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10 de noviembre de 2024

I really don’t like listening to people complaining. Who does? Since this is my blog. I’m going to complain, but I will try to propose a solution to my problem. Currently, I’m in my 2nd quarter of my 1st full year teaching third grade elementary. This is the hardest job I have ever had. The task is impossible to do with 100% accuracy. Only people who have had actual experience as a classroom teacher knows this. I have to lesson plan, differentiate assignments, accommodated special needs/dyslexic students, communicate with parents, manage behavior, grade work, hand work back, input data for the district, make sure my students feel safe and appreciated in the classroom, and so much more. It is overwhelming and insurmountable. Maybe because this is my first year doing this. I should probably give this an honest try.

I do believe in the fight against illiteracy. I believe being illiterate is one of the worst things that a human being experience. I have to fight against that everyday I am in school. Most of my students can read. Can they read well? No. They need to read better. They need to read to synthesize. Synthesize means to connect and combine to create new ideas. This is higher level. Reading to memorize facts and dates is meaningless unless they will play Jeopardy.

Handwriting

I’m going to focus on cultivating my students to have better handwriting. My plan is to make a writing journal for common sight words. They will practice writing legible words. Not beautiful, but legible. Handwriting can promote literacy and reading comprehension.

Several things I want to focus on.

to light on paper (not dark enough, press harder)

not touching baseline ( concentrate on making letters touch baseline)

not legible( words are messy, concentrate on making letters that are legible)

words not taking the entire line( concentrate on using the entire line when creating sentences or repeating words)

5 de octubre

English

I’m thankful that I can blog.

This has been a tough week of teaching third grade. Have I mentioned that this is the hardest job I have ever done? Well, it is. I think I want to try high school art teacher before I leave the profession entirely.

What makes this job so difficult? I think it is the different personalities that all go to public school. The wide range of economic backgrounds, family structure, cultural behavior, language, social media influence, and a growing individual who doesn’t know who they are and why they are alive. I had a friend told me that I would be a recruit division commander in Navy boot camp. I never wanted to do that job. I know why she said that now. I also know why my RDC’s hated their job.

So I made some dictionaries for my third grade class. Bookmaking on a Friday night was very enjoyable. Are my students going to notice the craftsmanship? Are my students going to appreciate the effort? Are my students going to lose it? Probably no, no and yes. Regardless, I enjoyed making it, and it gave me an idea to make a book of all their writing as an end of the year gift for my students.

Espanol

Esta ha sido una semana difícil para la enseñanza de tercer grado. ¿He mencionado que este es el trabajo más difícil que he hecho jamás? Bueno, lo es. Creo que quiero probar como profesora de arte en la escuela secundaria antes de dejar la profesión por completo.

¿Qué hace que este trabajo sea tan difícil? Creo que son las diferentes personalidades las que van a la primaria pública. La amplia gama de orígenes económicos, estructura familiar, comportamiento cultural, idioma, influencia de las redes sociales y un individuo en crecimiento que no sabe quiénes son ni por qué están vivos. Un amigo me dijo que sería comandantes de reclutas en el campo de entrenamiento de la Navy. Nunca quise hacer ese trabajo. Ahora sé por qué dijo eso. También sé por qué mis RDC odiaban su trabajo.

Así que hice algunos diccionarios para mi clase de tercer grado. Hacer apuestas un viernes por la noche fue muy agradable. ¿Mis alumnos notarán la artesanía? ¿Mis alumnos van a apreciar el esfuerzo? ¿Mis alumnos van a perderlo? Probablemente no, no y sí. De todos modos, disfruté haciéndolo y me dio la idea de hacer un libro con todos sus escritos como regalo de fin de año para mis alumnos.

2 de septiembre

In growth mindset, belts don’t matter, the constant growth is the most important part.

English

How do you get better at jiu-jitsu with open mat?

I recently did a speech on fixed mindsets vs growth mindsets in my toastmasters group. If you don’t know this term, you can simplify it into negative and positive attitudes. This term is made famous by Dr. Carol S. Dweck.

