Learning Highlights

My history as a learner is an ongoing process. The reason I say this is because almost everyday I learn something new. Currently I am learning to be a detective because I need to discover what information needs to be in case history's, what to ask in interviews and how to determine errors in sound productions. I feel like its in my nature to organize and analyze and because of this I am always learning new ways to accomplish this.

Going back even further to high school many many years ago I really wasn't impressed with my teachers. My learning experience for the most part was negative. Even then I felt like many of them were there for a payday and didn't care if we learned anything or not. My most memorable teacher was a substitute teacher in eighth grade. She was a great teacher because she wanted us to learn and she managed to let us know that she cared about all of us. She now works for the Floyd County Health Department and she still has that same wonderful attitude.

I guess math could be considered my learning barrier. I was never really good at math because my high school teacher was too busy flirting with the girls and patting the jocks on the back. I always thought he was there to socialize instead of teach. Then in college my math teacher was one of those really intelligent people who have a difficult time bringing it down to your level. I passed that class with a "C" and just wanted it to be over. I realized that I really didn't get anything out of the class so I decided to take another math class at Marshall. I chose to take a development math class and I was really glad that I did. Mr. Blatt was the greatest math teacher I have ever had. Because of him I now realize that I'm not totally ignorant when it comes to math. I just have some gaps that need filling in. I feel like in some small way I overcame my math barrier.

For me there is always both excitement and tension associated with learning something for the first time. For instance in doing the assignment for my webliography. I had no idea what I was doing so this learning process caused me a great deal of tension. But once I finished it I was really excited that I could actually create links in my work.

I am so thankful that my learning experience at Marshall has been positive because I don't think I could take three years of negativity.

Thanks for listening,

Geneva