Billy Elliot

This movie shows the stereotypes that society and family were presented in the eighties. Basically, the movie defines the two differences between how a man should be, and how a woman should be. Billy Elliot is raised by a strict poor patriarchal family; the father worked in a mine and her mother took care of the house. Therefore, the father taught Billy how to be a man putting his child to practice boxing. However, Billy wanted to be a dancer and he fought against society stereotypes and could achieve his dream after all.

We as teachers have to learn about this movie that stereotypes are not good for our students developing because we cannot impose what they suppose to do or be only according to what we think is better for them, but according to students’ abilities and interests. Moreover, the set of values that are presented are also memorable because perseverance is one of the important aspects of the pursuit of a certain goal.

Urban Tribes

Patricia did a very good presentation because she performed the three stages of a micro lesson, she used a very good English, and she research her topic very well. Moreover, the activity was also useful to put in practice the contents that she taught. Congratulations Patricia and God bless you with your baby.

This topic is one of the most complicated topics in our schools from my personal point of view because every school has regulations to rule students’ presentation, behavior, and so on. The problem appears when students decide to identify themselves with a special group of people that dress, speak, and even think in a particular way, wanting to carry it to the classroom. Therefore, we have to be aware of what urban tribes are to teach our students from their reality not from ours.

Conflict Management in the Classroom

I choose this topic because I was moved to find some information in order to manage the class properly. Sometimes, teachers make mistakes on this area because they lose their self control and try students disrespectful. Therefore, we should be aware of this because conflicts are presented in every place, situation, and environment. We as human beings face conflicts always; thus, we should not only how to deal with them, but also how to avoid them.

I learn a lot from this micro lesson, and I enjoy it very much preparing the material, the activities, and the power point presentation. Moreover, we should use any situation as a tool for learning. I hope my classmates could have learnt as much as I learnt, and put all the techniques in practice because these situations could even produce a bad experience in our life as teachers.

PD: Watch this documental and think about.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2sROKXRWBWs

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6CvCLBOoRNo&feature=channel

Anime as a Tool for Teaching English

This topic is not one of my favorite because I am not much interested on anime. However, I have to congratulate Loreto because she opened my mind in some way. I have never thought that this topic could have been used in a classroom to teach English. Moreover, Loreto did a well stage microteaching, a very good research, and some entertaining activities. However, she should prepare her material according to the time because it was too long considering that we have only fifteen minutes to perform.

In my personal point of view, this tool to teach English because students are interested on this topic; furthermore, they also watch cartoons, play games, etc. in which anime and English are related.

Interactive Board

The use of technology is also one of the most relevant topics for us. Roxana did a very good research and that was one of the strength of her presentation. Moreover, the fact that Roxana focused her topic in the use of the electronic board, and the importance of the innovations in teaching made her presentation even more relevant.

In my personal opinion, this kind of instruments are useful only when you know how to use them, but if you do not know how to manage them would be a disadvantage and a loose of time during a lesson. Therefore, considering that students are every day more demanded, we need to be up dated. However, this discipline is difficult to practice because teachers do not have those kinds of technologies to use and learn. On the other hand, there we are to fight against the routine, and to face and overcome the impossible to make it possible.

Music Therapy

This topic was absolutely interesting for me because I did not know much about it, but I was aware that music could also be a good tool to teach English. Moreover, Maria Paz did a very good presentation because the topic was creatively presented, her English was properly, and the three stages of a micro lesson were clearly developed.

In my personal opinion music therapy should be used in schools to increase the students’ abilities not also in the cognitive area, but also in the emotional, in the social, and in the physical ones. Furthermore, considering that nowadays some of the people are raising their children in a most individual way, this kind of practices could be transcendental in those children that do not have the appropriate environment to develop themselves in an integrated way. Therefore, I agree with Maria Paz and I congratulate her for her choice.

Why English Teachers should Study Abroad?

The answer to this question is the answer that nowadays is completely important and relevant. Panchito exposed three support statements to explain why English teachers should study abroad. He exposed some facts about the importance of the English language over the world, as an introduction to express that qualify English speakers are required, English teachers need cultural knowledge, and studying abroad it is more accessible nowadays. I absolutely agree with those asseverations because of the improvements in technology, science, and other areas, English has became in one of the universal languages.

Personally, I am aware of this topic; therefore, I decided to study abroad with the ministerial program “English opens doors”, and it does indeed! Studying in any English speaking country gives you tools that any teacher can provide because you learn from a personal experience and that kind of experimental learning never goes away. Finally, we cannot be satisfied with what we have reached until now. I believe that we have been born to go for more. Congratulation my sweet teddy bear, you did an excellent and absolutely relevant work!