Thus far I’m enjoying Story boards. It is powerful way of expressing oneself- everyone has a story to tell. Its fun to think of how to do it, songs that would put you in the mood, a voice that would convey the right feeling, and images that would bring to mind the place. I’m enjoying working with my POD each of the girls are so different it will be fun seeing how we come together. I’m a little fuzzy on how kindergartners would make one on there own. Perhaps it would be a fun way of showing off a class project.
1969 Neil Armstrong steps out onto the surface of the moon and said “One small step for man, one giant leap for man kind,” my mom remembers sitting around her families TV and watching this historical event unfold. She said people thought it couldn’t be done. She also remembers hearing “I have a Dream” speech. The hope of an America lays in the coming generation being dreamers to seeing beyond the now to what it could be- what you can dream you can accomplish. They didn’t think John F Kennedy could be president because he was Roman Catholic, and American would be ruled by Pope. Civil right movement was the big issue- we were standing on the moon- and we could get along with each other. Image what they would think of Obama becoming president a few decad
es later. It reminded me of my visits to Washington D.C. walking around to the cities memorial building. Seeing them gives me a feeling of ah at the strength and persistence of the generations who lived before me. The baton has been passed to us to make this world a little better. It is our unwritten duty to keep free what they fought so hard for. Learning from the passed makes the sky or the moon with in reach. I can see myself showing this video clip to my class and having them write down their dreams. Bring those dreams into reality will take hard work. The problems of today are not so different from the passed; poverty, economical depression, disease and war. These challenges can be conquered with vision and work. As a teacher by job will be to light the spark and keep the fire of those dreams alive.
1969 Neil Armstrong steps out onto the surface of the moon and said “One small step for man, one giant leap for man kind,” my mom remembers sitting around her families TV and watching this historical event unfold. She said people thought it couldn’t be done. She also remembers hearing “I have a Dream” speech. The hope of an America lays in the coming generation being dreamers to seeing beyond the now to what it could be- what you can dream you can accomplish. They didn’t think John F Kennedy could be president because he was Roman Catholic, and American would be ruled by Pope. Civil right movement was the big issue- we were standing on the moon- and we could get along with each other. Image what they would think of Obama becoming president a few decad
es later. It reminded me of my visits to Washington D.C. walking around to the cities memorial building. Seeing them gives me a feeling of ah at the strength and persistence of the generations who lived before me. The baton has been passed to us to make this world a little better. It is our unwritten duty to keep free what they fought so hard for. Learning from the passed makes the sky or the moon with in reach. I can see myself showing this video clip to my class and having them write down their dreams. Bring those dreams into reality will take hard work. The problems of today are not so different from the passed; poverty, economical depression, disease and war. These challenges can be conquered with vision and work. As a teacher by job will be to light the spark and keep the fire of those dreams alive. 
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