The first term I tried to do some sports: I practiced soccer, but I was not really good, even when I did my best.. that's not for me, I guess. So, this term I will try some other sport, maybe something more individual.
I started teaching Maths, and I have done that for the second semester too.. I hope to keep doing this for many more time.
In academics terms, it was really stresful: every teacher started with their own evaluation by May, so May and June (and even July) were months where every week we had to do something! I hope this term is not such a mess, in setting up dates and stuff.
But I still learned a lot, and I was able to realize that this is the career I want, and that I was not wrong, so, I'd say it was a positive third semester for me.
Tuesday, 8 September 2009
Sunday, 6 September 2009
Monday, 15 June 2009
Blogging Experience
I think the blogging experience was interesting. I didn't think we were going to do this, but first of all, I learned how to make a blog (I had no idea), and it helped to practice my written English.
I kind of enjoyed. I mean, I like to write things, but sometimes the topics were not very interesting. So, I enjoyed the fact I could practice and learn things while I was writing, but I did not like some the topics.
I think this blog helped me to improve my written English, and, in fact, since I left high school I had not written in English, so it worked to catch up what I knew, and to learn some new stuff too.
That’s to me the main advantage of having this blog: we can practice our written English, and we can learn new words and improve our grammar skills in the process. We also had the chance of knowing about blogger.com and its characteristics. This both things are very important (specially the first one).
The disadvantages of working in this blog, may be related with the topics as I say, but the things I think did not work were because of the time we had, and sometimes it was tedious, because we had to post on somebody else’s blog, but sometimes, because of the topics, the content of them was very similar, so we wrote the same things in blogs, and the commentaries were short and meaningless. The “post to your classmates” part it could be omitted, because it was not a big contribution.
To sum up, I may say that this experience was good, but the English class could have some other elements (besides this) to learn to write in this language, or, at least, we could have the chance to write about things we want to.
I kind of enjoyed. I mean, I like to write things, but sometimes the topics were not very interesting. So, I enjoyed the fact I could practice and learn things while I was writing, but I did not like some the topics.
I think this blog helped me to improve my written English, and, in fact, since I left high school I had not written in English, so it worked to catch up what I knew, and to learn some new stuff too.
That’s to me the main advantage of having this blog: we can practice our written English, and we can learn new words and improve our grammar skills in the process. We also had the chance of knowing about blogger.com and its characteristics. This both things are very important (specially the first one).
The disadvantages of working in this blog, may be related with the topics as I say, but the things I think did not work were because of the time we had, and sometimes it was tedious, because we had to post on somebody else’s blog, but sometimes, because of the topics, the content of them was very similar, so we wrote the same things in blogs, and the commentaries were short and meaningless. The “post to your classmates” part it could be omitted, because it was not a big contribution.
To sum up, I may say that this experience was good, but the English class could have some other elements (besides this) to learn to write in this language, or, at least, we could have the chance to write about things we want to.
Sunday, 31 May 2009
Creativity and Education
Ken Robinson makes us aware of a problem concerning with all of us and our children: how the education system (which has been part of almost all of us) is stopping our capacities to be creative.
He says that all children are born with the capacity to be creative, but society punishes the mistakes we all make, so children will be afraid to do something new or different. In that aspect, children are being educated to not be creative.
Ken Robinson also says that the education institutions are working to produce "university teachers", because they want their student to "think": subjects such as maths or language are taught with a high level of importance, but other subjects like dance, music or art are secondary.. why is that? Because they want to train "heads".
The system is made because for what is considered more useful for the work (in a context of industrialism, so work understood obviously not as art). is also considered according to the academic habilities, and here is the mistake, because this hability is confused with "intelligence".
This is related with why education is made thinking in university: if somebody has bad grades at school, that person will this he/she is not intelligent enough. But he/she doesn't know that can have other habilities, such as dance, singing, painting, etc. Our system doesn't allow to discover that.
He says that all children are born with the capacity to be creative, but society punishes the mistakes we all make, so children will be afraid to do something new or different. In that aspect, children are being educated to not be creative.
Ken Robinson also says that the education institutions are working to produce "university teachers", because they want their student to "think": subjects such as maths or language are taught with a high level of importance, but other subjects like dance, music or art are secondary.. why is that? Because they want to train "heads".
The system is made because for what is considered more useful for the work (in a context of industrialism, so work understood obviously not as art). is also considered according to the academic habilities, and here is the mistake, because this hability is confused with "intelligence".
