http://ashton145.vox.com/library/posts/page/1/ through effort and sacrifice, the impossible can be done. en Vox Fri, 25 Sep 2009 20:02:45 -0700 Copyright 2009 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss http://ashton145.vox.com/library/post/ruby-payne-response.html?_c=feed-rss nobody@vox.com(ashton) http://ashton145.vox.com/library/post/ruby-payne-response.html?_c=feed-rss http://ashton145.vox.com/library/post/ruby-payne-response.html?_c=feed-rss Fri, 25 Sep 2009 20:02:45 -0700 In short, I found Payne's book to be interesting; however, she failed to provide me with really any new knowledge. I've heard most of what she said before, and now that I'm up to my eyeballs in poverty stricken students, Payne's book proved to be ... <p style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://ashton145.vox.com/library/post/ruby-payne-response.html?_c=feed-rss#comments">Read and post comments</a> | <a href="http://www.vox.com/share/6a00f48d097fab00010123f164a404860f?_c=feed-rss">Send to a friend</a> </p> required http://ashton145.vox.com/library/post/yet-another-self-evaluation--july-video-blog.html?_c=feed-rss nobody@vox.com(ashton) http://ashton145.vox.com/library/post/yet-another-self-evaluation--july-video-blog.html?_c=feed-rss http://ashton145.vox.com/library/post/yet-another-self-evaluation--july-video-blog.html?_c=feed-rss Wed, 08 Jul 2009 06:33:22 -0700 Teaching in July was significantly easier than teaching in June. My initial jitters were gone, and I felt more confident with my subject area and in the classroom, something that I thought was noticeable in this video. I still made plenty of mista... <p style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://ashton145.vox.com/library/post/yet-another-self-evaluation--july-video-blog.html?_c=feed-rss#comments">Read and post comments</a> | <a href="http://www.vox.com/share/6a00f48d097fab00010110162a97b0860b?_c=feed-rss">Send to a friend</a> </p> required http://ashton145.vox.com/library/post/self-evaluation-not-as-much-fun-as-it-sounds.html?_c=feed-rss nobody@vox.com(ashton) http://ashton145.vox.com/library/post/self-evaluation-not-as-much-fun-as-it-sounds.html?_c=feed-rss http://ashton145.vox.com/library/post/self-evaluation-not-as-much-fun-as-it-sounds.html?_c=feed-rss Wed, 24 Jun 2009 19:20:20 -0700 Alright, I hated this assignment- having to watch myself teach, especially a lesson that wasn't my best. But I guess that's the real point of this thing- to improve. The Lesson: Mississippi Studies, Mississippi Artist Project- poetry Things I Di... <p style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://ashton145.vox.com/library/post/self-evaluation-not-as-much-fun-as-it-sounds.html?_c=feed-rss#comments">Read and post comments</a> | <a href="http://www.vox.com/share/6a00f48d097fab0001011017e2126f860e?_c=feed-rss">Send to a friend</a> </p> required http://ashton145.vox.com/library/post/questions.html?_c=feed-rss nobody@vox.com(ashton) http://ashton145.vox.com/library/post/questions.html?_c=feed-rss http://ashton145.vox.com/library/post/questions.html?_c=feed-rss Thu, 18 Jun 2009 12:01:12 -0700 I tend to ask a lot of questions throughout my lessons which I know is not the best thing. I'm going to blame three years of tutoring athletes for that one. I learned early on with that job that only by asking a question can I ensure that the stud... <p style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://ashton145.vox.com/library/post/questions.html?_c=feed-rss#comments">Read and post comments</a> | <a href="http://www.vox.com/share/6a00f48d097fab0001011016621cce860c?_c=feed-rss">Send to a friend</a> </p> required http://ashton145.vox.com/library/post/reluctant-disciplinarian.html?_c=feed-rss nobody@vox.com(ashton) http://ashton145.vox.com/library/post/reluctant-disciplinarian.html?_c=feed-rss http://ashton145.vox.com/library/post/reluctant-disciplinarian.html?_c=feed-rss Sat, 13 Jun 2009 12:09:42 -0700 I found Reluctant Disciplinarian to be hilariously entertaining at the author's expense. When trying to pinpoint the origin of his disastrous first year as a classroom disciplinarian, Rubinstein reflects on a story from his childhood. Each time hi... <p style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://ashton145.vox.com/library/post/reluctant-disciplinarian.html?_c=feed-rss#comments">Read and post comments</a> | <a href="http://www.vox.com/share/6a00f48d097fab00010110165d818b860c?_c=feed-rss">Send to a friend</a> </p> required http://ashton145.vox.com/library/post/delta-autumn.html?_c=feed-rss nobody@vox.com(ashton) http://ashton145.vox.com/library/post/delta-autumn.html?_c=feed-rss http://ashton145.vox.com/library/post/delta-autumn.html?_c=feed-rss Wed, 10 Jun 2009 12:12:13 -0700 After reading Delta Autumn, I'm glad that MTC continues to print copies for First Years to read year after year. As a first year teacher and a lifelong student, I am slowly learning that there is more to teaching that I don't know than I actually... <p style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://ashton145.vox.com/library/post/delta-autumn.html?