I did enjoy learning more about you. I also have always liked dolphins; I think my fondness for dolphins comes from always liking to swim. I think it is neat that you were so active in bowling--I wonder if there is a CCCCD bowling club? I hope I don't make you start disliking English! Of course, you might enjoy the literature classes that are offered at this college, which are somewhat more advanced that the 1301 and 1302 courses. I think it is admirable that you are working while you are in college, but I also hope that the job doesn't end up taking over your life at all. I have noticed that sometimes college students find work to be more rewarding (financially and emotionally) than college and end up making it a priority over their studies. However, working can also make you feel more independent and help you with meeting new people. I suppose it is all a matter of balance.
I like hearing about you guys--it is funny that you talk about students not being aware of the personality of teachers because teachers tend not to reveal much about themselves. I find the same is true from a teacher's perspective. Often, I don't know who my students are, and in a classroom situation, often I end up knowing more about the talkative people than the quiet ones. However, I find that the quiet people are just as interesting! In a school situation, teachers often only relate to their students as students, and sometimes tend to forget that their students are people. I think one of the awesome parts of being a teacher is getting to interact with such different people, with different dreams and aspirations. I think that the best learning environment is an open one where we care about each other and relate to each other as human beings. This is especially true in a class with an emphasis about writing. Writing is all about communicating, and trying to influence, appeal or convey something important to an audience. If there aren't other people, there wouldn't be any reason to write anything down! So, I think it is only consistent that if I want to help you guys communicate and write better, we can feel comfortable with each other, and part of that is knowing who each other are.
However, when you are standing up in front of twenty to thirty people, it can be hard to relate to each person on an individual basis. Hopefully the conferences and blogs help this.
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Amber,
I did enjoy learning more about you. I also have always liked dolphins; I think my fondness for dolphins comes from always liking to swim. I think it is neat that you were so active in bowling--I wonder if there is a CCCCD bowling club? I hope I don't make you start disliking English! Of course, you might enjoy the literature classes that are offered at this college, which are somewhat more advanced that the 1301 and 1302 courses. I think it is admirable that you are working while you are in college, but I also hope that the job doesn't end up taking over your life at all. I have noticed that sometimes college students find work to be more rewarding (financially and emotionally) than college and end up making it a priority over their studies. However, working can also make you feel more independent and help you with meeting new people. I suppose it is all a matter of balance.
Best,
Melissa
I like hearing about you guys--it is funny that you talk about students not being aware of the personality of teachers because teachers tend not to reveal much about themselves. I find the same is true from a teacher's perspective. Often, I don't know who my students are, and in a classroom situation, often I end up knowing more about the talkative people than the quiet ones. However, I find that the quiet people are just as interesting! In a school situation, teachers often only relate to their students as students, and sometimes tend to forget that their students are people. I think one of the awesome parts of being a teacher is getting to interact with such different people, with different dreams and aspirations. I think that the best learning environment is an open one where we care about each other and relate to each other as human beings. This is especially true in a class with an emphasis about writing. Writing is all about communicating, and trying to influence, appeal or convey something important to an audience. If there aren't other people, there wouldn't be any reason to write anything down! So, I think it is only consistent that if I want to help you guys communicate and write better, we can feel comfortable with each other, and part of that is knowing who each other are.
However, when you are standing up in front of twenty to thirty people, it can be hard to relate to each person on an individual basis. Hopefully the conferences and blogs help this.
--Melissa
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