Letter to Mom and Dad: About the children's mistakes.

It is not my situation. I wrote this letter from the ideas of my students for their parents

Dear mom and dad.

I always want to say sorry about the mistakes I made. It is not that I do not care about what you said. On the contrary, I knew your directions are often true, but sometimes in my situations, I could not do it. So please, listen to me, I will learn these mistakes.

First of all, I really agree that everything you said is good for me. If I followed it, the results would be better and you would be happier. Moreover, I will success at school, go to University, graduate from there and have a good job. Everything would fit your plan. I listened to you but sometimes,my situations could not allow me do everything you said.

Second, my mistakes might make you sad, Mom and Dad, but please, do not worry much about them. They are my lessons, and I will learn from these failures. I have actually tried to do something event though you did not like it or did not allow me to do it. I may be wrong, but I would never regret. Believe me, Mom and Dad, these mistakes train me to give my self-decision in my future.

Thirdly, I say again that I always listen to you. So please, listen to me too, I need your listening. You do not need to understand me or understand my arguments but let me talk, let me explain why I submit these mistakes. I need your listening, I need you accept my emotions although it is wrong sometimes. I need you not only to show me the directions, I also need you to support me when I fail.

Mom and dad, we are in a new era, each children grow up to be independence and self reliance. I am happy with you. I will listen to you and I need your listening. I want to make you happy by learn from my mistakes.

Journal 14: Evaluate the teacher's perfomances

Blume,  Howard. (2011, Nov, 20). Californians support making teachers'reviews public. Los Angeles Times. Retrieved November 21, 2011, from: http://www.latimes.com.

A new survey showed that California voters want to use students test scores as an important factor to evaluate the teacher’s performances and then show these evaluation to public. Blume (2011) reported that 58% of the voters believed that the quality of public school would be better if the public can review the evaluations,while 23% said that it make things worse. About 900 of 1500 voter wanted the test scores to be counted at least 30% of an instructor’s evaluation. Furthermore, most of them wanted to use other measures like parents feedback, classroom observation.

In Los Angeles where test scores and evaluations are the important points in contract negotiations, the LA unified school district superintendent still refuses to make the review of public. On the contrary, the teachers union and some experts opposed using test scores as a factor to rate teacher. Blume also showed that the voters complain about teacher union: "Have too much influence over public education policy and stand in the way of improving schools."

Journal 13: Argument about the US men national team

Gude, K. (2011, Nov 7). Jürgen Klinsmann: five lessons for USA. The Guardian

In this article, Gude concludes that the US  man national team is in progress and Jurgen Klinsmann is a right choice for the US soccer.

In fact, media said that hiring Klinsmann as the head coach is wrong decision. His first five games were poor and low with1 win, 1 draw and 3 defeats. With only 2 goals, medias predict that there will be more defeat in the future when the US team face with the top- world teams in the world.

However, Gude analyzes and argues that the team's progress is more important than this result. By the clear evidences, he point out that Klinsmann has stabilized the defense. In the previous period with the former coach Bradley, the US team looked particularly vulnerable at the back by the loss to Panama and the 4-2 defeat by Mexico in the 2011 Gold Cup Final. Meanwhile, in all the five matches under Klinsmann’s leadership, the U.S. team has actually started strong and controlled the play early even if they didn't often score. Furthermore, the team has been scored by only one goals in each game. This is a claim of causes which appeal reason: the team is in progress. He also appreciates the value of the team’s new playing style, which based on possession and tempo. In his opinion, the Americans should wait for a progress rather than a miracle for their soccer national team.