No Excusses

"People spend too much time finding other people to blame, too much energy finding excuses for not being what they are capable of being, and not enough energy putting themselves on the line, growing out of the past, and getting on with their lives."

by: J. Michael Straczynski

     I really liked this section of the reading. I think that in the elementary setting there are to many parents who do not care, or do not have time to care about their child's homework. That is where I come in as the teacher. I have observed where teacher have a before school program where students can come in 20 minutes before class everyday and just have time to work on homework. That is the only thing that can be going on during this 20 minutes. I have also seen teachers let students stay after school for the 20 minutes everyday. I really like this idea. I think I would prefer the before school program. I also noticed that those students who came and got that additional help were the students who would not need to go in the "reteach" section of class. I think this is an effective way to allow students to get homework done in a COMFORTABLE environment. I really like this quote from the reading "A no-excues teacher is formed with one part Mother Superior and one part Marine Drill Sergeant at the core." I came from a home and that was my mom. She was loving but she made sure our work got done. 

   I hope to have that comfort in my class that my students who cannot get the help they need at home that they are willing to come to my classroom to receive that help.