Deciding on a topic for a blog is a hard thing to do.

I am probably one of the oldest students in this class. After a twenty year hiatus I decided to return to school and finally earn my degree. I currently work in a Special Education classroom at an elementary school. I have held many jobs, but this is the first time I have worked with children with special needs. Much to my surprise I found out I have a natural talent for working with these kids. Because of this, I decided to get my teaching degree with a Special Ed. endorsement. To make a long story short, I just found out that I won’t be able to get my Bachelors degree in education because of scheduling conflicts (my school schedule would conflict with my work schedule). I will have to get my degree in Humanities (this is the fastest degree I can earn). I will then have to go to City University to get my Master in Teaching Special Ed.

I know that teaching general education would be easier, but I feel that I can do the most good teaching special ed. students. Many of these children fall by the wayside because there are not enough good teachers out there. I am lucky enough to work with two very good teachers, so I have been able to learn a lot. This will help me when I am earning my Masters Degree. The children I plan to teach do not have profound disabilities, but they also cannot function in a regular classroom. I know with the proper education they can become contributing members of society, even if they aren’t tomorrow’s business executives. I am optimistic that I can be a good teacher and that this is my contribution to making this world a better place.

Chapters 2, 9, and 10

Chapter 2 is about organizing and writing an effective resume and application letter. As a future job seeker this chapter is very important to me. I had to submit a resume in order to be considered for my current job, but the knowledge in this chapter would have helped me write a better resume. I like the stating your objective tip and will definitely do this in future resumes. My resume basically gives some personal information, lists schools I have attended, and listed previous jobs I have held. I did little highlighting of facts about what I learned how to do in previous positions. The resume I currently have is a few years old and needs to be updated. This chapter will help make my resume more effective.

Chapters 9 and 10 are both about written communications. Chapter 9 focuses on beginning a communication and Chapter 10 on concluding a communication. Instead of just stating a topic, effective work communication states both a topic and the benefit of the topic. A reader will more likely continue reading the communication by doing this. The guidelines given in both chapters give the writer options about how to begin and end their communications, depending on the situation. The examples the text uses are very helpful. I can read and understand the guidelines, but reading actual communications help me to fully understand what the text is suggesting.