It’s hard to believe that my VIPs tutoring/reading buddy journey came to an end today. I can remember walking into Sand Hill Cove Elementary back in September and being very nervous at first. But that has definitely all change. This experience has really been a ride and I wish I could go back tomorrow!
I have learned that I need to have the ability to explain the work in a format that all my students can understand. Each child has their own way of learning. I have experienced with the students that were in my classroom and even with this with my own brother and sisters. Tutoring the children forced me to come up with methods and ideas that would allow them to understand their school work. This experience has also shaped my teacher identity because I learned that you have to develop techniques to explain a child’s homework more effectively and to use different analogies when trying to get a certain point across. As I helped the children in the second grade classroom, I noticed that when they are little, they are more receptive to learning and trying new techniques and ideas than older students in middle school and high school. I enjoyed watching their little faces when they finally “got it”, it was so satisfying. Something that came across to me as I did my tutoring is children learn by what they are accustomed too and what’s easier. The important thing is to find out what method works best for that particular child and to do this successfully you must know each one of your students. Teaching needs to be fun, creative and exciting. I think that the more you get the students involved the more they will learn. The potential for children to learn is great. I as a teacher need to make sure that I reach each child’s potential. I also believe that it doesn’t matter whether you have individual or cultural diversity; teachers need to teach everyone a method that remains the same. I believe that if teachers worked on sharing ideas and techniques, many more teachers would be less stressful, frustrated and more excited about teaching. I believe I could learn so many “tricks of the trade” from teachers who have taught for many years; however I think they could learn some new skills on teaching children from me as well. I would also like my students to interact with each other and by doing this they will be forced to communicate, help each other out, make connections and share ideas. This, to me, is a great way to learn new ideas and techniques. Additionally, it also makes you step out of your comfort zone.
Teaching is a profession that I will consistently need to be creative and constantly keep up with educational standards. Since I have been out of high school it already seems like the curriculum has changed. For example, students are required to keep a portfolio now prior to graduation, something I did not have to do two years ago. Also, students are now required to pass a certain standardized test to graduate, I was also showed a few different types of tests that some of the second grade students have to take every few weeks at Sand Hill Cove. So, because of these two additional requirements and any other types of tests students have to take, I as a teacher will need to constantly learn as well. In keeping up to date on the current learning trends, I will need to be able to change quickly and efficiently. I will need to become more confident in my ability to learn new ideas and techniques in order to pass these along to my students. For years I have had my siblings to count on and the children I have babysat to help them out with their homework, etc. Now I will be working with children in my very own classroom someday and parents will expect a lot from me. Therefore, I need to work on my speech. I have a tendency to talk really fast. I need to slow down so children can understand and hear what I am saying. I also need to listen to others who tell me to slow down and repeat what I have said without getting frustrated. While working at the Sand Hill Cove Elementary I have received comments from students telling me that I have “read really fast”. I realized from that day on this was something that I needed to work on to become an effective teacher. Teachers need to help peruse their students dreams and to succeed in life no matter what culture there part of.
Lisa Delpit argues how she believes in culture power and that everyone should learn the codes to participate in, no matter what background you’re from and this is how the world should be. I absolutely agree with Delpit here because every teacher should help and teach all their students equally. She quotes “I suggest that the results of such interaction may be the most powerful and empowering coalescence yet seen in the education realm-for all teachers and for all the students they teach.” I really support what she is saying here because in order to be a successful teacher in the classroom you have to interact with your students, have a strong relationship with them but also you want them to open their minds up and share their thoughts. This will give every student an opportunity to what they have to share about their culture, what they are learning in class, make connections to the outside world and so on. This will lead for the children to reach their goals and accomplish something.
Tuesday, November 24, 2009
Sunday, November 22, 2009
Prompt #4, Question 6
In order for me to be a good teacher I have to figure out ways how to communicate and interact to with my students by using a variety of verbal and non-verbal techniques. Teachers want the best for their students and want them to feel like they “fit in” and not left out. No matter what classroom it is your going to have students speak different languages, have different values and different dreams, just like we as teachers. No one person is the same, everyone is different in their own special ways. Teachers come from different backgrounds just like the students and have their own different skills, have their own goals and perspectives and perform and teach differently in the classroom. In my classroom I have students that are Hispanic, African-American and Asians. To be a successful teacher in my classroom I have to teach from a “multicultural viewpoint” What I mean by this is I have to introduce to my students to what culture and language is and that everyone has their own type of customs, and language depending on what their background is like. I also would verbally communicate to my students about what my background is like; I want my students to become culturally and linguistic knowledgeable. I can communicate to my students by supplying books, words, maps, posters, videos and other marital that reflect the different cultures and then have the students’ complete worksheets with questions, and so forth. This could be non-verbal task that helps students to understand the different cultures and that each culture has their own language, values, behaviors, etc. I could also have the students look for the similarities between cultures and languages. This will help the students and including I understand cultural identity. In a classroom it’s a place where everyone feels safe, comfortable and wants to learn in order to set goals and achieve in life.
