I never want to stop learning. Two years ago, I finally embarked upon a personal goal of getting a Master's Degree in Secondary Education. A year into the program, I was inspired to add Reading Specialist to that Master's Degree in Secondary Education program. I have absolutely enjoyed all of the classes that I have taken and really love the excitement and inspiration that education brings me (my own education and that of others).
This spring semester I enrolled in Children's Literature. A class of which I am thrilled to be a member! The first day of class, I excitedly got to class early. This was mainly to ensure that I made it to the correct classroom. I checked my schedule at least 5 times to verify I had the correct room #. I arrive to the overly verified room and open the door. To my surprise and confusion, there is soft lovely music playing, the lights are dimmed, there are cookies and tea and beautiful books everywhere! I either was in the wrong place or dreaming. I hurriedly shut the door, feeling as though I had accidentally done something wrong and went to sit in the hallway. Closer to class time, I went back to the "dream" room and discovered that was MY classroom. How lovely!
The personality of that class fits right along with that of my own; sharing, happiness, wonderment, enjoyment, growing, loving. A silent mantra resonated in my head "Enjoy reading, enjoy sharing. Connect with the text, grow with it. Read, let the words marinate in your head and heart. Learn how to spread the joy of reading."
The task (A.K.A. the assignment) is to read 25 books this semester and document my reaction to the text. What a cool assignment! This past weekend, I did some research, and hit up a couple of bookstores. So here goes my metamorphosis into a book worm :-)
This spring semester I enrolled in Children's Literature. A class of which I am thrilled to be a member! The first day of class, I excitedly got to class early. This was mainly to ensure that I made it to the correct classroom. I checked my schedule at least 5 times to verify I had the correct room #. I arrive to the overly verified room and open the door. To my surprise and confusion, there is soft lovely music playing, the lights are dimmed, there are cookies and tea and beautiful books everywhere! I either was in the wrong place or dreaming. I hurriedly shut the door, feeling as though I had accidentally done something wrong and went to sit in the hallway. Closer to class time, I went back to the "dream" room and discovered that was MY classroom. How lovely!
The personality of that class fits right along with that of my own; sharing, happiness, wonderment, enjoyment, growing, loving. A silent mantra resonated in my head "Enjoy reading, enjoy sharing. Connect with the text, grow with it. Read, let the words marinate in your head and heart. Learn how to spread the joy of reading."
The task (A.K.A. the assignment) is to read 25 books this semester and document my reaction to the text. What a cool assignment! This past weekend, I did some research, and hit up a couple of bookstores. So here goes my metamorphosis into a book worm :-)
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