So, where to begin. I'm Ashley Pichura and I'm currently a Junior at SUNY Cortland studying Adolescence Education concentrating in English. Yes, most people would say English is for nerds, however, I like to disagree because I am far from a nerd. This log has been prompted by my ENG 307 professor...Karen Stearns, we will see how good this goes, this whole blog thing seems a bit technological for me. I mean I do well with computers and all, but iMac and iMovies and such, I might find myself half way around the world lost in everything.
Many events have occurred in my life to steer me away from the whole English teacher idea. I have thought about going into nursing if I do not pursue my career in being a teacher. Either way, both professions will be extremely gratifying. Hey, who knows, I could be a teacher during the school year and a nurse by summer.
So, why English? No idea? I was debating between English and History and I chose English. I have always loved creative writing and short stories, now that I am in my third year here at Cortland, I have come to realize that English has a WHOLE other aspect to it. I realized I am not as good of a writer as I thought I was (therefore I'm pretty sure I have many grammar errors) or reader for that matter and that frustrates me to no end.
Now, more on a personal note I will write about myself so that everyone can learn more about me. I am from a city outside of Binghamton called Johnson City, home of the Wildcats. I am extremely close with my family. The past two years have been rough, my grandmother was diagnosed with cancer on April 1st, 2005 and my mom with breast cancer on March 7th, 2006. These were pivotal points in my life that made me grow up and realize what life if really about. It is sad though that it was events like this that opened my eyes to the real world. My friends and family is what I live for and they make each day better and better. I would not have my life any other way right now.
Anyways, time to go, new things to do in ENG 307 instructed by kstearns....until next time folks!
1 comment:
Ashley, I was in your shoes suprisingly. I too was a History major, but after a semester of that I realized that it most definitely was not my career path. And I have come to the same conclusion that you have: there is so much more to English than I thought there was. There are so many different facets that it's sometimes hard to comprehend them all, and this class testifies to that. But as difficult and awkward the learning process may be, especially with the technological aspects, I think that it's beneficial to you, me and all other up and coming educators to learn and adapt to the rapid technological changes that we are forced to confront.
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