Reflections for class

On the first lecture, Dr. Arterbury mentioned the importance of staying on topic and I remember thinking that that was not going to be a problem for me.  However, after having begun to read about my topic, I have seen how easy it is to start moving in different directions.  I will keep referring to his advice throughout my research to ensure that I am on track. 

 Cooperative learning is also something that has stuck to me because Dr. Jenkins mentioned in the fourth lecture that we achieve results much faster, it takes us beyond individual learning and it usually results in logical conclusions.  There is no doubt that I will seek to provide great results that will lead to action and cooperative learning will help me get there.  

I am looking forward to reading your comments.  I have found it challenging to post on some of my peers' blogs and I'm not sure what the problem is.  However, I will keep posting on those that will allow me to do it so that we can learn from each other.

Identifying challenges

The biggest challenge that I foresee is definitely time.  In addition to my full-time job responsibilities, I sponsor the Spanish Club and I find it hard to tell students that it is time to go home.  I like to offer tutoring before and after school to accommodate students who work and have practice before or after school.  I also like to do what I can to please parents who want to have conferences at special times.  Like everybody else, I have to make family time, have prior commitments, and have to complete my internship plan.  I will address these challenges by keeping a timeline that I will commit to no matter what.  I’m not the type of person that likes to do everything at the last minute.  I like to have time to think/reflect about what I’m doing.  I will look at things that I can reschedule and go for quality instead of quantity when it comes to spending time with family.  I will have to end Spanish club meetings at 1700 and go back to only two days of tutoring.

Looking at challenges during one of our discussions helped to take action now so that I am not struggling at the end.  It is one thing to say, there is not enough time to do this and that and it's a different thing to look at it and take action by making the appropriate changes now.