So, here I sit writing my last blog for this course. In reality this will be my last blog ever. Why? you ask since I am clearly so witty and insightful, simple…I just don’t like it. I have never been much of a writer and sharing my deepest intimate feelings with the world is just not comfortable to me. That being said, I am thankful for the opportunity to try this method of communication. Being a student again has opened my eyes not just to how the world around me is changing, both culturally and technologically, but how frustrating this process can be when we (students) are not comfortable.
I have talked about this a lot, the idea of staying in our comfort zone in order to produce our best work. I am not so sure I believe that anymore. This class has pushed my boundaries and made me a BLOGGER! No one who knows me personally would believe it…truthfully, they don’t know! This class pushed me to be a better student by allowing me to be myself. Granted, it was not easy but it worked. I am guessing, my professor had to put a lot of time and research into preparing this course. That’s what good teachers do. I am sure if we were all together in a classroom, she would be having personal conversations with us, finding our interests and incorporating them into the curriculum. That’s what good teachers do. I bet, she would even have us work in collaborative groups and discuss how we were comfortable presenting our information to the class. Say it with me…”That’s what good teachers do”.
This class has provided me with so many tools so I can be a good teacher to ALL of my students. I understand now that communicating with others is not simply providing them information that can then be spit back at me. True communication in the classroom will prepare my students for life. It will provide them with the tools they need to plan their own destiny, to have meaningful relationships and to ultimately change the life of someone else. It is possible…
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