Well, it's been two months and as the semester reaches it's final week, i figure it be a great opportunity to pick up a little on my blogging and talk a little about what's been on my mind for the past few months. Now my postings won't be as frequent as they were last year, but you should still check back every now and then for the latest entry.
As of today, I've completed all of my classes for the spring semester and all I need to do is take three finals, which I will be doing on Tuesday.
So how did this semester sum up in the end?
I wish i could tell you that it was easy or hard, but it's more complex than that. I think the best place to start is by saying compared to the fall semester, it did not drag and it felt like the semester began a month ago. I can't really say too much on my grades since I haven't taken my finals yet, but overall I think I did a better job this semester. I felt that with the exception of the last month the workload for this semester was not the abundance that I continually felt piling up during the fall semester.
However, this semester did not sail through without its fair share of problems. It's difficult to break down the types of problems but, in a nutshell, it ranged from the personal, which always shows up, to the absurdities and antic of the classes. One of the biggest problems with this semester happens to be the realization that the process of becoming a teacher is more complex then teaching any lesson in front of a classroom. If you don't believe me, you can ask anyone who took EDS 316 with me this semester. I will be addressing this matter in greater detail for a separate entry.
On a last note for tonight, I feel that it's important that i bring up this last part. There's always something that you discover about yourself during a semester that you choose to apply to the things that lie ahead. For this semester, I finally realized I have to do what's best or what's going to be beneficial to me. Some people might find this to be selfish, but it's the only way you get ahead in life. Even though I wished I would've picked up on this advice earlier, I'm really glad that i learned it when I did.
Back in August, I had set up a position working as a notetaker within the Office of Disabilities at the College Of Staten Island. In the spring, I chose to expand my duties to tutoring a couple of students with the Office of Disabilities. I'm not allowed to say much about the progress with my students, but I will say that they have come along way and I'm very proud of the help I provided them. I'm really glad that I established this job because now as I finish the spring semester, there's going to be a lot more opportunities for me and one of those opportunities will be occurring next Friday. I have been selected with six other students to help out at a convention in the city, which will help create an equal playing field in Corporate America for people who have a disability. So I'm looking forward to be taking part in this prestigious event.
With that thought, I leave you tonight and for those of you finishing up your semester, I hope it was manageable, if not bearable.
This has been Ian K. Feldman speaking words of wisdom.
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