I recently enrolled in 2 classes through the Transition to Teaching program at Taylor University. I'm becoming a certified teacher after teaching already for 4 years in Hakwons and an international kindergarten. I haven't been a student of someone other than my students since 2005, but in order for me to achieve my goals I have to embark upon this journey.
My courses are Children's Literature and Introduction to Education. The first course has a syllabus out of this world. The professor is asking for me to read at least...get this at least 85 books and he has separated them into several genres and medal recipients. I'm happy that I now enjoy reading more than I ever did in the past, and I'm also happy that I teach at a school that gives me access to many of these books. I do think that this number of books request is a bit much, however in order for me to truly understand Children's Literature and provide my students with books that will not only teaching them language patterns, enlighten them, and grab their attention and foster their imaginations, I must understand the writer and the components of what makes a story a good story.
The other course is just as interesting. The professor gave a list of all of the points she would take off for grammar, sentence formation, APA style, etc. I wonder if she thinks that it's an English class? Is it that serious to subtract 2 points for a simple comma error? Maybe in her world it is, and since I'm now living in her 'world' I better make sure that my writing, grammar, and sentence structure is on point and to her liking. I'll be with this program over the next year or so, so I will be writing many blogs about this new adventure. Wish me luck!! Until next time...be good to yourself and each other!!
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