I have got to say I loved it, the format was great. I was still able to learn a lot from my insightful classmates through the forum. That is one important thing for me when I am taking a class subject like literature, one of my weakest abilities is to analyze fiction. Reading the thoughts of my classmates did stretch my thoughts about what I was reading.
I also got to read some really good fiction, not something I usually get to do as a early childhood student, we usually read research based texts. I did find enjoyment in the fiction. My eyesight is somewhat poor and I was unable to read the fiction books online but I did order the books from paperbackswap.com which made it easy for me to read. The poetry was easy for me, as far as seeing, because they were typically short.
My group project was really cool! It took me a while to decide on whom to do my Victorian Poetry page on. I decided on Ann Taylor, a poet of nursery rhymes from the era. I chose her because I was able to bridge the somewhat foreign class of literature to my early childhood background. I found some great links too, one to an entire book of her works.
I got to read the book Great Expectations! I loved the book. I am so thankful that I had two great books to read. It was so excited to read fiction at all, it was really great. I loved the book great expectations because the truth in the book is still the truth today. Money does not equal happiness; one must have good human companionship to truly be happy.
The poetry in the class was sometimes good and sometimes very odd and/or confusing. Some great poetry that was easy for me to relate to was part of our regular discussions however some of the poems were difficult for me. Part of this is because I am not someone who analyzes poetry often at all. I love poetry, but I do not always stop to analyze what it is really saying to me. I found that it was easier for me to break it down into sections and work within the meaning of that particular stanza or other divide, then consider how what that section relates to the rest of the stanza’s as a whole. I do not know if that is really the correct way to do it, if there is desired way, but I did find it manageable and it helped me organize my thoughts about it.
I would recommend an online class to anyone interested in taking one. I would love to teach one, it was fun, and I learned in what I believe was a meaningful way. I think as I worked through the assignments I was working on I got better over time, well I hope I did anyway!
Best of luck to all my classmates in the future!
Friday, May 2, 2008
The End Is Near! (update on me)
I can’t believe we are facing the end of the semester already. I was so excited to get a chance to take an online class. I took the class because 1. I was in desperate need of more hours because of a University error. And 2. I have one masters class left and I was considering maybe doing some adjuncting or teaching an online class through maybe a junior or community college, but I had never taken an online class. I took a look at the class and wanted to make sure I took something that was not my strong suit, I wanted to find out what it might be like for a young college student with limited college experience might feel in one of these classes. I must say I chose a good one, I think it was a smooth class.
I did have an accident in mid April that was disastrous for me as far as life in general. School became difficult so did the fact I was feeding my children more take out food than we have had in a year, so unhealthy, my house and clothing is totally out of control. The main reason my partial cast that goes from toe to knee and the crutches. I hate them! I hate them! I hate them! My right shoulder got so sore I could hardly function at all. Going to my non online classes were difficult too. I purchased a special pass that would allow me to temporary park on campus and then filed paperwork with transpiration so I could park in teacher parking while on crutches and in my partial cast Even with the close parking my arms ached more than my leg! Not to mention I have had absolutely no help at all. I cannot believe that people thought that the kids and I would not need any help at all. I really had my feelings hurt about it I have always been everyone’s helper. I carried folded up paper and a pen in my back pocket for class it was pitiful. I felt like I was in the twilight zone. I was also sad because one day it poured down rain and not one person with an umbrella helped me to my car I was so soaked and in pain it took me about 15 minutes before I could even start off for home. Now my partial cast is over I need no more crutches but my right shoulder has not gotten over the use of them, most days I cannot lift my elbow above my shoulder at all.
I got behind in all of my classes with the whole fiasco. I have almost completely caught up now. Both of my regular classes are caught up so is my Literature online class, now I have one class to catch up in and I am going to ask for an I for a week as I get the class caught up. If I am told no, then I will be really sad.
I am looking forward to the end of the semester. I have so little as far as college to look forward to as I only have one master’s class left to get hooded, I still don’t know exactly what that means, sounds kinda dark and creepy but it is the tradition anyway. What am I going to do you ask? Well I hope to get a teaching job, I will be certified K-12 plus be capable of teaching child development classes at a Junior college. ANY of these If I get an I in the one class I will need to complete my projects there, then I need to write an essay for my portfolio, get a few signatures and enroll in student teaching.
I did take two OSAT test, one for Early childhood and one for mid history. If I pass mid history, and I mean if it was hard, I will get to skip student teaching. If I do not pass mid history I likely passed the early childhood one, knock on wood, and I can student teach this fall. Keep me in your prayers, getting out of student teaching would be good for me and my children financially.
well I have been rambling enough!
Misty
I did have an accident in mid April that was disastrous for me as far as life in general. School became difficult so did the fact I was feeding my children more take out food than we have had in a year, so unhealthy, my house and clothing is totally out of control. The main reason my partial cast that goes from toe to knee and the crutches. I hate them! I hate them! I hate them! My right shoulder got so sore I could hardly function at all. Going to my non online classes were difficult too. I purchased a special pass that would allow me to temporary park on campus and then filed paperwork with transpiration so I could park in teacher parking while on crutches and in my partial cast Even with the close parking my arms ached more than my leg! Not to mention I have had absolutely no help at all. I cannot believe that people thought that the kids and I would not need any help at all. I really had my feelings hurt about it I have always been everyone’s helper. I carried folded up paper and a pen in my back pocket for class it was pitiful. I felt like I was in the twilight zone. I was also sad because one day it poured down rain and not one person with an umbrella helped me to my car I was so soaked and in pain it took me about 15 minutes before I could even start off for home. Now my partial cast is over I need no more crutches but my right shoulder has not gotten over the use of them, most days I cannot lift my elbow above my shoulder at all.
I got behind in all of my classes with the whole fiasco. I have almost completely caught up now. Both of my regular classes are caught up so is my Literature online class, now I have one class to catch up in and I am going to ask for an I for a week as I get the class caught up. If I am told no, then I will be really sad.
I am looking forward to the end of the semester. I have so little as far as college to look forward to as I only have one master’s class left to get hooded, I still don’t know exactly what that means, sounds kinda dark and creepy but it is the tradition anyway. What am I going to do you ask? Well I hope to get a teaching job, I will be certified K-12 plus be capable of teaching child development classes at a Junior college. ANY of these If I get an I in the one class I will need to complete my projects there, then I need to write an essay for my portfolio, get a few signatures and enroll in student teaching.
I did take two OSAT test, one for Early childhood and one for mid history. If I pass mid history, and I mean if it was hard, I will get to skip student teaching. If I do not pass mid history I likely passed the early childhood one, knock on wood, and I can student teach this fall. Keep me in your prayers, getting out of student teaching would be good for me and my children financially.
well I have been rambling enough!
Misty
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