Tuesday, March 13, 2012

Final Blog 5

Reflection:This has been one of the most challenging classes I have ever taken.  I put it in the category of a Speech class it took me three times to attempt, all for personal reasons.  One thing I learned from that instructor was that we all have to do things that we don't want to do, but just do them and you will feel better that you accomplished that.  The paper itself is something that I procrastinated doing, but being that I got as involved as I did for my advocacy topic of parental involvement, it made me want to complete it.  Getting back to the speech class analogy, the class was uncomfortable because of it's nature, but once completed, I still use tools when I have to talk to a group of people that I learned from that class.  Sometimes you don't always learn the specific topic you are studying about, but you learn things that make you a better person.  The traits of patience, persistence, and tenacity ring true with this paper research project.  It also made me grateful to know that I was not alone and that my classmates helped me carry through.  Thank you for Sisie and all of my classmates, good luck in the future!

2 comments:

  1. Vickie,
    Thank you for your comments on my blog. It makes it so much easier to read about others having similar experiences. We are in the same boat working for and with children trying to give them the best we can. Thanks for your comments, it helped me alot!

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  2. Vickie, you chose (or perhaps were chosen by) a very important and BIG topic as your area of concern. Which also is a concern to many educators, especially of young children. In Head Start, parent involvement is an important and mandated part of the program, but that does not mean it automatically happens. Thanks to your Module 4 Blog I invited two Dads to stay or come back early anytime they would like. They both smiled, but did look like they would think about it. Thank you for that. (Next step is inviting them for something specific.)
    I very much appreciate that you are tackling this issue and look forward to seeing where it leads you next semester. Be sure and treat yourself a bit during our break
    Gerry

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