I should seriously be working on my power point presentation. I feel the pressure to make this assignment top notch, but I'm doubting my ability to meet the expectations on this particular assignment, and I'm certain that my lack of enthusiasm or drive has quite a bit to do with that!
When I decided to come back to school to pursue my teaching license, I had a good 8 years of teaching experience under my belt in various age ranges and subjects. I thought...this is just a formality. Well, what a time consuming, expensive, draining "formality" this has turned out to be!
I LOVE learning. I LOVE helping people learn things. I dislike feeling so stressed that I am not enjoying my free time or my time with my family. I dislike the nagging in the back of my brain that is saying "you should really be working on your homework instead of doing a puzzle with your baby". I've chosen to ignore this nagging. I may not fare well on my power point, but I really don't care - not to sound like I don't care about my work or my grades because I do - but there are tons of other things that are way more important to me, and quite frankly - the level of student I will be working with will not really need fancy or interactive power points, but then again, you never know.
My philosophy is that if I had NONE of this technology available to me, I could still teach my students. I am the most important and influential element of their learning. If I am a master of my subject, they will learn more because I will know more. Sure, we can use this other stuff for enhanced exploration, but I don't need ANY of it.
I must say, though, that I am glad that this power point assignment is asking us to incorporate different elements because if a teacher is going to use a power point, it may as well be worth using. Too many times I've seen useless power points that were essentially the instructor's notes and heard them read verbatim. How boring is that. It actually makes the teacher LESS effective.
On another note, I think that I may be taking some time off from my quest for certification after the summer term. When I started this endeavor, I had the full support of my family and friends; however, I have yet to see anyone volunteer to babysit, drive my children, cook a meal, or clean a house. I have a young man ready to learn to drive and a little one trying to potty train. I think it's time for mommy to be back home. I simply don't have time for student teaching right now, but I will have all of my other credits under my belt, so I walk away accomplished.
My only hope is that if I do decide to complete the certification process through AU that I do not have to do another lengthy power point :)
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It is so important to have the backing of family and friends with this type of endeavor and hope you keep up with your current degree quest.
ReplyDeleteI hope things are going well with your MovieMaker assignment, don't forget I'm here if you have questions.