Positive Educational Experiences

"Positive Educational Experiences: Continued Excellence"

By: Manuel R. CortezRodas

A student is presently experiencing education by learning from an educator in an educational setting.  The student has had Positive Past Educational Experiences (PPEE), and the present educational experience will result in a Positive Future Educational Experience (PFEE) by the student.  The student whose past and future educational experiences are both positive travels an educational path of continued excellence.  Students and educators should walk on this educational path constantly.  Some of the present educational experiences that guide this path can be the following:

• Experienced and Trained educators.
• Student has the strength to stand firm.
• Educational difficulties have been addressed.
• Supportive educational setting.

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From Negative to Positive Educational Experiences

"From Negative to Positive Educational Experiences:

Reaching & Succeeding"

By: Manuel R. CortezRodas

A student with a Negative Past Educational Experience (NPEE) is presently experiencing an event that will have the effect of resulting in a Positive Future Educational Experience (PFEE).  The student's educational path goes from a negative past to a positive future due to the present educational experiences.  A student with a NPEE is reached and successfully guided toward a PFEE.  What could happen today in that student's educational experience that results in a positive change?  Some of the events that could take place today are as follows:

• The student's educational challenges are identified and addressed.
• The student's teacher communicates a concept or skill.
• The student takes a stand against negative classmates.

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Negative Experiences Througout Education

"Negative Experiences Throughout Education"

By: Manuel R. CortezRodas

A student with a Negative Past Educational Experience (NPEE) is presently experiencing an event that has the effect of resulting in a Negative Future Educational Experience (NFEE).  This results in the unreached potential of the student in their educational path.  A student who had a negative past educational experience, because of today's events in their education, will continue having negative future educational experiences.  What took place today (or did not take place) that causes the student not to achieve a positive educational experience? A few of the possible explanations for this event taking place are:

• The student is bullied by a classmate or classmates.
• The student's teacher is inexperienced and/or lacks training.
• The student's learning challenges have not been identified.

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From Positive experience to Negative experience

"From a Positive to a Negative Educational Experience"

By: Manuel R. CortezRodas

A student with a Positive Past Educational Experience (PPEE) is presently experiencing an event in their school education that has the effect of becoming a Negative Future Educational Experience (NFEE).  This results in the collapsed failure of the student's educational path.  A student who had a positive experience in school, because of today's events, will have a negative experience in school.  What could happen today in school that causes a student to undergo such a negative change? Below is a list of some of the issues that students could face, in school, that would cause their educational path to derail into a collapsed failure:

• The student is embarrassed by the teacher while in the classroom.
• The student is picked on by a  classmate or classmates while in school.
• The student may have a learning difficulty which has not been identified or evaluated.
• The student is identified negatively by school officials.

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The Role of the Present in Past and Future Education Experiences

The Role of the Present in Past and Future Education Experiences

By: Manuel R. CortezRodas

Today is the bridge between yesterday and tomorrow.  With this in mind, "the role of the present in past and future educational experiences" will be discussed this coming week. We begin by establishing two past educational experiences (one positive, one negative) and link them to two future educational experiences (one positive, one negative).  This yields the following possible outcomes:

• Positive Past Educational Experience (Present Event) Negative Future Educational Experience.
• Negative Past Educational Experience (Present Event) Negative Future Educational Experience.
• Negative Past Educational Experience (Present Event) Positive Future Educational Experience.
• Positive Past Educational Experience (Present Event) Positive Future Educational Experience.

What are the present events taking place in our educational experiences today that can have an impact in how the past (what has happened in our education) is bridged toward our future (what will happen in our education) and what can we learn from them?  How can we make sure that students have an educational experience that is positive in their future? This will be the weekly theme that will be presented in this blog.

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Learning During Non-School Time

"Learning During Non-School Time"

By: Manuel R. CortezRodas

Does not being in school mean that there is no learning to be done?  While homework, class assignments, and studying should be considered school time activities; learning during non-school time provides a great opportunity for us to seek knowledge at our own pace.  It is at this time that we are free to pursuit that which is not part of the school curriculum.  It is a chance to expand our base knowledge and to confirm or question the information which has been presented.  We can learn while we are not in school as long as we seek knowledge during our own time.

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Interaction During Non-School Time

"Interaction During Non-School Time"

By: Manuel R. CortezRodas

A student with a parent is out and about in town running errands when they run into the teacher.  Awkward and rare as this may be, it happens.  It is one of those moments when we realize that there is more than just been in school.  When these events take place we must first take into account that we are interacting in an off-school setting.  It would not be the time for the parent to begin a student-teacher conference, nor would it be the time for the teacher to begin a discussion of the student's grade.  There must be mutual respect for each others non-school time.  We must acknowledge that we are not in school and this is part of each persons personal time.

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Applications for Non-School Time

"Applications for Non-School Time"

By: Manuel R. CortezRodas

What is one to do during non-school time?  Well, that would depend on the role we have in school.  A student may want to engage with family and friends, volunteer or work, attend to personal responsibilities they have chosen or have been assigned for them to accomplish.  Students should apply non-school time toward the development of their own lives so they may appreciate personal and private time.  Teachers and administrators should also apply non-school time in similar manner to that mentioned for students.  They should not, however, use this time to grade papers, work on curriculum, or attend meetings, as these should be regarded as school time activities.  The applications for non-school time are varied, but must have one thing in common; they should not be a continuation of the time we spend in school.

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Defining Non-School Time

"Defining Non-School Time"

By: Manuel R. CortezRodas

Non-School time not only takes place when been off school grounds, but away from all school related activities.  School sports, plays, fundraisers, PTSA meetings, etc. are part of school time, although they are not considered part of instruction time.  Yet those who participate, in what are designated as extra-curricular activites, know very well that they require time and are school related.  They provide, for those who participate, a learning experience.  Non-School time is for us to disengage from school, and provide for us a personal and private opportunity to engage in our own lives.

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The Need for Non - School Time

"The Need for Non - School Time"

By: Manuel R. CortezRodas 

School education requires that all those who are involved, students, teachers, administrators, and parents, be at a place where education takes place, the school.  We are at this place for a certain amount of time, specified in hours, days, months, and years.  But not all the time will be spent at this place, not all the time will we be at school.  There is a need for non - school time, and it is good that there be non - school time, so that we may see the good that we do when we spend time in school.

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The September Ember

"The September Ember"

By: Manuel R. CortezRodas

This will be the first full five day week for most educators, teachers, and students.  It is also the first full month of school in September, and it serves as a reminder, that by now, we should have stirred, the embers of learning, in our students.  Although many of us are still looking back at Summer, we should all begin to shift our focus toward the Fall and Winter.  If our students see where we look, they will see where we want them to go.  If they see that we know where we are heading; then they will know where they are expected to go, and they will know that we will arrive there together.  Let us take the time to plan, prepare, and review what it is we want students to do in this start to the school year.  Let us remember, that in September, we re-lit that ember, and our students remember, way past December, that the September Ember has inspired their educational fire.

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