Thing 3

Okay, I honestly wasn't looking forward to having to blog for class. I had never done it before and prejudged by liking it. However, I must admit so far so good. Blogging is turning out to be actually pretty enjoyable. I can see why we would be required to do this for class. Enter "Thing 3". The assignment has forced me to familiarize myself with technology and my classmates. Sometimes it's those things that you fear most that end up bringing the most reward. It's like times in other classes of mine that we were offered extra credit to go to a musical, a lecture ,or something like that. Sometimes I whined about going but after it was over I found myself happy I went. Sometimes it's like that, being a single mom too. I might not truly WANT to go to Chunky Cheese whirl (hope that passes copyright laws!) but my kids end up having a wonderful time.. I usually have a headache but life is about pushing yourself outside that comfort zone. At times I become very 'comfortable' with the way things are, when really they could be much better.
During class we really don't have time to get to know one another, in depth. Blogging is a way to notice the real PEOPLE in our classroom. We see moms, dads, teachers, mentors, and real people. When we can see ourselves in others it takes away some of the anxiety of getting to know someone. This is totally an assignment I would use in the future. I don't think bringing people together to share ideas, concepts, and experiences could ever be a bad thing.