Blog Assignment #1

What about EDM310?

I actually haven't heard that much about this class other than it is a lot of work and confusing at times.  My fear coming into this class is not being able to use or find the resources/assignments and then getting behind.  Once someone gets behind they usually get discouraged and develop a bad attitude towards the class.  EDM310 differs from most courses I have taken in my many years of college.  Even though we meet once a week in class all of our work is posted and due online.  I haven't taken very many online classes so it is going to take some adjustment and self discipline.  I am used to going to class, having a written assignment, and turning it in the next class meeting.  This is my first semester at USA and almost all of my classes are similar to this course.  I can usually adjust pretty easily so as soon as I learn all of the basics I believe I will enjoy it.  The most difficult and confusing part of this class so far has been keeping up with where all of the information and assignments are located.  After I get organized and use to where everything is located I should be fine.  It helps that there are many resources we can use if we have questions or need help.  At this point I do not have any questions about the class.  For any future questions I may have I will email the teacher or lab assistants and attend the lab sessions.

Callie Barton

Practice Post - Introduction

Callie Williams Barton
29 years old
Pascagoula, MS
Moss Point High School 2003
Associates Degree MGCCC
Married almost 2 years to Kennon Barton
1 cat Tux
Expecting 1st child in February
family and in laws
Teach our future generations
Not only educates but gives them role models to look up to
My passion is my life, family, and future


Hello!

My name is Callie Williams Barton and I am a senior here at South Alabama.  I currently live in Pascagoula, MS with my husband Kennon and my cat Tux. We have lived in Pascagoula for 2 1/2 years but I have always been a resident of Mississippi.  I grew up in small town Helena, MS and graduated from Moss Point High School in 2003.  I also received my associates degree at MGCCC in Gautier, MS.  I am the youngest of 4 siblings and we are all still very close.  My parents were my best and greatest role models.  They taught me to be kind, strong, and thoughtful.  Their ongoing love has shown me the kind of marriage I strive to have.  I have not only been blessed with a wonderful family but I couldn't ask for better in laws.  I met my husband in 2008, dated for 4 years, and got married on October 20, 2012.  We just found out we will be expecting our first child in February 2015.  We are very excited and beyond blessed!

I want to be an educator because I feel being a teacher means you have the ability to change the world.  I hope that by being a teacher if I can just get to one child and make a difference then I will have done my job successfully.  An educator not only teaches children basic learning skills like reading, writing, math, etc. but they also mold them into the future students and humans that they will become.  Of course this all depends on the type of teacher you want to be and how much effort you are willing to put into your job.  I feel that if you are not passionate about your job and the work that you are doing then teaching definitely shouldn't be your career.  A few of my passions include my family, my life, and my future as a teacher.

Callie Barton

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