Time Well Spent

Time Well Spent

Looking back on this time I have spent trying to earn my masters degree and make it through this class I realize that my passion for teaching has increased.  I must admit there were times that I felt that I wanted to throw in the towel and keep moving forward.  Some of you might not know but I have MS and since Sept. of 2012 I have been in doctor’s care for severe pain.  There were days that I was literally at my computer crying while doing my work because my hands hurt, by back and spine were hurting, or because I was too tired to think straight from lack of sleep.  But it looks like we made it!!!

Trying to decide which 3 deeply felt things that I learned that I got from this class was hard because I feel like I learned so much.  First, I must say I learned how to do APA (American Psychological Association, n.d.) the right way in most ways.  This teacher made sure that if we had not learned it before we were going to learn it now.  To some this might not be a big deal but to me it was something that I had been avoiding and needed to tackle.  Next, I learned that you have to have a “PASSION”.  I thought that just by sharing my desires with my students, my family, and my colleagues was enough.  Well it is not you have to be willing to go forth and try to accomplish goals.  Never stop.  Wanting to see equality in education was something that I have wanted since I was a teenager and I had my first experience at seeing that some of the schools we competed against were different than mine.  We must remember and pass on to others the fight that other parents, students, and teachers had to endure that made Civil Rights Act of 1964 and Brown vs. The Board of Education ( A Century of Racial Segregation, n.d.) a reality that came with pain, embarrassment, and accomplishment as these people fought for children everywhere to have the simple right to attend quality schools. I did not understand it then and I don’t understand it now.  Finally, I learned how to lean and depend on my colleagues.  Many of you helped me get from stage one to the finish line.  We emailed and tried to figure out how to fix problems and that meant a lot to me.  Leaning on others has always been hard for me because it meant that I was notdoing something right.  Well sometimes you have to lean on others in order to be successful, so for that I thank you!

Goals

My long term goal is to continue to fight for the equality that every student deserves.  I feel that if one student can take a computer home then ALL students should be able to take home a computer regardless of where they live or how much money their parents make.  I want to work with our local government officials like Bev Perdue (Bev Perdue for North Carolina Standing up for Quality Schools (n.d) that share in my passion and they want children to receive funding from our government that does not get cut every time they need more money to fix the roads.  I want to work with leaders like NAEYC who strive to make sure that teachers and administrators have the foundations that they need to make their classrooms successful (NAEYC, 2013).

Thank you and Good Luck!!!

I don’t really want to put my face on a webcam (not feeling to pretty these days) but I did want to say a heartfelt THANK YOU to my instructor, who is probably tired of receiving help emails from me, and my colleagues some of which it seems like we have been together for years.  You guys are my inspiration and you have always been willing to help.  I wish everyone great success in their journeys as I know I will be seeing some of your names in some of the higher places talking about education.  Good Luck and Be Blessed!!!

                                                                        Here is My Wordle Link!

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References:

A Century of Racial Segregation 1849–1950 - Brown v. Board at Fifty (n.a.) (n.d.).      Retrieved: March 22, 2013.  http://www.loc.gov/exhibits/brown/brown-        segregation.html.

American Psychological Association (APA), (n.d.) (n.a.).  Retrieved: April 24, 2013.

            www.apa.org/.

  

Bev Perdue for North Carolina Standing up for Quality Schools (n.d).  Retrieved: April 3, 2013. www.bevperdue.com/issues/education.

National Association for the Education of Young Children | NAEYC Institute 2013.      (n.a.). Retrieved: April 23, 2013. www.naeyc.org/.