As an artistic child, I loathed reading. I graduated from Cliff's Notes High School and never took an interest in reading anything other than play scripts. It was the interpersonal that interested me in a story, and never the description. I would have been quoted saying, "I don't care what shade of grayish gray the gray sky was. Just tell me who the killer is!" Throughout this period, however, I always found writing to be a therapeutic process. I wrote poetry, songs, plays, etc., as an outlet for my various adolescent woes.
It wasn't until my adult life that I was able to find pleasure in novels and other forms of reading. As I grew up I realized that what's happening in the world actually does affect my life, and started keeping abreast on current events. I also love to read fiction in my spare time, but still love to delve into a new play script whenever possible. My friends and I regularly joke about our shared love for young adult fiction. "Why face grown-up problems when I can read Harry Potter instead?" you might hear us say. I have also developed a great appreciation for the essays of David Sedaris, who regularly keeps me laughing, but still manages to give me something real to relate to throughout his collections. If I were to choose any type of writing to continue with in my life, it would be more in line with Sedaris and his personal essays. I feel my views on reading and writing have evolved a great deal, and I have formulated a better understanding of how beneficial both can be for me as an individual.
My anxiety about writing lies in the research. As I am such a highly introspective and verbal person, I feel I may struggle with a more formal, academic style of writing. I am confident with my language, grammar and vocabulary skills, but my research and data reporting - less so. I do believe I will benefit a great deal from my work in this course.
I am unsure at this time what my topic will be for my Social Action Project. I have many topics about which I am passionate, and need to narrow them down and make a decision. I can state with certitude that I will use some type of technological media as part of my presentation this fall. I believe that familiarizing myself with various media options will benefit me as an educator, and ensure that my future classroom is a current, exciting place.
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