In terms of jiu-jitsu, a fixed mindset person goes into a jiu-jitsu roll with the want to win at all costs. They want the submission. They want to win. “Only a Sith deals in absolutes.” They focus on the superficial, measurable outcome. Did I win?

A growth mindset person in a jiu-jitsu roll wants to learn from every roll, regardless of the outcome. Yes, I love getting the submission. It is a huge dopamine hit and a point up on my confidence. I get it when you first start that you need all the encouragement and confidence you can get, especially when you get beat up day after day. I’ve been doing jiu-jitsu for over 15 years. I am a brown belt. In growth mindset, belts don’t matter, the constant growth is the most important part.

“Often, people do not see that black belt will be their longest belt.” -Saulo Ribeiro

I keep a journal, a jiu-jitsu journal. At first, I used to draw and write every move down. I would advise against this, but as a beginner, I didn’t know some moves were better than others or that some moves were body specific. Even this idea of jiu-jitsu philosophy, e.g. have a line of attack, don’t go for leg attacks from the top position, was foreign to me. As a beginner, take notes as much as possible. You will filter what works for you.

How do you get better at jiu-jitsu with open mat?

I leave open mat and, either in my car or in a restaurant, I write down and reflect on my performance. I write three things in my journal.

What did I do well? If I had an objective, did I complete it? My goal is arm drags to back takes. How many submissions did I get? Were they in line with my game or one off submissions of opportunity?

2. What are my deficiencies? What can I improve on? Did I get subbed? Did I escape well? What position gave me the most trouble? Can I recall the precise moment where my defense failed?

3. What can I do better next time? It could be your submissions. It could be escapes. It is up to you to reflect on what would you like to improve on.

This process could take 5 minutes or 10 depending on how much time you want to invest in it. I promise you that reflecting on your open mat performance will grow your jiu-jitsu skill set.

Keep a growth mindset. Jiu-jitsu is a long journey of growth.

20 de agosto de 2024

August 20, 2024

Es importante para reflejar en tu día. ¿Cómo puedo mejorar mis estrategias y maneras para enseñar? ¿Qué paso en mi día hoy? Una cosa era que mis estudiantes estaban confuso con cuál es el libro de escritura y leyendo.

Esta noche, he hecho “covers” por las libretas. Ojalá que ayude el proceso de transición de un tema de otro tema.

Este trabajo es lo más difícil trabajo he tenido

It is important to reflect on your day. How can I improve my teaching strategies and ways? What happened in my day today? One thing was that my students were confused with which book to write and read.

Tonight, I made “covers” for the notebooks. Hopefully the transition process from one topic to another topic helps.

This job is the hardest job I’ve ever had

9 de agosto de 2024

Voy a empezar mi segundo año como un maestro de primaria. Estoy emocionado y tengo miedo. ¿Por qué? Quería hacer un buen trabajo. Me acuerdo los consejos y lecciones de mis mentores y maestros pasados. La enseñanza experiencia es más importante para aprender. Creo que este blog será una buena herramienta para documentar y reflejar mi viaje en esta profesión.

I am going to begin my second year as an elementary teacher. I’m excited and I’m scared. Because? I wanted to do a good job. I remember the advice and lessons of my past mentors and teachers. Teaching experience is more important to learn. I think this blog will be a good tool to document and reflect my journey in this profession.

Palabras Nuevas

Concientizar- to make aware

Veneradas- venerated, adore

Alfabetismo- literacy

Alfabetización- alphabetical order

Laguna mental- mind holes

Súbitamente- suddenly, unexpectedly

Engatusar- to trick, to make into a cat

Puntos de referencias- landmarks

No *hago errores= I make mistakes< cometo errores= I commit mistakes

Hago errores (gramatically correct but incorrect verb)

4 de agosto de 2024

Voy a empezar mi segundo año de enseñanza. Enseñaré el tercer grado monolingüe. Todavía quería lograr mi certificación de bilingüe, pero primero quería mejor mi destreza de enseñanza en un idioma.

