home. It was 15:00,
sunny and uphill. I found a strategy to take it easily (I was proud of it).
It consisted on looking down without seeing the end of the hill. When I do
sport I usually focus my attention on the present and not on the “finish line” (the future).
It has advantages and disadvantages, I know it. But I don’t want to talk about
it right now, despite it is interesting too.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
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<span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">In that moment when I was so concentrated riding my bike, a girl shouted
to me: Come on, you can do it! In that moment I looked up, saw her and smiled. Before
that I was really motivated, but that motivated me much more. What is more
motivating: our own motivation or when someone motivates us?<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Both?<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">After she said it to me, I continued riding but looking up, laughing and
thinking about what had happened. I forgot my previous strategy. At the end of
the hill I felt really good because of many reasons: because the attitude of the
girl and my reaction, because I did a big physical effort, because I got my aim…
I realised that the words of the girl were like a turning point on my way because
after them I rode faster. Why? Where was that energy before? Inside of me? On
my mind? Sometimes I think I am doing my best, but maybe it is not true… How to
manage our energy is also another interesting topic to analyse. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">I am writing because I
have just started the new course, I want to say welcome and I am motivated to
write here. Alejandro also stimulated me to do it when he wrote me. Once
again: motivation external, internal... I feel motivation is related with
happiness. Do you feel the same?<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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</span></o:p> </span> </span>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16956416753268018082noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8984718320745026986.post-78201194698569529992014-05-14T16:38:00.000-07:002014-05-14T16:38:07.169-07:00Welcome
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<span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">At the end I have decided to have my own blog. I was thinking on it
since a lot of months, it is not a decision that I have just take.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">I have some blogs but they are for different subjects and also they are
by groups. In this kind of blogs I am evaluated by my teachers. In many of them
I show to my teachers what I have learned in their subjects. Because of that, I
feel I need to have a personal one to have my own place to reflect and to do it
in an “objective” way, I mean, more objective than on my personal diary. My
objective is to reflect about myself and my educative process, during my degree,
without to be evaluated by someone. For me, not to be evaluated has some
advantages and disadvantages.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Advantages: Without a teacher, I can learn whatever I want; I can choose
the way of learning; I have freedom; I am not limited to a subject or a final
exam; I make my learning meaningful, I learn when I want (maybe every time?)…<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Disadvantages: A good teacher could be an excellent guide (all they
should be), I am sure that they know better than me different ways of learning;
in some way depend on me to be or not to be limited to a final exam or a mark,
not on the teacher; a teacher can make my learning meaningful, if he/she knows
how to do it (it depend also on me); a teacher can motivate and stimulate me a
lot, maybe more than I could do alone…<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Uf! I have found more disadvantages than advantages of not to have a
teacher. At the beginning I didn´t think so. Well, it means that teachers (good
teachers) are essential. <o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">I have just read my text and I have realised that I am making a
connection very curious: for me, is the same “to be evaluated” than “have a
teacher”. Why? Maybe is it because the education that I have received was like
that? I will think about this…<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">So, welcome to my blog.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Oh, sorry, I didn´t say why I am writing in English, despite of being a Spanish
girl. Maybe in the next post! ; )<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Laura<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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