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What about EDM310?

I had not heard much about EDM310 before deciding to take the class. After speaking to my advisor about all the classes I needed to take before candidacy, I just decided to take it this semester. However, my advisor did mention that EDM310 would not be an easy class, and that I would have to do some work for the class. Dr. Strange then sent many emails before class even started and I soon realized that this class was going to be very serious.

I am a little fearful that I won’t do well in this class. This semester I am going to have to work really hard on my time management and study habits. I also am concerned about the group work and projects, because I have done Team Based Learning before and it did not go in my favor. However, hopefully the students I will be grouped with will take this class as seriously as I do and there will not be a problem.

It is hard for me to compare EDM310 because it is so different from any class I have taken before, but I have taken classes that are mostly computer based and I love them. I like to think that I am tech savvy and if EDM310 is anything like my other class, which was spent most on the computer, I know I will enjoy it.

I think the most difficult thing for me to do in EDM310 will be to keep ahead of the game and not get behind on projects. I don’t want to feel rushed on any assignments, because when I am rushed I do not do as well. I tend to get stressed out and do very poorly if I start to feel overwhelmed in school.

Time management will be key on getting a good grade in the class this semester. The master checklist is a great key to look at and will keep me in check with what is coming up in the class. Communication with Dr. Strange will also be helpful to get advice on projects and answer any questions I have on any assignments. 

The only questions I have for EDM310 is that I’m curious to what kind of projects we will do in the class, and how they will be beneficial to becoming a teacher. I suppose that this question will be answered in time, and Dr. Strange will tell us about each project throughout the semester.

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Sarah Byrd

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My name is Sarah Byrd. I am currently a junior at the University of South Alabama with a major in Early Childhood Education. I am from Birmingham, Alabama and have lived in the same house all of my life. I have two older brothers William and Kyle, who are both very successful graduates from Auburn University, and they are my favorite people in the world. My two sister-in-laws both work in teaching and have inspired me to continue with my hopes of becoming a teacher. I spent most of high school babysitting and being a nanny. Later, I started working at my church, Hunter Street Baptist Church, as a teacher in the nursery. I met many teachers through this job and am grateful for that experience. I started in the College of Business as a freshman at South and soon realized I was meant to be in the College of Education. I have always loved working with children and more specifically younger children. I am looking forward to this semester, because I will going to more classes for my major and learning more what it means to be a teacher in the 21st century.

I believe that in the 21st century an educator's work entails a lot of following the curriculum with little freedom. I know things are constantly changing in the classrooms, and are becoming very restraint and done a certain way. Which isn't necessarily a bad thing but it does mean that teachers won't be given the opportunity to use their full abilities in the classrooms because they are being told to teach a certain way. I also believe that being a educator includes being an important role model in all your students lives. I want to be a Kindergarten teacher or even Preschool teacher, and with children so young it is so important to be not only a disciplined authority figure in their lives, but also an encouraging loving teacher. The children in our classrooms all live very different lives with different families so a safe classroom has got to be one of the most important things an educator's work entails.

My passion is the beach. I could spend the rest of my days there. I love the sand, sun, and water.

 

 









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