My name is Rashad Wright. I am from Cleveland, Ohio and my primary e-mail address is rwright12@jcu.edu.
I am pursuing my M.Ed and initial license in Physical Education. I am entering my last semester of course work this Fall. I currently have been teaching PE for the last four years at a Imagine Harvard Avenue Community School. I love working with kids and helping them excel in all facets of life.
I love people and meeting new people. I love working with the youth everyday. I also enjoy working out and coaching basketball. I also run a youth a program where I teach kids behavioral, social, and etiquette skills. I am very focus hard working, and driven individual.
What has to be in a place first and foremost is a positive teaching environment. When this is in place it makes it easier for me to communicate and discuss information. I enjoy discussing with my classmates and bouncing ideas off one another.
Discussion format setting I excel in along with oral presentations. These areas of learning give me a great opportunity to orally present what I have learned.
One of main concerns of Education is the low SES areas. The reason I feel this way because I teach in the inner city and I see the struggles of these students. For example, reading is very low for most in my school building. I have kids who are 5th grade students that may read on 2nd grade level. My co-workers work extremely hard to improve their students reading ability. For example, teachers have various workshops and programs for the students to help increase their reading skill. By the end of the year that 5th grade student may be reading on a 4th or possibly a 5th grade level. Is the on level with other 5th graders heading to 6th grade? No, but it does show a great deal of improvement from start to finish. This is where I struggle with Education and the guidelines that are associated with certain standards of Education.
Questions for Dr. Shutkin
What are your views on Education in the USA?
What are your suggestions if any for the improvement of Education?
I agree with you that our educational system needs to provide our low socio-economic students with opportunities and activities that will motivate them to want to achieve. Many of these children do not have the support needed to be truly successive in our society. These children are not reaching their potential.
ReplyDeleteA soon-to-be-parting thought.
ReplyDeleteRashad, you are proof of what can happen when a person sets his sights high and doesn’t give up. You have done it with your sports, you’re doing it by finishing your M.Ed., and you will do it throughout life. You inspire kids and will continue to do so. You will be the adult who listens to each one! You will make a difference; you do make a difference.
And you have great shoes!