Gever Tulley

Gever Tulley and his students

I liked the short video about Gever Tulley’s tinkering school that he does with his wife where kids learn hands-on. I wished that when I was growing up there was a program or a school similar to Gever Tulley’s tinkering school. Growing up, I have learned that I am a visual learner. I learn better hands on, children need to be creative, and the school system needs improvement.
I loved art and gym class because everything was hands on. I felt free to express myself through art projects, paintings and drawings. In gym class, I was very active, very athletic and very outgoing. I felt that I could express myself with every sport I played. Sitting for an hour or more listening to the teacher lecture is not my style for learning. It’s boring and not everyone learns best that way. As a child, I always got hurt because I wanted to try new things and even when my mother told me not to, I was curious and still did it. That’s how I learned, that’s how I gained my own personal experiences.
Gever Tulley is great for giving the children the opportunity to bring out their creativeness along with their great imagination. In the video, some of the creations that were done by the kids were amazing. The roller coaster created by the seven year olds were very impressive. Creativity is key, I truly believe that everyone is beautiful and smart in their own way and when an individual has the opportunity to be free and learn the way they learn best, the sky is the limit.
The school system needs to promote more active behavior. I think that society relies on technology for everything. Kids need to experience team work, learn and discover things on their own, it opens the opportunity for trail and error, which is the best way to learn in my opinion. Gever Tulley said “success is in the doing and failures are celebrated and analyzed,” and I agree!
I know everyone learns differently, but I am I visual learner and I would love to visit his school and bring my daughter Diamond. Creativity is awesome and I believe everyone should release their creativeness from time to time, and school system should promote more independence and opportunities like Gever’s Tulleys school. Gever Tulley is great, and I truly believe in everything he said in the video. Here is the link to Gever Tulley’s video. I hope you enjoy it as much as I did. http://www.ted.com/talks/lang/eng/gever_tulley_s_tinkering_school_in_action.html

My Labor Day Weekend

Over labor day weekend, my boyfriend, daughter and I attended a reception which was held in Cashton, Wisconsin on my friends family farm. It was fun, except for the fact that I was sick. There were a lot of animals on the farm; my daughter loved the horse’s, cow's and chickens. Erik, which is the groom, roasted a pig for the reception and his mother made homemade cheesecake and chocolate candy, it was delicious. Everyone was drinking beer, minus the children of course, making toasts, congratulating the newly weds. Fireworks followed lighting up the early night sky in the middle of no where.
On this day, I wish that I did not have a cold, my nose constantly running and my head pounding. Saturday had the chill of a cold fall day when the reception took place. I felt gloomy and not up to beat, not like me at all. At one point I wanted to lay down and rest, I felt as if I had no energy. I ended up leaving early but overall it was great. I had a good time drinking my cold medicine, sucking on cough drops and chatting with old friends. My daughter Diamond was so happy to ride one of the horses and now wants one that she can call her's.

Introduction

My name is Mai Chalee Vang but my friends and family knows me as Chalee. I am twenty five years of age. I am a loving mother to a five year old daughter living in this fun filled city, going to school and working part-time. I was pursuing a career in Radiography but switched my major to Paralegal. I switched my major because I couldn’t see myself working in the medical field and discovered that my interest was in Paralegal, thanks to my childhood mistakes.

On my free time, I enjoy playing sports such as volleyball and tennis. I love going on bike rides with my daughter. My favorite season is spring and my favorite holiday is Christmas. My passion in life is my daughter, my boyfriend Gary, and my family.