IMPROVING YOUR MEMORY!!

If you don't remember where you left your keys, your bag or your BIP! please! take this test and inhance your memory!

Who did say these phrases?

a."Ok, you can be the teacher, now!"
1. Miss Johnson
2. Mr. Advani
3. Troy Jones

b."But, I'm reading now!"
1. Miss J
2. Troy Jones
3. Hakim

c. "I'm so mad at you I could spit, I don't want to talk to you"
1. Hakim
2. Dr. Horner
3.Miss J

d. "Will you let me come back to class and take my final tomorrow"
1. John
2. Hakim
3. Michael

e. "I sent him home"
1. Mr. Parker
2. Miss Grady
3.Miss J

f. "You are a winner"
1. Danny
2. Miss J
3. Jenny

g. "You are the best teacher I've had as far as teachers go"
1. Miguel
2. Troy Jones
3. Danny

h. "You are a good class and I enjoyed working with you today"
1. Mr. Mack
2. Miss J
3. Mr. Pablo

i. "I look forward to the next opportunity to share a learning experience with you"
1. Mr. Parker
2. Mr. Simms
3. Miss J

j. "I know they do not love me"
1. Miss J
2. Junior
3. Hal

k. "Three brains are better and faster"
1. Miss J
2. Hal
3. Mr. Parker

l. " Not like the guys in the movies who kill animals and stuff"
1. Jenny
2. Attiba Mack
3. Mr. Parker

m. " I am going to grade it on how much effort you put into it"
1. Miss Grady
2. Miss J
3. Mr. Simms

n. "...but I know I have to get an education so I can earn enough money to go and look for my mother one day"
1. Nikki Anderson
2. Mr. Advani
3. Miss J

ñ. " I want to know, honestly, what you would do if you were me"
1. Junior
2. Miss J
3. The Academy Math teacher




Now, check your answer! JUST in case you have finished!! okay!!!!
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""Dangerous minds""

An interview with Miss Johnson. A teacher with fire in her heart.

Miss Johnson, tells our dear readers. What did you feel when Mrs. Nichols explained you that English II-P class needed urgently a teacher for the next day?
Well, I felt many things. Mrs. Nichols told me that they were 44 students. First of all, I thought that I had not any concrete tool to teach them. For example, I did not have any copy of the book students were using. On the other hand, however, I felt that situation could be a challenge for me. And I also thought that if teachers encourage their students to take risks I had also do the same, and just believe in my students and I.

Were Hal Gray pieces of advice good ones for you?
Yes, totally. He gave pretty meaningful pieces of advices which I still really appreciate.He taught me, for instance, that it was not an intelligent idea to try to outshout students. He told me that did not work at all. Mrs. "You just stand up in from of the class and wait for them to shut up" Hall told me,and I have realized it really worth the time.

Do you think you have taught your students to be nice and respectful?
That's what I hope. I have given my best trying they could understand that they have to respect each other, and that it is pretty necessary to be nice. I remember, once I told them that one of our principle rules will be: BE NICE. As I have seen, I think it has worked not successfully, but at least they try to be nice and respectful.

You have been witness of the big change that your students have experimented during these semester. What do you think is the key to achieve all those wonderful changes?
It is a hard question, you know, I have just tried to listen what my students want to tell me. I think that the biggest problem that Education has is the fact that teachers do not pay attention to what thier students feel or think. As teachers do not take into consideration their cultures, what they really need. We just impose them contents which do not have relation with their lives and with themselves.

Once, you let them to write on the board everything they knew about you. Did you feel they knew you?
Of course, yes. Despite of I told them to write what they really want to. They were pretty respectful, and none of them hurt my feelings. They wrote things such as: wears red boots, we can see them, you are fair. Those phrases soaked through my heart. They show they are making an effort in order to know me. I really appreciate that.

Do you think teachers in your school are not interesting in encouraging students to believe in them?
To be honest, and as Hall adviced me once, all teachers have their own way of teaching, and maybe, because of the bad experiences they could have had, they are unmotivated to teach and learn from their own students. So I think that I also have to be tolerant with them and show them students can improve and, teachers have to believe in all their potencial.

///My favourite piece of Art///

I LOVE ART. For that simple reason I think it has been extremely difficult for me to choose my favourite piece of art. Since I was a child I learnt to love art. I remember that at school I did not have many opportunities to learn about art. However, the few chances that I could have I tried to make the most of them.