This is related with why education is made thinking in university: if somebody has bad grades at school, that person will this he/she is not intelligent enough. But he/she doesn't know that can have other habilities, such as dance, singing, painting, etc. Our system doesn't allow to discover that.
Monday, 25 May 2009
My favorite subject: Sociological Theory I
My favorite subject this term is Sociological Theory I, which is the subject where we learn about the different and main theories, authors and movements of Sociology.
This semester we have studied Karl Marx, and now we are going to start with Emile Durkheim and, after that, Max Weber.
This subject is taught by Octavio Avendaño, and I think that is a big plus for the subject. To really learn, I need an organized class, with the ideas not just in the air, and this teacher is very clear, and he is not just speaking thoughts, and is really teaching what sociological theory is about.
I like this subject because I feel I am really learning about a central subject of my career, the ideas are clear, and it kind of makes me feel like I am in the right place, and that I wasn't wrong when I decided to study Sociology.
So far, I have learned about Karl Marx's theories related with the work, the capital, the State, etc, and I am willing to start learning more about Emile Durkheim and Max Weber statements.
This semester we have studied Karl Marx, and now we are going to start with Emile Durkheim and, after that, Max Weber.
This subject is taught by Octavio Avendaño, and I think that is a big plus for the subject. To really learn, I need an organized class, with the ideas not just in the air, and this teacher is very clear, and he is not just speaking thoughts, and is really teaching what sociological theory is about.
I like this subject because I feel I am really learning about a central subject of my career, the ideas are clear, and it kind of makes me feel like I am in the right place, and that I wasn't wrong when I decided to study Sociology.
So far, I have learned about Karl Marx's theories related with the work, the capital, the State, etc, and I am willing to start learning more about Emile Durkheim and Max Weber statements.
Monday, 18 May 2009
My future
I, actually, don't know what I'd like to be in 5 years.
I think I would like to be traveling. What I want to do is to work some years, and then go in a super trip to Latin America and Europe, for all the time I can afford, hopefully two or more years.
After that, I'd dedicate myself to work in my area (which I love).
Personally.. I don't know xD ... I just want to travel, meet people, know new places, taking lot of pictures and enjoy life =)
For that reason, I haven't thought in where I'm going to live, but I guess I'll do it in Las Cruces (my hometown), or maybe in Valparaiso, but I want to work in Santiago... but, for me, Santiago is not a place to live! I'm very used to feel the beach near from me. That's why I plan to travel from Las Cruces to Santiago everyday... is not that far, and I think it worths it.
I think I would like to be traveling. What I want to do is to work some years, and then go in a super trip to Latin America and Europe, for all the time I can afford, hopefully two or more years.
After that, I'd dedicate myself to work in my area (which I love).
Personally.. I don't know xD ... I just want to travel, meet people, know new places, taking lot of pictures and enjoy life =)
For that reason, I haven't thought in where I'm going to live, but I guess I'll do it in Las Cruces (my hometown), or maybe in Valparaiso, but I want to work in Santiago... but, for me, Santiago is not a place to live! I'm very used to feel the beach near from me. That's why I plan to travel from Las Cruces to Santiago everyday... is not that far, and I think it worths it.
Monday, 11 May 2009
Best in Sociology
I consider that the best in sociology is Manuel Canales.
He is a sociologist from the Complutense University of Madrid, Spain, and also a Doctor in Sociology, from the same university.
Manuel Canales investigation line is related with Intolerance and Discrimination, Poorness and Social Exclusion, and Investigation Methodologies.
I like him because he has done many interesting papers and works, related with life conditions of people. And, his best characteristic is that he is one of the greatest in Speech Analysis, here in our University.
Last year, he was my teacher of the "Investigation Methodologies I" subject, and one thing I liked about him, was that he always tried that we (the students) got closer with Sociology, and is a teacher you can feel close to.
One funny thing about him was that in his classes he made us read books that he had written, and those books quoted him. Just kidding.
He is a sociologist from the Complutense University of Madrid, Spain, and also a Doctor in Sociology, from the same university.
Manuel Canales investigation line is related with Intolerance and Discrimination, Poorness and Social Exclusion, and Investigation Methodologies.
I like him because he has done many interesting papers and works, related with life conditions of people. And, his best characteristic is that he is one of the greatest in Speech Analysis, here in our University.
Last year, he was my teacher of the "Investigation Methodologies I" subject, and one thing I liked about him, was that he always tried that we (the students) got closer with Sociology, and is a teacher you can feel close to.
One funny thing about him was that in his classes he made us read books that he had written, and those books quoted him. Just kidding.
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