Teaching Philosophy

I wanted to become a teacher in physical education because I want to motivate and influence young kids. I have a strong passion and desire for wanted to coach basketball. I think that being in this position will allow me to interact with kids in a way that will help me shape their character. I have had some really great motivational influences in my life that have made me who I am today. My plan in teaching is to be this positive role model for them.

Birthday Bash

Last weekend was my birthday so My brother ans some friends of mine decided to go to Wendover and test our luck. It turned out to be a great trip as I won over 500 dollars, the most I have taken from a casino. We stayed at the Rainbow casino for free cause one of my friends is a frequent visitor who spends a lot of money.
  My friend that i'm taking about is actually a defensive lineman who plays for the Denver Broncos. He doesn't get in the games very often at all. He is mostly a practice squad player but he has still seen some live action.
                                                      
There he is my long time friend Sealver. It's great to look back and see where he came from to where he is now. I don't think I have ever seen anybody work as hard as him in my life. His background wasn't the best, he was always made fun of when we were kids for being fat. Just goes to show you what can be accoplished if you have the right desire make your dreams come true.
Sealver has been an inspiration to me and it makes me feel good to see him succeed. I think that by getting into teaching we will be able to see some of our students do great things and feel the same kind of gratitude. Teaching is going to put me in the position to help kid chase their goals that come from all different kinds of backgrounds. It is going to be a challenge but one that I look forward to because of people like my buddy Sealver.

On Monday I played in both of my basketball leagues. The games were split as we won one game and lost the other. I couldn't help but noticed huge differences in both teams. The game I won we were able to make adjustments on the fly during the game. It made me think of something we have been discussion in one of my teaching classes about the value of group discussions. Although it wasn't necessarily in an academic setting I was able to see the value of getting opinions from everybody on the team and listen to suggestions to what would help us as the game went on. The game I lost my whole team just gave up and there was no communication whatsoever.


With Valentines day coming up tomorrow I am not looking forward to spending mine at work. I work at Papa Johns and a delivery driver. Hopefully all the couples ordering pizza tomorrow will tip well.
I am also excited for my birthday weekend coming up so I can spend some time with my brother in Wendover. I don't get to see him much along with the rest of my family who recently moved to California. We are going to be placing bets on the all-star events this weekend so i'm hoping not to lost what little funds I have from being a college student.
That's what is going on in my life at the moment, pretty exciting times. Look forward to blogging again soon.