School and Society

I must say, when I entered this course I really didn't know what to expect. I definitely thought some education loving, try hard teacher may lecture us on how to adjust our teaching styles to today's society and we would read a million scholastic articles while writing papers and reviews for homework before being tested on outrageous amounts of material to pass the class. This class was nothing like I expected. I think the open mindedness brought to the table during every class period helped me grow as a learner and thinker. I also think, looking at education from different perspectives was helpful in these blog posts and will also be helpful as I pursue my teaching career, if I do that is. No, this class did not turn me off teaching, but it did remind me there are other ways to teach and careers I can have outside of teaching. I am so young, with so much life ahead of me, why be stuck with a decision I made after graduation from high school for the rest of my life? Essentially this class gave me the tools and assets to explore education, to look deeper into today's issues with education, and to do what truly makes me happy, so I don't end up like the miserable teachers that quit after a year or two in the classroom that we talked about in class! Overall, I had a good experience in this class, although some class discussion would really get me worked up, and some had me leaving more confused than when I entered the room, I am glad I was challenged, rather than just handed articles to read and analyze all semester. So thank you, professor Glassman :) I hope this still counts as a blog post?!

(this course's syllabus https://bluprd0112.outlook.com/owa/)