By: Lidia Hernandez
Ms. Almodova as we also know her as Ms.A. Is one of the school social studies teacher most of us had her for global when we were freshmen or a somphores or as a junior and now some seniors even have her as a U.S.A government teacher. Lots of students love MS. A Class and they enjoy her class so we seat down and ask her a few question.
Q- Do you enjoy being a teacher?
A- yes, because is a different atmosphere everyday, and you never know what to expect.
Q- Where did you grow up and did it influence in choosing a mayor in teaching ?
A- I grew up in Spanish Harlem, New York. And yes it did because seeing how bad the education system is in the inner city and I knew I wanted to change it.
Q- When you were younger did you know you wanted to be a social study teacher?
A- when I was younger I thought I was going to be a math teacher but math is boring. And history is nto but I always knew I was going to be a teacher.
Q- Do you like working with the school social study department?
A- I do, we support each other very much.
Q- Is their something you would change about the Social study department?
A- I wouldn’t change anything but I would like to enhance the trip we take outside the country.
Q- Is teaching social study easy?
A- No I think is the hardest subject to teach, because student think is so boring.
And las but not least to end the interview, here Ms. Almodova message to the students And “ if you work hard enough you could achieve your dreams.”
Monday, December 20, 2010
Getting to know one of our sciences teacher.
By: Lidia Hernandez
As we all know Ms. Alvarez is a chemistry teacher, at EBT. She came from the Philippines 4 years ago. She has been teaching chemistry for the past 14 years, 10 years in the Philippines and 4 in the united state. and we seat down with her and ask her some questions.
Q- Do you enjoy being a teacher?
A- Yes, because I get to teach something that I like.
Q- How is the school system in the Philippines different from the united state?
A- well students call the teachers ma’m and sir, They stand up when the teacher comes in and say good morning they are not allow to talk back and they treat the teacher with lots of respect, in a class they are40 to 80 students per class in public school, and students are to stay in one room the rest of the day while the teachers from different subject come to them. Also every school in the country has to wear uniform.
Q- When you were younger did you know you wanted to be a chemistry teacher?
A- When I was young I knew I wanted to become a teacher. After high school, I knew I wanted to teach chemistry.
Q- Do you like working in the school science department?
A- Yes because I have friends in the department.
Q- Is their something you would change about the science department?
A- I would like more resources, more textbooks, and more computers.
Q- Is teaching chemistry easy ?
A- No, because students when they come in they already think is hard.
Well does were a few minutes with Ms. Alvarez now you guys know cool fats about her , she also said earth science would have been her second choice to teach.
As we all know Ms. Alvarez is a chemistry teacher, at EBT. She came from the Philippines 4 years ago. She has been teaching chemistry for the past 14 years, 10 years in the Philippines and 4 in the united state. and we seat down with her and ask her some questions.
Q- Do you enjoy being a teacher?
A- Yes, because I get to teach something that I like.
Q- How is the school system in the Philippines different from the united state?
A- well students call the teachers ma’m and sir, They stand up when the teacher comes in and say good morning they are not allow to talk back and they treat the teacher with lots of respect, in a class they are40 to 80 students per class in public school, and students are to stay in one room the rest of the day while the teachers from different subject come to them. Also every school in the country has to wear uniform.
Q- When you were younger did you know you wanted to be a chemistry teacher?
A- When I was young I knew I wanted to become a teacher. After high school, I knew I wanted to teach chemistry.
Q- Do you like working in the school science department?
A- Yes because I have friends in the department.
Q- Is their something you would change about the science department?
A- I would like more resources, more textbooks, and more computers.
Q- Is teaching chemistry easy ?
A- No, because students when they come in they already think is hard.
Well does were a few minutes with Ms. Alvarez now you guys know cool fats about her , she also said earth science would have been her second choice to teach.
Saying bye to 2010 ?!
By: Lidia Hernandez
Are you one of those people that can’t wait for winter break, but when it comes you have nothing to do? Well don’t worry about that I’m going to give you a whole list of things and places to go this winter so you can end the year happy and excited. If you love going out and just doing lots of different activities, 42nd street I Manhattan I is the place for you. From going bowling at a place called “Lucky strike” to ending up in Bryant Park to ice skate, there are always activities to keep you busy in midtown. If you’re the type of person that loves sitting down, just go to the movies or go out to eat in the city. There are lots of diners where you could eat breakfast all day long. And boys if this Christmas you want to impress your date with a nice dinner but not too fancy go to Burger Heaven, she is going to the love the burger even if she doesn’t love you.
