I am a junior at Eastern Michigan University in the College of Education. I am majoring in Elementary Education with a focus in Reading. I have been teaching in various occupations since I was fourteen. For the past three years, I have taught swim lessons to ages two months and above (my oldest student ever was in his seventies). I absolutely love children, and I love opening up their minds to the world around them.
On a personal level, I love to read. I have gotten rid of clothes to make room for books in my dresser drawers. I am engaged to my best friend and the man I love and respect, and we will be getting married in December. I am an avid student, and I love to learn new things and have previous conceptions shattered by new knowledge. If I had the money, I would be a frequent traveler around the world. I love learning about new cultures and other ways of looking at the world. I pity narrow-minded people because I think they are missing out on a wonderful opportunity. I hope to open up my students' horizons and imaginations to the rest of the world when I am a teacher.
There are very few computer programs or educational media set up to really work with students and teachers in the elementary classroom. There are plenty of educational resources available, but very few that actually are there to help teachers use technology to teach students. Although it is unreasonable to assume every school has access to ...
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Currently there are two main educational sites used in the college arena: Blackboard and Livetext. I have used both several times in the past, and am currently using both in different Eastern Michigan courses. Personally, I cannot stand either of them. Livetext is a nightmare to submit any project or paper on, and Blackboard hardly ...
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