Allen Johnson article is called Who, Me? What it means to be Involved in Privilege Oppression. He argues that “individuals and system are connected to each other through a dynamic relationship.” This is in fact I think true because even though everyone is different in their own ways there are some ways that we are connected as a system through a lively and dynamic relationship. For example, just because someone is part of a different culture, or a different skin color does not mean they are not part of the system. He brings up the word “monopoly” a lot in his article as well talks about the game too. He argues that a monopoly is a system and how systems work together and participate in them. Just because a student is part of a different culture does not mean they can not work or participate with their peers. There are many individuals part of the system because they are working with others around them that come from a different culture and he or she is part of a different culture but this does not me we can’s work together. Johnson argues that everyone should take the right path just as teachers want their students to take the right path and peruse their dreams. Teachers communicate with their students in order for them to understand and to demonstrate sociocultural and linguistic difference. Johnson argues as well about the issue of privilege and oppression. Teachers must always be aware and on top of things to make sure that their students do not fall behind. A teacher who teaches in a classroom where her/his students are white, Hispanic, African-American, Asian, etc. will realize the for the students who's primary language is English, will succeed with their reading and writing and have higher learning skills than the non-speaking English students. ELL students (English Language Learners) have to not only learn their own language but English as well to understand and learn in the English-speaking classroom. Johnson here proves that alot of people are successful in the system but than there are others who are not.
Allen Johnson article is called Who, Me? What it means to be Involved in Privilege Oppression. He argues that “individuals and system are connected to each other through a dynamic relationship.” This is in fact I think true because even though everyone is different in their own ways there are some ways that we are connected as a system through a lively and dynamic relationship. For example, just because someone is part of a different culture, or a different skin color does not mean they are not part of the system. He brings up the word “monopoly” a lot in his article as well talks about the game too. He argues that a monopoly is a system and how systems work together and participate in them. Just because a student is part of a different culture does not mean they can not work or participate with their peers. There are many individuals part of the system because they are working with others around them that come from a different culture and he or she is part of a different culture but this does not me we can’s work together. Johnson argues that everyone should take the right path just as teachers want their students to take the right path and peruse their dreams. Teachers communicate with their students in order for them to understand and to demonstrate sociocultural and linguistic difference. Johnson argues as well about the issue of privilege and oppression. Teachers must always be aware and on top of things to make sure that their students do not fall behind. A teacher who teaches in a classroom where her/his students are white, Hispanic, African-American, Asian, etc. will realize the for the students who's primary language is English, will succeed with their reading and writing and have higher learning skills than the non-speaking English students. ELL students (English Language Learners) have to not only learn their own language but English as well to understand and learn in the English-speaking classroom. Johnson here proves that alot of people are successful in the system but than there are others who are not.
Thursday, November 12, 2009
Prompt #3-Question 3
I believe it is important for all children to learn; therefore you need to come up with different methods that will allow all of them to succeed. Children learn by what they are accustomed too and what’s easier. It could be visual, echo reading, hands-on or any other way. The important thing is to find out what method works best for that particular child and to do this successfully you must know each one of your students. Teaching needs to be fun, creative and exciting. I think that the more you get the students involved the more they will learn, be creative and participate more. The potential for children to learn is great. I as a teacher need to make sure that I reach each child’s potential. I also believe that it doesn’t matter whether you have individual or cultural diversity, the need to teach everyone in a method that they understand remains the same.
At Sandhill Cove Elementary School, the students are made up of African-American English, Hispanic, Asian, and African-American Hispanic. I have found that to know each of the students and to teach them by a method that will make them successful you need to know a little bit about their home life. Teachers and we have to understand that an individual learner’s culture, family background, and socioeconomic level affect the students learning. The background in which someone grows and develops has an important impact on learning. I think knowing a little bit about someone’s home life will direct me to teach all students successfully and without having that child feel humiliated, embarrassed or stressed. Cultural diversity should not be an issue in any classroom if you are a great teacher. I think there are many great teachers out there and I believe they can learn from one another.
I can agree with Ira Shor on this post because he argues it is totally true that a teacher should allow more time for the students to get involved because the more they will learn, and communicate with their peers around them. This will also make the students be more creative and participate more. Shor argues and describes that education is a socializing activity and social experience. He believes that students should participate and it is an important value because its most important place for a student to begin and the student is getting involved. This engages students to gain knowledge and to develop their intelligence. He points out and explains that in order for a teacher to put together an “empowering classroom and program” there must be participatory and affective values that are foundations for teacher-student collaboration. This is very factual and this why I agree with Shor.
At Sandhill Cove Elementary School, the students are made up of African-American English, Hispanic, Asian, and African-American Hispanic. I have found that to know each of the students and to teach them by a method that will make them successful you need to know a little bit about their home life. Teachers and we have to understand that an individual learner’s culture, family background, and socioeconomic level affect the students learning. The background in which someone grows and develops has an important impact on learning. I think knowing a little bit about someone’s home life will direct me to teach all students successfully and without having that child feel humiliated, embarrassed or stressed. Cultural diversity should not be an issue in any classroom if you are a great teacher. I think there are many great teachers out there and I believe they can learn from one another.
