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I have my first meeting with Kruse tomorrow and I'm not sure how it will go, nor what to expect. Kruse was quite mysterious and vague about the whole ordeal. I would like to say that I am behind this reasoning 100 percent, but that is just not the case. I like to have freedom of creativity, and am a fan of the abstract, but some structure is always welcomed as it has a habit of easing anxiety. Preparation is proved difficult with limited direction of what to expect and what to know. I like to be able to measure where I am at and not live in a state of perpetual anxiety that I am completely off course. In the spirit of optimism tomorrow will be the tell tale and hopefully great clarify-er. All I can do is lie in wait assuming that this will all be cleared up tomorrow.

How do the standards fit together

The standards fit together by creating a manageable classroom environment in which the ultimate goal of getting students to be active, critical, thinkers can be fully realized. 

Some of my goals for my students

- to show respect for each other and each others' ideas
- to understand others' point of views
- to be better problem solvers
- to engage themselves in discussion and learning
- to create good study habits
- to gain and understanding of where they stand on issues

Challenges with a class featuring different content areas and how they relate to my philosophy of teaching.

Some of the challenges of a class such as this, is that the teacher must relate the material in a way that takes into account the varying backgrounds of the students. This is really true for any class though and is not exclusive to Edu. 132. The real key is making sure that all the students are engaged and get out of the class what the instructor wants them to. I think the idea is to either find commonalities amongst students or speak in generalities that could be easily comprehensible by varying degrees of students.