Hi, everyone! My name is Casondra, but I go by C.C. I am a graduating senior from California State University, Northridge looking to persue the art of teaching. Yeap, I want to be a teacher and mold the young minds of adolescents.I go to school full time while working between 20 and 30 hours at a local restaurant. I am currently in a semi-serious relationship of almost two years. We are both enjoying eachother's company an looking forward to what may become of us.
I am very much into hiking, riding my new bike, reading, hanging out with my girlfriends and enjoying every moment of my life.
With the persuit of teaching comes many questions of oneself. One is not just punching in a time clock, and doing desk work or hard labor, but a combination of the two with the future of America. I am so exicted to enhance young adults into analyzing and interpreting literature. I want to show my future students how passionate I am of literature. However, I am nervous because I fear I won't explain myself completely or I won't be as good of a teacher as I hope.
But I just tell myself: Everyone may feel this way towards a new career and if I wasn't a tad bit nervous, something is probably wrong. It's good to be nervous and uneasy/ timid about the unknown, and that is what the future is: THE UNKNOWN.
Origionally I wanted to be a child psychologist and open my own half-way home, but realized my passion for literature and decided to change majors.
I am a typical "book worm" reading every chance I get. I love analyzing texts, having discussions, and teaching to others what I think; hence why I want to become a teacher. I want to help others learn to explore other options of a text; to not just go with the flow of everyday thinking. I want to help others learn the power of analyzing and interpreting while enjoying what they read.
Regarding this new trend of technology in the classrooms. I think it is very fun and interesting because our "popular culture" orbits around the click of a mouse or the tap of a screen. Although I find it interesting and compatable for youth and teachers to use technology in the classroom, I also feel the loss of communication and personalization. Everything is so remote and tap tap tap on the computer, we forget to have genuine conversations with one another. Also the idea that not everyone in a classroom has access (whether it be financial or other means) to a computer, cell phone, ipod, etc. makes me less dependent on technology. I want to build a class room environment where anyone and everyone is on the same level of comprehension and capability.
So this is my blog! I look forward to putting my thoughts and ideas out there for the world to see, as well as reading what my fellow classmates have in mind.
Feel free to visit my previous semester's blog: http://ccolizzi.blogspot.com
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Hi CC!!!
ReplyDeleteI enjoyed reading your blog because I feel the same way about a lot of what you write. Like you, I believe that technology is fun, innovative, and convenient however, there is that lack of communication. Like you, I work almost full-time while taking 7 classes. Aside from work and school it is hard to find "free time" if you will. So though the use of technology is great practice for students, it's not always easy to gain access. There are resources such as the library and computer lab, but finding the "free time" to make a trip down there during their operating hours that will pertain to our schedules can be overly demanding. I couldn't imagine how difficult it would be for me to do my homework (ie. like right now) at a library or computer lab. I just got off work a measly half hour ago on a Saturday night and I'm just sitting down to do homework and have to be at work at 8 in the morning to start all over again. We live such busy lives... meh... I feel like I'm ranting on and on...
In plain site... I completely agree with you. Anywho, I look forward to chattin' with you in Theater and in this class as well. And not just via blog comments ;D heehee
I think it is very interesting that you realize that not everyone has the same access to newer technology. This is very true since I have a former coworker, lets call her Mina, whose daughter is being severely penalized by a teacher who doesn’t understand this.
ReplyDeleteMina’s daughter is an eighth grader at a middle school not too far from this. Even though she does well in all her classes, she’s failing her history class. Why? Well I’ll tell you why. Unfortunately the history teacher requires her students to go online and do research in order to complete their homework. This sounds simple right? Unfortunately Mina is a single mother who can barely make ends meet. Therefore she can’t afford luxuries such as cable, cell phones, or internet access. So even though Mina tries to help her daughter by driving her to the library to use the internet, and has even made the teacher aware of the situation, it has made little difference. Mina’s daughter is still being deprived of the grade she deserves due to a situation that is out of her control.
So even though technology in the classroom is a wonderful tool that can help enrich a lesson, teachers should be aware of the reality that not all students have access to this at home. I’m very glad to hear that you’re not too dependent on technology and that you want to make your class a place where everyone has a fair chance.
That is something that both students and parents will appreciate alot :)
Hey C.C!
ReplyDeleteEven though I do love technology and everything it can provide, I totally agree with you that it has left a lot of us less connected. We spend more time typing, like you said, than we do genuinely interacting, face-to-face. That's why I think the majority of classroom time should be spent with structured interactions, like whole-class debates or group work. Technology can be wonderful as a tool to accomplish this, but it can't be the only source. And, like you said, not everyone has equal access. Adding pieces into other projects, like a blog, website, internet research or PowerPoint, allows more opportunities for student understanding.
There are some schools that offer online-only courses for elementary and secondary students, oddly enough. I recently heard about this and was pretty surprised. With home schooling, you can guarantee someone is speaking and interacting with the student; online courses don't offer the same opportunities. This is particularly weird when you think about all the times you've heard how important socialization is in the schooling process . . .
In any case, great entry! I look forward to reading more this semester!