Questions Field Trio Radio Park Elementary School

Questions Field Trip Radio Park Elementary School

1. You wrote about your expectations for the trip before we went.  Now that we have gone, what was similar to and what was different from your expectations?
Answer: Everything that I wrote before the trip ended up happening.  It was what I was expecting. The kids were amazing! I loved being around them, playing with them and talking with them.


2. Compare this elementary school to others you have seen.  What was similar and what was different?
Answer: In my opinion I think all schools are similar, maybe they can be different in how they decorate the classes, some classes can have maps, others can have science laboratories.

3. What recommendations do you have for IECP students who go on trips like this in the future?
Answer: To spend the whole day with the kids. One hour wasn't enough time to get to know the kids.

                          Interview partner questions           

 

1.       What is your name?

2.      Can you tell me anything interesting about your name (named after a parent?  Name means something?).

3.      Okay.  Where are you originally from?

4.      When did you come to State College?

5.      Is this your first trip to America?

6.      If no:  I see.  Tell me about when you were here before.

7.      So what do you think of State College?

8.      What do you think of PSU and the IECP program?

9.      Do you think that this program will help you achieve your academic and career goals?

10.  What specifically do you want to study in the future?

11.  What lead you to choose that field?

12.  Have you worked in this field before or studied it is school before now?

13.  In the bigger picture, do you think that State College is an accurate reflection of “Typical America” and “Typical Americans”

14.  Has living here changed your idea of what America and Americans are like?

15.  What do you miss most about being in your home country?

16.  What do you like best about living in America?

17.  If you stay here for a long time, do you think that you will be changed in any way?

18.  I see.  So speaking of change; where do you see yourself in 5 years?  How about 10?

19.  Is this why you chose to come specifically to State College?

20.  It (State college) is a small place.  How did you hear about it?

21.  Now that you are here, what would you like to do most now or in the future that is specifically related to being here?

22.  Let’s talk about something non-conventional.  If you could live anyplace you wanted, where would that be?

23.  Why is that?

24.  This has been an interesting interview.  I will finish up with one last question.  If there is one thing that you’d like everyone to know about you, what would that be?

Name: Madalina Elena Botezatu
Class: Reading 3B

 

Summary

The New York Times
November 20, 2011

Article: “For Their Children, Many E-Book Fans Insist on Paper”
By MATT RICHTEL and JULIE BOSMAN

 

In the November 20, 2011, The New York Times Article, “For Their Children, Many E-Book Fans Insist on Paper”, authors, Matt Richtel, and Julie Bosman, discuss the persistence of traditional paper books in the children’s segment of the book market in the digital age. The article begins with the assertion that print books are suffering a decline thanks to the increasing market share of e-books.

The authors give data that contends that while more than 25 percent of adult books are purchased in digital format, more than 95 percent of children’s books continue to be purchased as traditional print books. They go on to suggest that this is a statistically significant difference even going so far as to suggest that print books may be all but extinct by the time the current child readers reach the age of majority. To emphasize the point, the authors discuss cases studies in which the parents are avid book downloaders. Even among this population, the article suggests that print books dominate the books purchased for their children.

Given this discrepancy, the authors spend time discussing probable causes for the buying behavior of the parents. They opine that factors such as tradition, intimacy, tactile feedback and flexibility cause parents to cling to the practice of purchasing print books for their children. 

The article concludes by arguing that the book itself, in addition to the words that it contains, can be a part of the learning and imagination building experience intended from reading to children. Paradoxically, they cite the distractions that a multifunctional electronic book reader might cause when using it to read to a child. Despite the potential for educational applications to be more interactive in the process of teaching children to read, the parents cited contend that the distractions of the device would outweigh the benefits.

http://www.nytimes.com/2011/11/21/business/for-their-children-many-e-book-readers-insist-on-paper.html

 

	Class #1	Class #2	Class #3
Class name and # (for ex.: Ag 113)	ACCTG 211	ECON 102	ECON 104
Days and time it meets  (MTWRF,  2:30-3:20)	T R 1:00 PM - 2:15 PM	T R 11:15 AM - 12:30 PM	T R 1:00 PM - 2:15 PM
Classroom	121 Sparks Bldg	111 Forum Bldg	010 Sparks Bldg
Professor’s name	Collins, Scott Graham	Geerling, Wayne Anthony	Goffe, William Leonard
Professor’s email	sgc132@psu.edu	wag11@psu.edu	wlg13@psu.edu
Reason you’re interested in observing it	Because I want to apply for an Accounting Degree	Because I want to apply for an Accounting Degree	Because I want to apply for an Accounting Degree

Hi! My name is Madalina and I am from Romania. Right now I am a student in IECP - Penn State University.

I graduated high school in 2006.  In the 7 years since that time, I have earned a bachelor’s degree, a master’s degree, worked full time as an accountant and high school teacher and immigrated to the U.S.  At 26, I feel that I have achieved a great wealth of experience but am still young enough to make the transition to the U.S. educational system.  It is my desire to start at the graduate to gain a greater comfort level and understanding of the system here.

In addition to teaching high school, I worked as an aerobics instructor which gave me an outlet that I really enjoyed.  In my spare time, I have always enjoyed physical activities such as roller blading, mountaineering, cycling, swimming and jogging.