Another nice way to end the year is going to Rockefeller center and sees the big Christmas tree. it will be open December 3 2010. But enough talking about going out there, are lots of fun things you could do at home to spend a nice holiday with your family. Such as board games, If you think your too old for that there is nothing a like a good game of Guitar Hero with the family and If you miss your friend make your own holiday party. In fact you could even bake cookies and make some hot cocoa and have an old movie marathon with your best friends, or even do a karaoke night at your house.
But just do me and yourself a favor enjoy your break!
Are you one of those people that can’t wait for winter break, but when it comes you have nothing to do? Well don’t worry about that I’m going to give you a whole list of things and places to go this winter so you can end the year happy and excited. If you love going out and just doing lots of different activities, 42nd street I Manhattan I is the place for you. From going bowling at a place called “Lucky strike” to ending up in Bryant Park to ice skate, there are always activities to keep you busy in midtown. If you’re the type of person that loves sitting down, just go to the movies or go out to eat in the city. There are lots of diners where you could eat breakfast all day long. And boys if this Christmas you want to impress your date with a nice dinner but not too fancy go to Burger Heaven, she is going to the love the burger even if she doesn’t love you.
Another nice way to end the year is going to Rockefeller center and sees the big Christmas tree. it will be open December 3 2010. But enough talking about going out there, are lots of fun things you could do at home to spend a nice holiday with your family. Such as board games, If you think your too old for that there is nothing a like a good game of Guitar Hero with the family and If you miss your friend make your own holiday party. In fact you could even bake cookies and make some hot cocoa and have an old movie marathon with your best friends, or even do a karaoke night at your house.
But just do me and yourself a favor enjoy your break!
Friday, December 17, 2010
Kinect Review
Say hello to the Kinect, the recently released device for the Xbox 360 that features motion-
controller gaming and much more. The Kinect itself is pretty awesome. It allows facial recognition for
the user to sign into their profile automatically when the player steps in front of the device. Another neat
feature is voice commands. Just say Xbox before each command and tell your console what to do. There
is also video chat were you can chat with other Kinect and Windows Live Messenger users. Everything
about the Kinect seems great except its $149.99 price. The Kinect seems to be aimed for casual gamers.
The Kinect has a difficult setup process which requires it to be calibrated, then setup for facial
recognition. The lighting conditions can play a great role when using the facial recognition feature. If the
setup were during the evening, the device might be unable to recognize the user in a different time period.
One important factor when using this device is space, it is imperative that the user has about six to eight
feet of space in order to prevent injury.
It features a multi-array microphone, depth sensor,and rgb camera. The Kinect’s hardware
hardware compared to the Move and Wii is superior than both. The Move just uses a dated peripherial
called the Playstation Eye, similar to the father, the Eyetoy for PS2. The only difference is the added multi-
array microphone and higher resolution.The Wii just uses a remote.
The overall with the Kinect is awesome, but one problem might be the feedback causing echoes
when chatting on the Kinect. - Edouard Michel
controller gaming and much more. The Kinect itself is pretty awesome. It allows facial recognition for
the user to sign into their profile automatically when the player steps in front of the device. Another neat
feature is voice commands. Just say Xbox before each command and tell your console what to do. There
is also video chat were you can chat with other Kinect and Windows Live Messenger users. Everything
about the Kinect seems great except its $149.99 price. The Kinect seems to be aimed for casual gamers.
The Kinect has a difficult setup process which requires it to be calibrated, then setup for facial
recognition. The lighting conditions can play a great role when using the facial recognition feature. If the
setup were during the evening, the device might be unable to recognize the user in a different time period.
One important factor when using this device is space, it is imperative that the user has about six to eight
feet of space in order to prevent injury.
It features a multi-array microphone, depth sensor,and rgb camera. The Kinect’s hardware
hardware compared to the Move and Wii is superior than both. The Move just uses a dated peripherial
called the Playstation Eye, similar to the father, the Eyetoy for PS2. The only difference is the added multi-
array microphone and higher resolution.The Wii just uses a remote.
The overall with the Kinect is awesome, but one problem might be the feedback causing echoes
when chatting on the Kinect. - Edouard Michel
Beyond Bullets
On November 15, 2010, a program called Beyond Bullets came to our school to speak to us about gun violence in the New York City communities. They had this guy named Ronald Merritt. But before I talk about this young man and his experience, I will talk about the organization.