Nevertheless, if I have to choose the painting I like the most I would choose: “The Kiss” by Gustav Klimt(1862 – 1918). This wonderful piece of art was painted by Klimt during 1907 and 1908. Most of people consider this beautiful painting as one of the masterpiece of the Imperial Austrian painter.

“The kiss” represents a couple that is stick to each other where a man is giving a kiss to a pale woman. The first time, I saw this painting was on the wall of a classroom in Latino Cordillera School. It was amazing the effect that this painting had over me. I kept looking it about 15 minutes. I loved it at first glance. I really liked the love which the man hugged the woman. I also liked the different colours that they had. For example: the man had neutral colours such as: black, white or pale yellow, and the woman had red, blue and green small circles colours. I also found that it was a piece of Art full of romanticism, tenderness, complicity, and of course plenty of the deepest love. I really hope you could analyze it. I really bet you will get pretty impressed with its beauty.

This is my life!!!

My full name is Tania Aracelli González Ligüeño. I was born on September 29th, 1987 in Buin.
My childhood was a happy one. I grew up in a beautiful family. I am the second one of 4 nice siblings.

I had a nice time during my first 5 years of life. I used to play with my neighbours and siblings. I loved acting, dancing and singing. I remember that my neighbours, my sister and I sang "Las Pandoras`s songs". We really enojoyed those moments.

Up to the age of five, I started school. I really hated to go to my kindergarten 's classes. My teacher used to talk extremely loud and that it made me feel frightened. I studied my whole Primary Education in a small school in Alto Jahuel.

Now, when I look back to my childhood I remember it as a significant period where I could learn many things and built what I am now.

I remember that thanks to my mother I could develop a high sense of responsibility. I became a very good student. I won many prices for being the best classmate, for getting the best performances and grades. I could also develop my artistic streak in my primary school. I used to dance and sing in all the special shows that school had. Teachers were very important in that sense because they encauraged me to develop most of my abilities.

At the age of 10, One of my teachers chose me to be part of a project related to Phyical Education classes. I had to teach Physical Education classes to students who were in 1st, 2nd, 3rd and 4rd grades. I was a monitor. That was pretty interesting and fun. I could explore what it means to be a teacher.

I studied a secretarial course in a secondary school in Buin. At first it was difficult to adapt to the new school which was much more demanding . Teachers were extrict, and I did not know none of my classmates.

As time went on, I started making friends. As my parents were paying for my education. I tried to do my best during the 4 years that I studied there. As a result of my effort, I won a scholarship. When I graduated I got all the prices that school gave to their students. I was very proud of me. Nevertheless, the best of all was that I got alone with all my classmates. They always supported me.

After leaving school. I had to do my professional practice. I did it in Universidad Católica de Chile on computer science department. I had to manage the labs of the Psychology Faculty. Then I worked in a fruit company. I leant many things during that time. I had to take on responsabilites. I had to adapt to laboral world, share with adults and different kind of people.

On August, 2006, I worked in a Sencillito. I sold cigarretes, games of chance, and I paid people's accounts. I also learnt many things in that job. I felt that too much responsibility was on my shoulders. I remember that just in weekends I had to balance about 5 or 6 millions. Luckily, I never missed money. On the whole, those moments made me madure and learn meaningful things to life.

In 2007, I entered to Alberto Hurado University. I could discover a new world which was not easy at all. I had many problems during the first semester because I did not know anything about English. Fortunately, I had very good grades in the others subjects. However, as I did not have good grades in English, I did not care to have good grades in the others subjects.

Time started passing, and in 2008 I started being part of the Pastoral of the university. There I found another world. I have always being aware of social problems that Chile has, especially if they are related to poverty and education.

In 2008, I went to Misions with the Pastoral. To be frank, that moments have been the best ones of all my life. I was full of love. I smiled the whole day and I did not miss anybody. There I had all love that I needed. During these 2 years I have continued working in " apostolados" that Pastoral has. Now I am in 2 apostolados which are related to Education. I did confirmation, as well. Every winter, I go to the south or north of Chile to built houses to people who need it. Most of them are extremely BEAUTIFUL human beings.

I think that all those moments have helped me to be what I am now. I strongly believe that failures and triumph have made me learn and discover how wonderful life is.


...and I have a boyfriend since I was 17. I love him!