A Novel Idea...

So I am very excited because I have finally come up with an idea for the book I have been thinking to write. However, I don't think I am quite ready to share it with the world. My main thoughts about writing is to typically "write what you know," so whatever novel I decide to produce will need to have hints of my life sprinkled throughout it. Yet, I feel no one could handle the real truth (haha) for now. I started writing a couple pages last night, so we will see where it takes me. The worse thing that could happen is absolutely nothing; I will simply write if for no other reason than for the book to be a form of self-accomplishment and fulfillment of one of my life goals. I already feel as if I have revealed too much, so I must sign off. Good night!

Peace & Love,

Allison

The End is Near

Graduation is one less than 1 month, and I feel as if I am in denial. It really has not hit me yet that my life is about to completely change. For the last four years, The University of Alabama has been my home. Tuscaloosa is very different from other places I have lived, but I will always love and remember it for all the amazing memories it has given me. My main goal now is to survive school and have some FUN. Finding a job is important to me, yet I don't want to lose my entire summer if I do find a job... so I am not working that hard to find one just yet. Just because the end is near for me here doesn't mean that I can't begin a new chapter of my life. There are just so many "what if's" that the possibilities are endless for me! It's exciting and scary all at the same time, but you just have to go with it!

Peace & Love,

Allison

Education in the Future

An in-class discussion really sparked my interest today about the world's education of the future. I took an educational psychology class last semester, so I feel a connection to this topic. The education of the future definitely worries me at times. I do plan on having children one day in my life, although not anytime soon. Yet, this is still a topic that will have an impact on our entire society in the future. 

Teachers really need to take an active roll in the learning process their students go through. As I mentioned in class, every student learns differently. The education of the future will depend on teachers to become more diverse and adapt to student's needs. 

In high school, I had a religion teacher who understood that people only have an attention span on 20 continuous minutes. So every 20 minutes we would either take a break to stretch, play a short game, or take a quick walk around the room. I'm not saying these ideas are the best, yet once we returned from our short break we could go back to concentrating on our work. Just some things to think about...

Peace & Love,

Allison