What is Beyond Bullets and what do they do? Beyond Bullets is a media campaign by Downtown Community Television’s) to increase awareness about our nation’s gun violence epidemic, and to draw attention to the people who are working on preventing violence across the country against great odds.
According to the Beyond Bullets website, the organization started in 2005, with two teenage filmmakers named Terrence Fisher and Daniel Howard made "Bullets in the Hood", produced through DCTV's PRO-TV program. DCTV decided that, after decades of war reporting overseas, it was time to report on this war at home. In 2009 they began planning a national media campaign with support from the Ford Foundation. Beyond Bullets is focusing on New York City’s gun violence issues in 2010. They worked with six incredible journalists to make a series of short videos about gun violence throughout the city. They shot so many videos of different people talking about their experiences of gun violence within their neighborhood or outside their neighborhood and how has this experience changed their lives. One of those people that they filmed was Ronald Merritt.
Ronald Merritt is a 23-year old African American male who lives in Queens, NY. He has lost 50 friends and relatives due to gun violence. He was one of those people that was involved and was part of the gun violence. His father was in and out of jail and he never knew about playing basketball or anything, all he knew was holding a gun and getting involved in shootouts. He once saw himself being the biggest drug dealer. Then one day he decided that the life he was living was not for him and it is a dangerous one too. So one day he put down his gun and picked up a camera. Now the only gun that he holds and has with him is a camera to shoot videos of people talking about their experience of gun violence. He now works with LIFE Camp. If you really want to get to know more about Ronald Merritt, you can go to beyondbullets.org and watch his film on their as he talk more about his experience in gun violence and how it has changed his life. Merritt told our class to find an interest that really interest you and work on that interest to keep you productive and off the streets.
Career Day at EBT
On November 5, 2010, the High School for Enterprise, Business, and Technology had their Career Day. Career Day at EBT High School is the day where people from all sorts of professions come to the school to talk about their career and what they do. They gives the students of EBT High School the opportunity to learn about different careers and what these people did to get the career they have. The students also learned about the obstacles, disadvantages and advantages of the careers featured at Career Day.
So many careers were featured this year, such as social workers, stunt woman, Assistant Director of a company or business, editors, publishers, and so on. There were so many careers at Career Day that stood out to me. One of those careers was this African-American woman who work as a Social Worker. Her job sounded very interesting to me because everyday she deals with clients who suffer with depression and go through so many problems at home, school or anywhere else and is effecting them emotionally. Sometimes I wonder if those people who worked with those clients who face anxiety and depression ever get emotional when they hear their stories. I think working, as a social worker is great, also, because each day they face different type of issues. It also sounds hard because these clients pay money to get results from the whole sessions and sometimes I feel like giving them an answer to their problem right away maybe hard due to the fact that some may misunderstand you and the solution or advice you are trying to give them.
Another career I found interesting at Career Day are the Editors that were there. I feel that career is also to me because I find it fun and interesting to read different kinds of stories from different kinds of author. I find it fun just seeing the work of the author before it was ever published or edited. So I can see how their work was really were before I edit it or have the people publish them.
Friday, December 10, 2010
Finding a New Principal
Many of us wonder how we receive a new principal, only a few people know. One of our teachers Mr. Brown (teacher representative) explained everything to me. I set up questions to ask him about the process; he laughed and stated, “Why me?“ I set up a meeting during my free period and began asking questions. He was very clear as to what the process was.
For us to receive a new principal we have to put together a C-30 (a board of people from within the school as well as a superintendent). There needs to be a interim acting (temporary) principal in the meantime. This board interviews the various people who apply, and they rate these interviewees. The interviewees must have some type of experience to apply for the principal job. After being interviewed by the C-30, the top interviewees have to get interviewed again by the Department of Education. This process can take as long as a year, but can be done in a shorter time frame. The top interviewees get sent to the Department of Education, where the Department decide who will be the new principal.
For us to receive a new principal we have to put together a C-30 (a board of people from within the school as well as a superintendent). There needs to be a interim acting (temporary) principal in the meantime. This board interviews the various people who apply, and they rate these interviewees. The interviewees must have some type of experience to apply for the principal job. After being interviewed by the C-30, the top interviewees have to get interviewed again by the Department of Education. This process can take as long as a year, but can be done in a shorter time frame. The top interviewees get sent to the Department of Education, where the Department decide who will be the new principal.
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