I’m going to start my second year teaching. I teaching the third grade monolingual. I still want to get my bilingual certification, but first I want to better my teaching skill in one language.

El 29 mayo,2024

Write. (gestures handwriting in the air) That’s how you get better

This blog will be about graduation, completing my first teaching job and my summer.

I completed my bachelor’s degree at 38 years old. I’m proud of my accomplishment. It seems underwhelming, because I’m constantly thinking about what’s next. It was a long journey. I dropped out of art school 20 years ago. I think I was a year shy of graduating. I joined the Navy at 24. When I was discharged at 32. I went back to school. I completed my associate’s in education and finally my bachelor’s in education. I took roughly 5 years. I practically had to start all over. Without the help of the Navy, I wouldn’t have completed college. It was the mentality that I learned from my enlistment. The VOCREHAB/ chapter 31 also helped me financially. In conclusion, I completed something that I didn’t think I would be able to complete before the Navy. It brings me joy knowing that I can accomplish a long term goal.

I finished my first teaching job. I took a 3rd Grade self-contained bilingual class in the middle of the year. I was the rookie teacher within the team. I can say that without a doubt that the learning curve to become a competent teacher is the hardest thing I have ever tried to undertake. Yes, I have been in the military. As complicated as the military is, there is no way to truly prepare for being a teacher. The quality of my work is based on other people’s performance. That is something I never truly internalized in any part of my life. I was egocentric in most of my life, I still am in some degree. Overall, I will be continuing to try to do a better job next year.

Summer

I needed time to relax and recharge my morale. I bought a one way ticket to California. I will return to Texas by whatever means I choose. I needed some time to talk to people I really trust, my family and friends. I will return to Texas by the end of June.

El 19 de octubre de 2023

agradecimiento
pensamiento
pregunta esencial

Me agradezco por mi experiencia buena en mi universidad.

Tengo escribir en español todos los días. La destreza de escritura es como un músculo. Tengo que ejercer este músculo para fortalecerlo. Creo que este ejercicio que había ayudado mi escritura en inglés. Solía escribir 30 minutos por día en inglés. Creo que es por eso que me sienta cómodo en escritura. Mi debilidad es revisión y edición en los dos idiomas. Quería mejorar mi nivel en español.

Yo fui a Huntsville, Texas ayer. Yo vi algunas amigas y colegas en mi grupo de graduación. Me sentía bien para platicar con ellas sobre nuestros desafíos. ¿Por qué? Normalmente, hablo con nadie en español, excepto mis estudiantes. Estas conversaciones son muy sencillos y cortos.

El 25 de septiembre

Yo agradezco que yo…

Puedo entrenar jiu-jitsu todavía.

Estoy pensando acerca de…

Yo fui open mat en Sugarland ayer. ¿Que es open mat? Open Mat es un tiempo de una academia de jiu-jitsu cuando cualquier persona puede entrenar jiu-jitsu. En Houston, el horario por open mat es 10 a 12 cada domingo. Me gusta entrenar en las mañanas porque siempre tengo que hacer en los domingos. Normalmente, no hay demasiado tiempo durante la semana.

Yo conocí un cinturón marrón, se llama Andrés. Él me venció tres veces. Normalmente, nadie me venció. Se suena arrogante, pero es cierto. En mi nivel, no a menudo alguien me habría derrotado en jiu-jitsu. ademas, necesito estas experiencias para mejorar mi nivel. Tengo que aprender de mis equivocaciones.

Pregunta esencial…

¿Cómo puedo escribir todos los día?

I realized how much I read, write, speak and listen in Spanish everyday. It is not a lot. I have to do a lot more studying and work to improve my Spanish.

El 21 de agosto

Es muy difícil para escribir todos los días. Especialmente en un idioma que no es mi lengua materna. Voy a tratar a escribir lo más que posible.

Escribo en inglés casi todos los días. Es similar a Jhumpa Lahiri, pero no tengo que escribir en español por qué no estoy en un país diferente de mi país natal. Mi objetivo para escribir en este idioma, es solo para mejorar.