Wednesday, January 30, 2013

All About Me

My name is Mona. This is me...


 I'm 43, and a mom of four wonderful children. I spent most of my adult life raising them. But now it's my time. So I had to decide what I wanted to be when I grew up. I started working in child care at the YMCA, with children who range from three to fourteen years old, and realized I wanted to teach. 





I've been attending Edinboro part time, and now full time. This semester I switched my major from Art Education, to Middle Level Education in Science and Social Studies. 

When it comes to technology in the classroom, I think back to when I was in school. There wasn't any technology available to us. When I stop and think about how the learning environment has changed, and how many new tools are available, it's overwhelming. Teachers should take advantage of the world of knowledge that's now available at the click of a mouse!

Teachers are the first connection to develop a child's desire to learn. School shouldn't be somewhere they dread going, but something they look forward to. I hope to be able to give that to the kids. 

So this is my journey, and it's just as important as the destination.