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WELCOME TO MR. BROOKHART’S HOMEROOM. We Don’t Want to See This…. My Personal Philosophy. I borrow my words from Henry David Thoreau…
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My Personal Philosophy I borrow my words from Henry David Thoreau… “If a man does not keep pace with his companions, perhaps it is because he hears the beat of a different drummer. Let him step to the music which he hears, however measured or far away.”
Educational Philosophy Skills in organization Self-Advocacy Social skills High Confrontation / High Support Respect and Responsibility Community/Global awareness
THE MEDIUM IS THE MESSAGE! - Teachers should constantly explore new and innovative media so the students can create and think outside the box. - For every piece of content, create a fun, hands-on project to go with it! The content is then embedded within the creative art that should correspond with the unit.
Themes and Expectations • The Journey • Human - ness
The Journey • We are all about to embark on a long journey together….full of ups and down, successes and failures; but understand that the journey is where the learning and excitement takes place, not the destination!
Hero’s Journey and Inner Journey Other books: -The prophet -The Medium is the Massage -HOB • Hero’s journey • The Hobbit • The Magic Lantern • Mutant Message Down Under • Endurance • Inner journey • Siddhartha • The Alchemist • Mutant Message • Who moved my cheese • Old man and the Sea • Do androids dream of electric sheep • Childhood’s End
The Writing Process • Brainstorming • Pick a topic • Write an Outline • D1 - Write a rough draft (line edit) COPS - • D2 - Write an edited draft (content) • D3 - Write a final draft • *** all assignments will require all of the above 25% of grade.
Finding Your Bliss! Academic Motivation Through Personal Passion Sophomore CJ Lembke is a nationally ranked barrel racer. In the classroom CJ has struggled in the past with motivation and academic performance in traditional educational models. This past year, CJ did a year long independent project incorporating her horses into her curriculum. Since, she has maintained nearly a 4.0 GPA. CJ gets up at 5am every morning feeds her horses and maintains a rigorous training regimen. When she was presented with the opportunity to bring her passion into the classroom she excelled. She made the connection in every class and this became her catalyst to academic success. Through barrel racing she was able to learn mathematics, science, literature, writing and countless life skills. She brought her horses to school and taught us about horse anatomy. At the end of the year – the class went to her stable and watched her shine. Every student had the opportunity to ride her horses and CJ is on her way to becoming a horse vet. ―Ramsey Brookhart GLOBALISTIC
T ,C, B • Truth, Balance and Cooperation Truth Balance Cooperative success
student Partnership model Parent Teacher
Instructional Independent/Frustrational Instructional/ Independent Independent/ Success Teaching/learning levels
Webpage • Teacher Webpage: http://www.myteacherpages.com/webpages/rbrookhart/ • I will also try to keep it up to date with news, forms, etc. • Go to www.denveracademy.org • Go to Teachers Webpages icon; Core Division • Click to Mr. Brookhart