SCED 4200 Introduction
What would you like us to know about you?
- I am an English education major with a psychology teaching minor. I originally started out in the Biology education program here at USU, but completed the first two years and decided that biology just wasn't for me. I then transferred to the Special Education program where I applied two years in a row and didn't get accepted. Deciding that I wanted to continue pursuing a career helping people with disabilities I made the switch to Communication Disorders; however, I realized I did not care for anatomy and finally made the correct switch to English education. My college journey has been long, but rewarding. I currently feel like I am where I need to be, and am passionate about the subject matter that I will be teaching.
What are your interests, hobbies, and/or other interesting facts about you?
- Outside of work and school I really only have two hobbies that I spend any time on. The first would be rock climbing. I have been a climber since 2006. I have been a sponsored athlete since 2009. It has taken a lot of work and dedication to maintain everything that is going on in my life. The second hobby that I enjoy is running. My wife and I are currently training to run our first marathon this coming May.
Which disciplines will you be certified to teach, and which disciplines do you hope to teach?
- I will be certified to teach both English and psychology.
What drew you to teaching in this discipline? How do you define your discipline?
- I love to read! I am especially drawn to the Gothic and Romantic era of literature as well as more contemporary poets.
How do you define literacy?
- I would define literacy as my students ability to read and write.
Does literacy relate to your content area? If so, how? If not, why not? Please explain.
- My content area is all about literacy. My job will helping the students become confident and competent in both reading and writing because if they can't be fully functioning in both areas then I have failed them as they go forward into the real world.
Anything else you want to say?
- Nope. I think that this is everything that I would like to say :)
Thanks for your posting. That's great that you are a climber...I'm assuming that you are following the El Capitan climb? Very exciting!
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English and psychology are perfect, complementary subjects because I think they both deal to a large extent with human motivation and relationships. Susan Goldman has this great quote that English (especially literature) provides students with “a terrain for interrogating the meanings of human experiences." I think psychology can accomplish the same goals. Have you ever thought about integrating literature into a psychology class? I've had some family and consumer science students who taught about abusive relationships through literature in their adult roles class, and their high school students were really receptive to that approach.
Thanks for your first posting and I look forward to hearing more of your ideas as the semester progresses.