Dews and Doughnuts

Most semesters end with the students taking a final to show what they have learned and gotten from the class, but today Dr. Langholz switched it up a bit. Instead, he gave us a presentation that pretty much stated what he thought we should have learned from the semester. It wasn't a long vocabulary list or list of each chapter title, but rather it was a collection of problems with the education system and what we need to do to correct it. Also he talked about our obligations as teachers. One particular quote seemed to strike a chord with me, "Look for the gift in every child instead of looking for only the gifted students". It may be because I am also in Diverse and Exceptional at the moment, but I also had a different attraction to it. I think that in today's society, everyone is obsessed on finding "America's Next Best Dance Crew", the next "American Idol", or the new champion on "Dancing with the Stars", while they should be focused on the talents of ordinary people like people on "Stupid Human Tricks". It is these people that are "ordinary" or have no special gifts like professional level dancing or singing that have found a niche where they can show of there personal gifts that might not normally get them on TV. We need to find the gifts in each child, not just the Einsteins of our classrooms!