It is a very good book which talks about the step of passing through being an adolecent to becoming a men. This book shows a men who does not understand the world he was living . The thing is that he had to fight with it anyways, so he started to analyze everything he was feeling, seeing or living. It is in this moment, when the little person starts to feel that he did not belong to that place, and that is why he did not feel, neither, confortable in any place. So that he decided to leave the place where he was studying, and go to different places to spend his time while he decides how to tell their family that he got expelled from his school. He lived a lot of hard experiences, this made him realise that nothing really fullfil his expectatives. After a lot of anecdotes, he realised that his place is where his family is.
What called my attention, from this book, was that he felt so lonely, that with the only thing that I can relate it to is with the absence of his family. In the whole book, his family appears like a very important subject in his life. But, sadly, the only person that is with him in good and bad moments is his sister. He never mentioned his parents, he did not even mentioned their names, so that we can infer that they are not present. Also, we can see the same thing if we think of the case that his parents left him in a private school, where he have to spend the whole week, and he just had the weekend to visit his parents. This did not happen with his brothers and sister. So maybe, he felt rejected because he did not see interest on him, by his parents.
Friday, November 19, 2010
Life Satisfaction
Flow: Is the “state” in which people feel that they do not have something to be worried about, and they just think about having a good time.
Life satisfaction: Is the feeling of being in good shape (you feel good) in terms of health, work, studies, family life, etc.
Why they are considered important?
Because they let us identify when we are feeling good, in terms of feel satisfyed with our lives. It is something that, nowadays, does not could help people to feel better wirh their lives, because, as we can see in the subway, people is always complaining about something. It let us infer that they are not satisfied with their families.
How they have been applied or what areas of life they’ve been applied to and how?
they have been aplied in some places, like companies that need their workers working happy. For example, if a company have workers who are always in contact with other people, in representing the company. In this case they need people smiling an not people who are always angry because of something.
Do you believe in this idea of happiness?
Yes. Actually, I think that if you try to dedicate time to yourself, you will notice what things make you unhappy, and you could avoid them to be happier in the future.
What do you think have been the happiest moments of your life?
I cannot say which moment of my life is the happiest one, but I can say that I am passing through a very happy moment with my boyfriend, and, in this moment, our relationship is our happiness.
Can you think of a person that inspires you in terms of having a positive attitude?
Well, again, my boyfriend. He has inspired me to see, always, the possitive side of a problem, and not just in the negative one.
Life satisfaction: Is the feeling of being in good shape (you feel good) in terms of health, work, studies, family life, etc.
Why they are considered important?
Because they let us identify when we are feeling good, in terms of feel satisfyed with our lives. It is something that, nowadays, does not could help people to feel better wirh their lives, because, as we can see in the subway, people is always complaining about something. It let us infer that they are not satisfied with their families.
How they have been applied or what areas of life they’ve been applied to and how?
they have been aplied in some places, like companies that need their workers working happy. For example, if a company have workers who are always in contact with other people, in representing the company. In this case they need people smiling an not people who are always angry because of something.
Do you believe in this idea of happiness?
Yes. Actually, I think that if you try to dedicate time to yourself, you will notice what things make you unhappy, and you could avoid them to be happier in the future.
What do you think have been the happiest moments of your life?
I cannot say which moment of my life is the happiest one, but I can say that I am passing through a very happy moment with my boyfriend, and, in this moment, our relationship is our happiness.
Can you think of a person that inspires you in terms of having a positive attitude?
Well, again, my boyfriend. He has inspired me to see, always, the possitive side of a problem, and not just in the negative one.
Saturday, November 6, 2010
Happiness And Work
- Why do you think so many people are unhappy in their jobs?
In my opinion, people is unhappy with their jobs, because there are few opportunities to study. What I mean is that education is a business for the gobernment, so that if people do not have the money to pay it, they cannot study what they really want. It is for that, that people need to look for other jobs that do not fulfil their espectations. For that reason people do not feel good with their job or motivated to go working.
- If you could choose any job, what job would you choose and why?
Well, actualy, I chose my job, and I am preparing myself to do everything I can to be a really good English Teacher. I would like to start doing classes, now, because I feel that the constant interaction with students makes me be actualized in terms of what is missing in education and act against wrong things that are there.
- Why do you think you would enjoy this job?
