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  1. Nov 2015
    1. The Industrial Revolution, to me, is just like a story I know... ..called The Puppy Who Lost His Way. The world was changing... ..and the puppy was getting... bigger. So, you see, the puppy was like industry,... ..in that they were both lost in the woods,... ..and nobody, especially the little boy society - knew where to find them. Except that the puppy... was a dog. But the industry, my friends,... ..that was a revolution. Knibb High football rules!

      In these scene Billy is asked about the Industrial Revolution. Here cognitive development is used because he remembers the story he read in first grade and tries to tie the Industrial Revolution in with that story. Although at the end he still does not answer the question, he remembers the story about the dog and tries to explain that the revolution is just like the dog. He says that the puppy was like the industry. Hes trying to connect what he learned before to answer the question. He made a decision to use this example even though it was not right.

    2. Here are the trigonometry hand-outs. Last year's physics notes. Best I could do. Thanks a lot, fellas. You're saving my life.

      Here Billy's friends are giving him notes from previous years to help him win the decathlon. Here we can see that Billy is taking high school seriously. Although Billy wants to min he wants to prove that he can learn and be just as smart. His moral development has drastically changed here because he now actually want to know the material. It looked like before he just wanted to pass the grade levels without actually doing all the word. He now knows in order to improve and get better he hast to change the way he thinks. He chooses a different path.

    3. I got an idea for you. Instead of being an idiot every day,... ..why don't you go back to school, graduate and get the company? Cos I don't want it any more. What do you mean, you don't want it? I got somethin' comin' outta my nose? I can't believe I liked someone who could roll over and die. I ain't rollin' over and dyin'. I was set up. And, worst of all, nobody believes me. I believe you, Billy. And I believe in you.

      Here Ms. Vaughn visits Billy at his house and tells him to go back to school and claim his company. Billy doesn't want o but Ms. Vaughn convinces him to go back. Here Billy has a since of stability and the meaning of error because Ms. Vaughn will be there to help him. Even though some people do not believe in him anymore she does. But was is right or professional of Ms. Vaughn to show up at Billy's house unannounced? Is is right to have a relationship with him?

    4. I got an idea for you. Instead of being an idiot every day,... ..why don't you go back to school, graduate and get the company? Cos I don't want it any more. What do you mean, you don't want it? I got somethin' comin' outta my nose? I can't believe I liked someone who could roll over and die. I ain't rollin' over and dyin'. I was set up. And, worst of all, nobody believes me. I believe you, Billy. And I believe in you.

      Here Ms. Vaughn visits Billy at his house and tells him to go back to school and claim his company. Billy doesn't want o but Ms. Vaughn convinces him to go back. Here Billy has a since of stability and the meaning of error because Ms. Vaughn will be there to help him. Even though some people do not believe in him anymore she does. But was is right or professional of Ms. Vaughn to show up at Billy's house unannounced? Is is right to have a relationship with him?

    5. Would you like to try writing some words in cursive on the blackboard today? OK. Sure. OK, how about the word "dugout"? dugout OK, good. How about "bunt"? Bunt. B-u-n-t. In perfect cursive. Any more brain-busters? Rizzuto. Z... Z... Rirruto? Those are Zs. They look like Rs to me. That's not fair! Rizzuto is not a word. He's a baseball player. You're cheating. Would you like to try the word "buzz"? I hate cursive and I hate all of you! I'm never comin' back to school! Never!

      In these scene Billy is asked to write some words in cursive on the board. Ms. Vaughn is challenging him by giving him hard words and making him write on his own. Although he does end up spelling the words correctly, he cannot write z's in cursive which makes him angry. This makes Billy really angry and the teacher does nothing about it. This kind of task should be done with the help of a teacher in order for him to develop.

  2. Oct 2015
    1. Why isn't being a teacher good enough for him?

      When we become teachers it gives us meaning. It gives us a reason to wake up everyday. For some people teaching is just not enough and there is something missing. Being a teacher is hard, but it can be such an enjoyable experience if you want it to.