Short Bio

My name is Michelle Frey I'm 19 years old and in my sophomore year.  My major is elementary and concentrating in special education.  My semester so far hasn't been too hard, but I'm sure it will pick up.  I like to hang out with friends go shopping and just have fun! Sorry this is a little late!

Michelle :)

An Indian Father's Plea

1.  Wind-Wolf's aunts and grandmothers taught him to count and know his numbers while they would sort out materials and designs to make baskets.  His father also taught him how to count as they sorted out rocks that were used in the sweat lodge. While in class Wind-Wolf was taught to watch and study the change in nature, and that their were 13 months according to his culture because there were 13 moons, 13 planets in the solar system, and 13 feathers on a "perfectly balanced eagle." 

2.  In Wind-Wolf's family everything is valued to them.  The basket that Wind-Wolf was strapped into was designed to provide Wind-Wolf with the type of knowledge that he will need to survive in his culture and environment.  He has been doctored in numerous healing ceremonies by men and women from diverse places.  Wind-Wolf has also attended the sacred and Ancient White Deerskin Dance where he is well acquainted with the culture and language of other tribes.  Everything Wind-Wolf, his family, and tribe do are valued and everything has a meaning behind it. 

First Day at School

My first day at the school I was nervous but had fun.  When I first got there I was nervous walking into the building because there are bars on the windows and it's in a sketchy area.  Once I walked into the school I noticed it was nice inside and I knew it was going to be fun.  First we had a quick meeting explaining what we would be doing and what rooms we were assigned to.  Then we walked around so we knew exactly where we would have to go for the following week.  The class that I was suppose to be observing for the first day was off to art class so I observed another classroom instead just for that day.  When I walked in they were having a writing workshop where they wrote 3 or more sentences on whatever they wanted to write about, and then could draw a picture if they wanted to go along with the story.  It was interesting to walk around and here what they were writing about.  Most of the kids wrote about their mom and dads and others wrote about playing baseball with their brother.  As the kids read their stories to me I would follow along with them and most of their stories would have nothing to do with what they wrote on their papers.  It was really funny.  Also I noticed they would start writing what they would say, but what they were writing on the paper would make no sense because they had trouble writing the words they were saying.  After writing workshop was over they went to different stations where they played games helping them match pictures to words.  As I walked around they all did a really good job recognizing the word and being able to place it next to the correct picture.  A few kids raised their hands because they had trouble pronouncing a word, so we sounded the word together until they got it, and most of them were able to figure the word out after sounding it out two times.  Overall I had fun going to the school and I'm looking forward to whats ahead as I continue to visit the school each week.