Because we are in a constact contact with people that do not think like us, and that gives us other things in what to think about, what is interesting and fun. The constant contact with people makes teachers to be alive, to say it somehow. That is to say, it helps in terms of being aware of what is happening around teachers.
- Why would it be a satisfying job to do?
Because teachers have to deal with too many people who have something to give them, in terms of feelings, they can learn too many things each day, and each day they receive more affection.
- Do you know anybody who has this kind of job?
Yes, too many people, and some are not satisfied with it, because they never wanted to be teachers, and they studied it because they did not have another opportunity. But, there are other who are satisfied with it and they try to do their best every day.
In my opinion, people is unhappy with their jobs, because there are few opportunities to study. What I mean is that education is a business for the gobernment, so that if people do not have the money to pay it, they cannot study what they really want. It is for that, that people need to look for other jobs that do not fulfil their espectations. For that reason people do not feel good with their job or motivated to go working.
- If you could choose any job, what job would you choose and why?
Well, actualy, I chose my job, and I am preparing myself to do everything I can to be a really good English Teacher. I would like to start doing classes, now, because I feel that the constant interaction with students makes me be actualized in terms of what is missing in education and act against wrong things that are there.
- Why do you think you would enjoy this job?
Because we are in a constact contact with people that do not think like us, and that gives us other things in what to think about, what is interesting and fun. The constant contact with people makes teachers to be alive, to say it somehow. That is to say, it helps in terms of being aware of what is happening around teachers.
- Why would it be a satisfying job to do?
Because teachers have to deal with too many people who have something to give them, in terms of feelings, they can learn too many things each day, and each day they receive more affection.
- Do you know anybody who has this kind of job?
Yes, too many people, and some are not satisfied with it, because they never wanted to be teachers, and they studied it because they did not have another opportunity. But, there are other who are satisfied with it and they try to do their best every day.
Thursday, October 28, 2010
Dónde estás Constanza
This book called “Dónde estás Constanza” shows us a story about adolescents’ relationships. In fact, it shows how people become from children to adults, passing though the adolescence. In my opinion, it was a book that represents in a good way how people pass through these steps in life. It shows children of different ages where you can see clearly this difference.
First of all, we have the case of a 13 year-old boy. He had been thinking as a normal 13 year-old person till he met a 12 year-old girl that he fell in love with. After meet her he begun to start thinking about being with her and have a relationship with her, things that he never thought before. In this part of the book we can see the difference between the boy’s thoughts passing through his childhood to his teens.
Second, in the chapters where the boy gets away with the girl to live her dream he realizes that those kinds of acts are irresponsible. In this case the boy began to think that she is not getting worried about her family or friends, she is just thinking about her own dreams that, certainly, are not his dreams. Because of that, the boy gets away from the girl by his own. In this case we can see how the boy began thinking and acting as an adult. He started to get worried about if acts where responsible o irresponsible in steed of just focus his mind on what he wanted.
As we saw in the essay, in the book we could find very good examples of the children change from being a child to being an adult. The first one, about the pass to an adolescent life, and the second one, about the pass to become an adult shows us what normally happens with people. Again, I feel that this topic was very well represented.
Ch 863 R788de c.1
First of all, we have the case of a 13 year-old boy. He had been thinking as a normal 13 year-old person till he met a 12 year-old girl that he fell in love with. After meet her he begun to start thinking about being with her and have a relationship with her, things that he never thought before. In this part of the book we can see the difference between the boy’s thoughts passing through his childhood to his teens.
Second, in the chapters where the boy gets away with the girl to live her dream he realizes that those kinds of acts are irresponsible. In this case the boy began to think that she is not getting worried about her family or friends, she is just thinking about her own dreams that, certainly, are not his dreams. Because of that, the boy gets away from the girl by his own. In this case we can see how the boy began thinking and acting as an adult. He started to get worried about if acts where responsible o irresponsible in steed of just focus his mind on what he wanted.
As we saw in the essay, in the book we could find very good examples of the children change from being a child to being an adult. The first one, about the pass to an adolescent life, and the second one, about the pass to become an adult shows us what normally happens with people. Again, I feel that this topic was very well represented.
