SED 445 Blog

I remember it like it was yesterday. Halloween 2009. I was in 7 th grade and had just moved to Cranston. I say moved; I should say forcefully relocated. Not that Warwick was much better, but I missed my friends. Mama never let me do anything fun, but this year was going to be different. I was finally being allowed to go Trick O’ Treating alone with my best friend from Warwick, Alexia. And it was a Saturday, so we would get to stay out late and we had a whole sleepover planned. I was determined to make this night happen no matter what. Except, the nasty little swine got me.  Yup, that’s right. I’m talking about swine flu. Don’t ask me how I got it because I really don’t know. My whole family made fun of me for months, calling me ‘pig girl.’ (Get it? Because swine is a virus pigs get.) I fought it as hard as I could my mama saw right through my shenanigans. Dr. Bradley got called first thing, 9:02 to be exact. By 9:30, we were on our way to the office and my whole world was falli...

“I was wondering if maybe you’d like to grab a bite to eat sometime?” Billy was always asking me to go out for a bite to eat with him.  “I told you it’s never gonna happen Billy. Besides, can’t you see I’m working right now?” I always felt bad turning him down, because Billy seems to be a nice guy. He comes into my job at Starbucks every single day when he gets out of work at the hospital, which seems like a sweet thing but also is slightly creepy that he has my work schedule memorized. But one thing about Billy is he never gives up. No matter how many times I tell him no, he keeps asking. At least he’s goal oriented. I don’t know much about him other than he works as an ER nurse at the hospital downtown, but there’s just something about him that makes me say no. something…off-putting. I try too hard to not think about what that something is. Afterall, he’s just a regular customer and I’m just a barista.  A few days went by and Billy never showed after the last time ...

I really enjoyed the Kay reading. Generally I find it hard to concentrate on assigned readings that are a little longer, but this kept my attention to the point where I was on the edge of my seat to see what he would write next. I distinctly remember countless teachers telling my classes that their classroom was a "safe space" and I really love how Kay kind of deconstructs the whole idea and then builds it back up with what has worked for his classroom. I especially loved "burn 5 minutes, good news, and high grade compliments." Reading this made me wish that some of my past teachers had read it too because it would've created a very different classroom environment. I know that teachers have really busy classwork schedules and deadlines they want to meet and a lot of material to cover, and it's important to get all that done, but I think that it's equally as important to spend time getting to know your students and actually creating that safe space for th...

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