_c=feed-rss#comments">Read and post comments</a> | <a href="http://www.vox.com/share/6a00f48d097fab000101101834fb4e860f?_c=feed-rss">Send to a friend</a> </p> required http://ashton145.vox.com/library/post/en-serio.html?_c=feed-rss nobody@vox.com(ashton) http://ashton145.vox.com/library/post/en-serio.html?_c=feed-rss http://ashton145.vox.com/library/post/en-serio.html?_c=feed-rss Tue, 12 Aug 2008 19:14:47 -0700 <p class="enclosed-assets" style="margin-bottom: 10px;"> <a href="http://ashton145.vox.com/library/photo/6a00f48d097fab000100fa96913f720003.html?_c=feed-rss" style="float:left; margin-right:6px;"><img src="http://a2.vox.com/6a00f48d097fab000100fa96913f720003-50si" alt="Spanish ad" /></a> <br style="clear:both;" /> </p> For anyone who hasn't seen the Spanish basketball teams' advertisements for the Olympics, check it out. The question is- WHO THOUGHT THIS WAS A GOOD IDEA? <p style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://ashton145.vox.com/library/post/en-serio.html?_c=feed-rss#comments">Read and post comments</a> | <a href="http://www.vox.com/share/6a00f48d097fab00010100a7f1a006000e?_c=feed-rss">Send to a friend</a> </p> spain senior year http://ashton145.vox.com/library/post/a-little-olympic-history--barcelona-style.html?_c=feed-rss nobody@vox.com(ashton) http://ashton145.vox.com/library/post/a-little-olympic-history--barcelona-style.html?_c=feed-rss http://ashton145.vox.com/library/post/a-little-olympic-history--barcelona-style.html?_c=feed-rss Mon, 11 Aug 2008 10:33:45 -0700 <p class="enclosed-assets" style="margin-bottom: 10px;"> <a href="http://ashton145.vox.com/library/photo/6a00f48d097fab000100fa9675b1d20003.html?_c=feed-rss" style="float:left; margin-right:6px;"><img src="http://a2.vox.com/6a00f48d097fab000100fa9675b1d20003-50si" alt="olympic stadium" /></a> <a href="http://ashton145.vox.com/library/photo/6a00f48d097fab000100fad6a264700005.html?_c=feed-rss" style="float:left; margin-right:6px;"><img src="http://a0.vox.com/6a00f48d097fab000100fad6a264700005-50si" alt="Site of the &#39;92 Games" /></a> <a href="http://ashton145.vox.com/library/photo/6a00f48d097fab000100fae8d4c3e6000b.html?_c=feed-rss" style="float:left; margin-right:6px;"><img src="http://a6.vox.com/6a00f48d097fab000100fae8d4c3e6000b-50si" alt="Olympic Stadium" /></a> <a href="http://ashton145.vox.com/library/photo/6a00f48d097fab000100fad6a2645e0005.html?_c=feed-rss" style="float:left; margin-right:6px;"><img src="http://a6.vox.com/6a00f48d097fab000100fad6a2645e0005-50si" alt="Room for 50,000 fans" /></a> <a href="http://ashton145.vox.com/library/photo/6a00f48d097fab000100fa9690309a0002.html?_c=feed-rss" style="float:left; margin-right:6px;"><img src="http://a2.vox.com/6a00f48d097fab000100fa9690309a0002-50si" alt="Passeig de la Fama" /></a> <a href="http://ashton145.vox.com/library/photo/6a00f48d097fab000100fae8d4c3d5000b.html?_c=feed-rss" style="float:left; margin-right:6px;"><img src="http://a5.vox.com/6a00f48d097fab000100fae8d4c3d5000b-50si" alt="Olympic Museum" /></a> <a href="http://ashton145.vox.com/library/video/6a00f48d097fab000100fa9690d50a0003.html?_c=feed-rss" style="float:left; margin-right:6px;"><img src="http://a2.vox.com/6a00f48d097fab000100fa9690d50a0003-50si" alt="United States Wins Men&#39;s 4x100-meter Freestyle Relay" /></a> <br style="clear:both;" /> </p> In celebration of the '08 games coupled with the fact that I find myself missing Spain as I pack for school, here's a little Olympic history- Barcelona style. Held in the wake of German reunification, the end of the South African apartheid, the br... <p style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://ashton145.vox.com/library/post/a-little-olympic-history--barcelona-style.html?_c=feed-rss#comments">Read and post comments</a> | <a href="http://www.vox.com/share/6a00f48d097fab000100fa969033220002?_c=feed-rss">Send to a friend</a> </p> barcelona spain senior year http://ashton145.vox.com/library/post/my-hometown.html?_c=feed-rss nobody@vox.com(ashton) http://ashton145.vox.com/library/post/my-hometown.html?_c=feed-rss http://ashton145.vox.com/library/post/my-hometown.html?_c=feed-rss Thu, 31 Jul 2008 11:38:02 -0700 <p style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://ashton145.vox.com/library/post/my-hometown.html?_c=feed-rss#comments">Read and post comments</a> | <a href="http://www.vox.com/share/6a00f48d097fab000100fa968c876d0002?_c=feed-rss">Send to a friend</a> </p> intern http://ashton145.vox.com/library/post/mtc-summer.html?_c=feed-rss nobody@vox.com(ashton) http://ashton145.vox.com/library/post/mtc-summer.html?_c=feed-rss http://ashton145.vox.com/library/post/mtc-summer.html?_c=feed-rss Tue, 22 Jul 2008 10:18:03 -0700 As I sit here attempting to write my last 2 required blogs of the summer, I'm finding it difficult to articulate my experience this summer. So here goes the best I've got for now... and both blogs are now contained in this one. A "Work Hard, Pla... <p style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://www.vox.com/share/6a00f48d097fab000100fa968a826b0003?_c=feed-rss">Send to a friend</a> </p> intern mtc required