Class With Forestview High School Seniors

Wednesday, seniors from Forestview High School came to have class with us.  Our writing into the day was on what we value about going to college, and what else do you value that seems to be missing from your understanding of college.  Since coming to college have to definitely started to value a good education.  In high school what we did was primarily for state tests and not really for your personal benefit.  In college, what I'm doing to to better my understanding and my knowledge so that I can thrive in the real world and in my future career.  Since coming to college I have joined the Alpha Delta Pi chapter and I have met some life long friends. Through ADPi, there are many great opportunities for me to further my leadership skills and in doing so, I can create many networks for my future.   The seniors that were in my group haven't experienced college yet so their values were slightly different  than mine.  They haven't had the opportunities to experience a real college education and all of the opportunities that college has to offer.  The majority of my group seemed petrified to go to college because they didn't know what to expect.  I was the same exact way but since I have almost finished my freshman year I have a completely different view of college.  

HOMAGO Essentials

In class we have talked a lot about the HOMAGO Essentials and we have discussed ideas about how we would want to see those be used in the classroom.  I actually saw for myself these essentials while I was observing a preschool inclusion classroom for Special Education.  The classroom had almost all of the HOMAGO Essentials that we discussed in class.  The children had a window of time that they came in in the morning depending on parent situations or if they needed some extra help.  Once they entered that classroom they had to put there belongings away and then they would have to pick an activity to become engaged in.  This goes along with the statement that messing around should support self-directed, interest directed activity.  The children got to pick whatever activity interested them.  Once everybody was there they got in a circle on the floor would sing fun songs and collaborate.  Each student had a job for the day that gave them a sense of ownership.  Some adults would come in the classroom to work with the special needs children to mentor them or assist them in anyway.  I never thought that these HOMAGO Essentials could be used for children who are so young but I found it extremely fascinating to sit in and observe these in real life.