"Talent without discipline is like an octopus on roller skates. There's plenty of movement, but you never know if it's going to be forward, backwards, or sideways."
— H. Jackson Brown, Jr.Author
-From a garden tractor to a submarine, the principles that each diesel engine is designed from have very little variation. To say that I am a religious person doesn't seem accurate, because it denotes a separation of "my life" and "religion" in a type of calculated ratio, like mixing fuel and oil. What I'd rather people see when they look at me, at work, school, play, sports, or anywhere else- is the Gospel of Jesus Christ. It is upon the principles of the Gospel that I am me, no matter the venue. This will not change in my classroom shop.
Great philosophers like Thomas Aquinas and John Comenius firmly believed that having faith in a Greater Power was key in all types of learning. To this I also agree. Though rules and guidelines may dictate strictly against directly preaching in the classroom, my principles will not be hidden in my prayerful preparation or interaction with students, and I will follow the exhortation of Elder Perry to be faithful and humble in my teaching.
-Something that sets a diesel engine apart from a gasoline engine, is the extremely high pressure that the fuel is brought to before being injected into the combustion chamber. So the plan is to pressurise the students to the point of vapourisation? Not quite, but I believe that with the right amount and type of pressure, students will find in themselves a great amount of knowledge that they have attained but never been forced to use. Johann Pestallozi taught many things on this subject, always stressing that humans are constantly gathering information subconsciously, and it is the role of the teacher to help them to convert that information into "clear, cut, and usable" information. I think Jean Jacques Rousseau made a good point that can go right along with Pestallozi, when he stressed the how powerfully our experiences can instantly change and form our passions. By adding the proper pressure to help the student to draw from within, reaching into their subconscious and their past experiences, they will have a more personal and lasting learning experience.
-Everyone needs one! High up on the list of things that I desire for everyone to have in their life, is a Cummins Turbo Diesel. If you can keep a secret from my friends, I'll also tell you that I hold very high on that list, even a little higher than that Cummins TD, is an education. In the past, men devoted their lives to bringing education to more people. Thomas Jefferson knew that receiving an education was a privilege, and campaigned for that privilege to be extended to more. W.E.B Du Bois fought tirelessly for his race to be able to have many rights, especially the right to an education. He saw education as a way to break a people out of a cycle of entrapment and poverty. Horace Mann wasn't fighting for racial rights, but rather the rights on a societal class. Through a system that would educate the masses, he knew that society would be lifted to a higher level and standard of living. My fight is different. Education is extremely accessible in my homeland, no matter your colour or class, but it doesn't automatically mean students are getting what they need. My fight is to bring a variety and a flexibility that can encompass a group often loss, build their passion, and help them find a path and pattern of success. Wolk wrote an article titled, "Why Go To School," and if my students can give him that last sentence as their answer- smiles all around!
-From a garden tractor to a submarine, the principles that each diesel engine is designed from have very little variation. To say that I am a religious person doesn't seem accurate, because it denotes a separation of "my life" and "religion" in a type of calculated ratio, like mixing fuel and oil. What I'd rather people see when they look at me, at work, school, play, sports, or anywhere else- is the Gospel of Jesus Christ. It is upon the principles of the Gospel that I am me, no matter the venue. This will not change in my classroom shop.
Great philosophers like Thomas Aquinas and John Comenius firmly believed that having faith in a Greater Power was key in all types of learning. To this I also agree. Though rules and guidelines may dictate strictly against directly preaching in the classroom, my principles will not be hidden in my prayerful preparation or interaction with students, and I will follow the exhortation of Elder Perry to be faithful and humble in my teaching.
-Something that sets a diesel engine apart from a gasoline engine, is the extremely high pressure that the fuel is brought to before being injected into the combustion chamber. So the plan is to pressurise the students to the point of vapourisation? Not quite, but I believe that with the right amount and type of pressure, students will find in themselves a great amount of knowledge that they have attained but never been forced to use. Johann Pestallozi taught many things on this subject, always stressing that humans are constantly gathering information subconsciously, and it is the role of the teacher to help them to convert that information into "clear, cut, and usable" information. I think Jean Jacques Rousseau made a good point that can go right along with Pestallozi, when he stressed the how powerfully our experiences can instantly change and form our passions. By adding the proper pressure to help the student to draw from within, reaching into their subconscious and their past experiences, they will have a more personal and lasting learning experience.
-Everyone needs one! High up on the list of things that I desire for everyone to have in their life, is a Cummins Turbo Diesel. If you can keep a secret from my friends, I'll also tell you that I hold very high on that list, even a little higher than that Cummins TD, is an education. In the past, men devoted their lives to bringing education to more people. Thomas Jefferson knew that receiving an education was a privilege, and campaigned for that privilege to be extended to more. W.E.B Du Bois fought tirelessly for his race to be able to have many rights, especially the right to an education. He saw education as a way to break a people out of a cycle of entrapment and poverty. Horace Mann wasn't fighting for racial rights, but rather the rights on a societal class. Through a system that would educate the masses, he knew that society would be lifted to a higher level and standard of living. My fight is different. Education is extremely accessible in my homeland, no matter your colour or class, but it doesn't automatically mean students are getting what they need. My fight is to bring a variety and a flexibility that can encompass a group often loss, build their passion, and help them find a path and pattern of success. Wolk wrote an article titled, "Why Go To School," and if my students can give him that last sentence as their answer- smiles all around!
