comments & such

also...several of you have asked me how to comment on these posts. If you click on the "0 comments" link, or even click on the title of the post, it will take you to another page where there should be a blank, white box there for comments. I changed the settings to make it so you didn't have to have a "gmail" account to be able to comment. So comment away! :-)

dreary day

The weather is cold, rainy, and slippery! The grounds crew at our school is feverishly pouring salt all over the walkways to prevent falls...unfortunately they aren't too successful because there are people falling all over the place. But I'm inside just working on some homework while I wait for my 1 o'clock to start. I worked this morning in admissions, and after my 1 o'clock class, I'll work again for about 3 hours. Then it's time to start the weekend!!!! I can't wait...it's been a very longgggggg week. Not sure what I'm going to do tonight, possibly go see a movie ("The Roommate") or maybe go to an event downtown in celebration of Bob Marley's birthday...called "Bob Marley Birthday Bash" (self explanatory). I picked someone's shift up tomorrow, so I'm working from 9a-12:30p...then on Sunday me and Courtney are driving to ATL to see Chris Tomlin. He leads worship at a church there (PCC), so we're going to check it out. Should be a great time!!! And then I'm going over to a soccer girl's house on Sunday for the superbowl...most of the soccer team will be there. I'll be sure to take pictures and post them on here for everyone! Have a great weekend! Love you all.

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Just trying this out- I registered my phone so that I could post on my blog by texting a certain number. We'll see if it works....?

just a taste of college life...

Monday-
1-1:50p: Teaching Reading
4:30-5:45p: Global Trends
(usually have meetings after this for soccer, but not every monday)

Tuesday-
8-9:15a: Educational Psychology
9:30-10:45a: History & Philosophy of Education
1-2:15p: Essentials of Instruction
4-7p: work study in admissions

Wednesday-
12-1p: work study in admissions
1-1:50p: Teaching Reading
2-4:30p: work study in admissions
4:30-5:45p: Global Trends

Thursday-
8-9:15a: Educational Psychology
9:30-10:45a: History & Philosophy of Education
12-12:50p: Christ & Culture
1-2:15p: Essentials of Instruction
2:30-6p: work study in admissions

Friday-
9-11a: work study in admissions
1-1:50p: Teaching Reading
3-6p: work study in admissions


AND now a look at my homework just for this past week...assignments are due on the day listed

Monday, January 31
Teaching Reading:

• "The Joy of Language", ch. 5 & 7 (take brief notes on both to turn in)

Global Trends:

• "When Helping Hurts", ch. 3 
• write down 2 ideas that resonate with you and 1-2 questions that you have?
• "The World is Flat", ch. 4 
• which 150 year old book predicted the flattening of global commerce?
• what is the point of Friedman's account "India vs. Indiana"?
• what is MID (multiple identity disorder)?
• what theological truth is contained in the section "death of the salesman"?
• China & Pollution -browse reports on website
  http://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2007/08/26/world/asia/choking_on_growth.html
• 3 minute video on climate history
  http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/in_depth/sci_tech/2009/copenhagen/8386319.stm
• what conclusions can be made by this report?

Tuesday, February 1

Educational Psychology:

• "Educational Psychology", ch. 3
• take brief notes
• email group members about video project
• email Dr. Young about group progress

History & Philosophy of Education:

• "Dewey on Education", p. 1-32
• take brief notes

Essentials of Instruction:

• Cruickshank, ch. 6 & 1
• p. 9 of resource book
• research 5 peer-reviewed articles
• Van Brummelen, ch. 4 & 7
• Erickson- "Designing Concept-Based units and lessons"
• look through GA performance standards website (3rd grade social studies)

Wednesday, February 2 

Teaching Reading:

• "The Joy of Language", ch. 11
• take brief notes
• print off livetext notes and handouts

Global Trends:

• "When Helping Hurts", ch. 4 
• what are 2 ideas that resonate with you?
• what are 1-2 questions that you have?
• short term mission article
• http://www.spu.edu/depts/perkins/about/perspective/2009-Winter-Global-Monkey.asp

Thursday, February 3

Educational Psychology:

• "Educational Psychology", ch. 7
• video project

History & Philosophy of Education:

• catch up on Spring Reading (first 4 chapters)
• Spring, ch. 6 (p. 141-172)
• take brief notes

Essentials of Instruction:

• workshop for maps and units (so make sure all reading is done)

Friday, February 4

Teaching Reading:

• browse website
• http://www.fcrr.org
• ARTICLE REVIEW is due
• peer-reviewed article (research article) from e-resources
• write 2-3 pages, APA format, in response

life is crazy

Well I apologize for taking so long to update you guys! It has been a very hectic few days but I have gotten a lot done. I work in admissions now at Covenant, specifically on the visit staff, so this past weekend was Scholarship weekend which meant I had to work extra hours. This included making several airport runs to pick up prospective students and bring them back to Covenant for their scholarship interviews. It was a fun experience but I don't think I will be volunteering for that job next semester. :-) Two of the trips I made included picking up people who were on flights that had been delayed up to an hour and a half. Of course, I didn't plan for this and wasn't prepared to hang out in Chattanooga airport for almost 2 hours alone. I had no books, no homework, nothing to do...it was quite the experience. But I did enjoy just spending time by myself...taking time to reflect and think about all of the things I need to get done this week. I never really get a chance to just sit and think, so I guess it wasn't the worst thing to happen to me.

So after the hustle and bustle of scholarship weekend died down, I was able to get some homework done and do the other "weekend things" I usually do. I went to church on Sunday and the weather was INCREDIBLE. It was about 70 degrees. Me and Courtney just drove around with the windows down after church. We went out to lunch to Panera and actually went for a jog later on that afternoon. We ran the bridges in downtown Chattanooga...a total of 4 miles! Go us! We were both in shorts and a t-shirt. It was great. It's crazy how much good weather affects you.

My Monday went well...not too busy but just had a lot on my mind. I try not to get near my computer when I have homework to do because I get so easily distracted...so that contributes to my lack of posts lately. I've had so much reading for school to do that I have steered clear of my computer. But I am at work right now, about to leave to go home and eat dinner...stop by the men's basketball game...go to a soccer meeting....then go home and begin my homework. It's going to be a long night, but the good thing is that I don't have to be at school until noon tomorrow! Plenty of time to get up and eat breakfast...ease into being productive. :-) Hope everyone is doing well!! I'll probably post again later tonight. I've been meaning to post my homework schedule on here so that all of you know what college expects of students now-a-days. I have to say...it's ABSOLUTELY RIDICULOUS and there is not enough time in the dayyyy to do everything everyone expects of me. I'm sure you all feel the same. Our society has a way of pressuring even children to pack their schedules full. What a way to live...we wonder why time flies by. It's because we use every minute of it!!