Ch 863 R788de c.1
Friday, October 22, 2010
Submedia.TV
This web site is called Submedia TV. I found it because a teacher showed it to me one day in the class. I found it interesting, so I decided to see what was it about. Then, I could realize that this web site shows topics that people do not talk about very often. All the contrary, normally, people do not know what is really happening around the world. When I began as a follower of this page I did not know, really, what to expect of it, but then I could see that it tryes to maintain people informed about what governments, around the world, do to maintain people's calm. That called my attention when I saw a video from this page for the first time. It is amazing how the person (that nobody knows who is him/her) knows that much.
The page has a frecuency of videos around once a month, but there are times that you have to wait more than that to see a video. That is the only bad thing I could find of it, and I have to admit that it was hard! It is for this reason that I do not visit it, very often.
If you want to visit it, the page is: submedia.tv You just need to be a member, and you will receive information about the page.
I really love it!
The page has a frecuency of videos around once a month, but there are times that you have to wait more than that to see a video. That is the only bad thing I could find of it, and I have to admit that it was hard! It is for this reason that I do not visit it, very often.
If you want to visit it, the page is: submedia.tv You just need to be a member, and you will receive information about the page.
I really love it!
The use of technology in the classroom
The tipe of information I found was about the use of technology in the classroom. In this article, the author talked about the use of ICOT, what is an application downloaded from ISTE (International Society for Technology in Education), what is a "membership association for educators and education leaders". This article talks about how ICOT can help teachers and students to improve their learning and teaching process. The thing is that, with this program, teachers can autoevaluate themselves, and, in that way, improve their skills in terms of teaching. The usual problem in the society is that teachers do not use technology in their classroom, neither to teach, nor making themselves better teachers.
In my opinion, teachers around the world should be, in some way, interested in technology, because it does not matter if you (as teacher) like it or not. The thing is that students are living other reality, the one that uses technology in everything, and, as we (as teachers) need to teach them in the way that they could learn, we need to be aware of what is interesting for them. What I mean is that, teachers must adapt themselves in the students context, and not the other way around. What is more, technology can help us to know how are we doing in terms of educating people. So that, teachers must be informed about what is new in terms of technology.
Without any doubt, this kind of information is directed to teachers and students, but also, to parents, school's members and the society, because the information is closely related to what happens in the classroom, but it is, also, related to people's education.
http://www.edarticle.com/school-improvement/technology-in-the-classroom.html
In my opinion, teachers around the world should be, in some way, interested in technology, because it does not matter if you (as teacher) like it or not. The thing is that students are living other reality, the one that uses technology in everything, and, as we (as teachers) need to teach them in the way that they could learn, we need to be aware of what is interesting for them. What I mean is that, teachers must adapt themselves in the students context, and not the other way around. What is more, technology can help us to know how are we doing in terms of educating people. So that, teachers must be informed about what is new in terms of technology.
Without any doubt, this kind of information is directed to teachers and students, but also, to parents, school's members and the society, because the information is closely related to what happens in the classroom, but it is, also, related to people's education.
http://www.edarticle.com/school-improvement/technology-in-the-classroom.html
Saturday, October 9, 2010
Mechai Viravaidya: How Mr. Condom made Thailand a better place
The job that they made is fantastic, because that population have added the habit of taking care of themselves and the planet, to their lives. Also, they have made of the use of protection, something normal in their lives. And last but not least, they do not want people to stop having sex, (as our culture promotes most of the times) they know that people do not do it, they just teach them how to deal with the problem of getting pregnant and to protect themselves when they are very poor.
In my oppinion, something similar should happen to culture if we want to make change. If we, as teachers, begin putting ourselves in the other's shoes, we could teach in a better way. What I mean is that, we need to think about the reality that our students are living, before making some change. For instance, if I see that in the school that I work at, there are no habits of taking care of our planet, I cannot just tell my students to look for some ways to protect the environment on internet. We, as good teachers, need to carry all students to a real place, and make them to get involved in the protection of our planet. I strongly believe (and the video and the strike helped me a lot to believe it) that if we are a small group that have some ideas to help some community, and we are organized, we can make a big change and to transmit our enthusiasm to other people. That could help to improve our culture and to feel that we belong to some place.
What I have learned about the strike, mostly, and the video is that I cannot do something big if I am alone. But, what could really work is to promote some idea. For example, if I want to change something from my community, I can talk with other people and try to see if we have the same interests about the topic. If we think alike , we could continue promoting it, and make a bigger group that could make a change. But the true is that if I am alone the only change I can do is in other people thinking, what could be big depending on people organization.
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