Ten Years from Now

Wow, it is kind of scary to think about where I will be in ten years. Ten years seems like so much, but really it is not that much time. Just think about how fast college flies by, it seems like yesturday that I was going to my first class at Clemson--and now, I'm getting ready to be a student teacher!
In ten years I will be 31 years old. I am sure that my friends who are jealous of my being older now will have made sure that I am well aware that I am older than them- the first to turn 21, then not soon after, the first to turn 30. Ideally, in my perfect world, I will be back in Charleston married to the guy I have yet to come across and working on a family. I would like to eventually have a family of about three or four children-but more importantly, healthy children. Of course, I would like to think that we would have our own house near my parents and my younger brother somewhere in old Mount Pleasant.
Career wise, I hope that by age 31 I will have my own pre-school or kindergarten class at a small, yet very successfull, school. I do not have a particular school in mind at this point, but somewhere clost to Mount Pleasant if not in Mount Pleasant. Assuming that I start teaching right after I graduate in 2009, I will have been teaching about eight or nine years. At this point, it would be perfectly possible for me to have my own student teachers- something that I really want in the future. I have not been a student teacher yet, but I have been observing schools all throughout the Clemson-Anderson areas. I would really like to have my own student teacher to help him or her focus on what teaching styles they perfer, how to set up their classroom, and to start creating their own curriculum.
I hope that in ten years, I still keep in touch with all the friends I have made up here in Clemson. I already have countless memories and I hope that we can all keep in touch- as difficult and I know that it will be. I can't wait for all the reunions and weekend trips with all the girls! I also look forward to seeing where life takes everyone else. I think it will be very interesting to see what the game of life as in store for all of us!

VIdeo Reaction

I found the YouTube video to be very interesting and entertaining. I didn't know what to expect when it first started and soon found myself really intrigued with the music along with the changing video aspects. I think that Web 2.0 can bring both a positive and negative effect on people entering the work force. First, it can allow a person to instantly be in touch with hundreds of companies by posting a resume or creating a page about their qualifications and goals as a part of the workforce. It can also allow companies to research clients and communicate efficiently when it comes to the matter of time. However, Web 2.0 is scary because of the windows it does open. Privacy no longer exists between all the links and databases on the internet. People no long have to impress a company with their social skills or charm; instead, just a posted resume with countless pages of records seems to be sufficient. Yes, people trying to get into the workforce are more available to companies, but are they truely concerned with giving the company their best?
As for people already in the workforce, the information available at the click of a mouse is incredible. Companies can pull up records of past companies to see what strategies worked and which ones didn't. Companies can also deal with their clientel completely online-more efficient in some eyes, less in others. Time is so crucial these days, Web 2.0 seems like a saving grace, yet what about personal interviews? social communication? shaking someone's hand? With this increased technology we are furthuring our capabilities but what are we doing to our social networks?
I think that the video hits the nail on the head when it states that we will have to rethink everything. We have to take a second look at everything on the web to make sure that it is legitimate and that we can trust the information. We no longer have the person to person contact through which we determined what was trustworthy and what wasn't. Everything in our lives is being done through technology- our schedules, meetings, shopping, research, and our communication skills are being channeled through these high tech machines. Letters are no longer fast enough, so we use email instead. Calendars are dated, so we use palm pilots. Personal meetings take too much time, so conference calls are set up to make huge decisions. Technology is changing not to keep up with people, instead, the people are changing to keep up with the technology.

Welcome! My name is Leigh and I am a student here at Clemson University majoring in Early Childhood Education. I am from Charleston, SC where I hope to return to teach after graduating from here in May 2009. I have always loved being outdoors and living an active lifestyle. Being from the coast, I really enjoy the boat and the water, but I also have a love for the mountains, especially during the early spring and late fall. I also enjoy playing tennis, going shopping and just hanging out with friends!