I can agree with Ira Shor on this post because he argues it is totally true that a teacher should allow more time for the students to get involved because the more they will learn, and communicate with their peers around them. This will also make the students be more creative and participate more. Shor argues and describes that education is a socializing activity and social experience. He believes that students should participate and it is an important value because its most important place for a student to begin and the student is getting involved. This engages students to gain knowledge and to develop their intelligence. He points out and explains that in order for a teacher to put together an “empowering classroom and program” there must be participatory and affective values that are foundations for teacher-student collaboration. This is very factual and this why I agree with Shor.
Sunday, October 25, 2009
Prompt #2 (Question 5) - The Culturally Competent Teacher…
In America’s society today the schools are becoming more diverse than ever it seems like because the student population is increasing. As the student population is increasing, teachers must treat all students equal, no matter if they are Hispanic, African American, Asian or any student of a different skin color. Teachers must develop culturally and incorporate multicultural viewpoints and apply plans that meet the needs for all students. Teachers of America should always consider of preparing the children to a meaningful, learning environment for all the students in their classroom despite of the children’s race, gender, ethnic heritage or cultural background. Teachers teaching in a diverse classroom must make each and everyone of their students feel comfortable to the classroom and treat them as they would like to be treated.
The challenges I might encounter in collaborating with the parents of my students is teaching in a diverse and poor community I know for a fact that I am going to have more African-American, Spanish, Asians, and maybe even some white students so I have to recognize that these students backgrounds are going to be different among other children that come from other communities. While working at Sand Hill Cove in Providence and with my VIPS experience the last few weeks I have recognized that many students in the second grade classroom, are still learning basic skills and being disciplined. The first week I was there it seemed like they were all very quiet and well behaved. But the last couple weeks I have been going into the classroom, twice a week the children are arguing, not doing their work, calling each other names, etc. If the teacher notices that they are following directions, being well behaved and doing good on their work she will reward them by giving them a one dollar bill. If she notices they are misbehaving she will give them a punishment paper. As far as this goes I think I would do the same thing in my diverse classroom because this is the only way that I will be able to get the students to pay attention, follow directions and pass their work. Also, I notice their teacher Mrs. Summer raises her voice to the students. The first week I was in the classroom I thought that was very wrong what she did because I know I will never raise my voice to my students in my classroom. However, this is the only way that she can actually get the students attention and to listen to her because while I was working with them on reading cards last week, they were fooling around, not paying attention to what I was telling them to do, getting up and down, basically just misbehaving. I know teachers that teach in a diverse class room don’t want to yell at the students but if they don’t the students will not get anywhere so this is what I am going have to do in my classroom.
In my classroom I would like to teach each student as an individual and get to know each student and their families. The only way I would be able to this is have a student and family night in the class room. I would provide fun activates and games for the parents and their children to play. Offer tasty desserts and drinks. It would be a way to see how the parents interact with their children, to see if they help their children learn besides depending on the teachers to teach them in school. I understand that these children are from poor, diverse communities and may not receive much attention outside of school by their parents like other students. These students may not attend preschool, or ever get read a story to them at home, because their parents have no interest in their education and just depend on to send them to school and have the teachers teach them. But in reality these parents should really care for their children and teach them their ABC’s.., 123’s…, their colors, read them stories, etc. so that their children are well prepared for kindergarten and so on. Don’t these parents want to see their children go far in life, and get and education? I would say the answer to this is No because a lot other these children’s parents really don’t care for them at all, its very heartbreaking. If the student is not behaving in my class or completing their work, I will have to send a note home to their parent to let them know about how their child is doing in school. I would have my student who received a note have their parent reply back and sign it below so I know they got the note from their child. If the parent ignores my note, the next step I would have to do is make a phone call an if they don’t answer leave a message. I would like for the parent to know how their child is behaving, or acting in school and if he or she are not doing their work. For example, the student of room 106 at Sand Hill Cove is not completing his work in class and not doing any of his homework at home. I will not be able to pass this student quoted Mrs. Summer. She told me that she had called his mom at home and wrote the mother a note but she has not responded to neither. The next move is telling the principal and sees if there is anyway he can get in touch with the student's mother. I totally agree with this and as well do the same in my classroom. The students in my classroom are very bright, but are provided no attention or no extra help with their homework at home. They have no assistance at home and no one guiding them outside of school to tell them they have to do well in school so they can move on. But this does not apply to all the students who go to a diverse school. Believe it or not some of these students do have parents that do care for them and help them outside of school with their education. It’s really depressing that some of these students don’t have parents that don’t care for them; you wish that they would just help their child understand the basics and teach them how to spell their name, how to behave in school. When the students come to school they are in all there glory because they are learning and it’s what some of them want to do, they enjoy going to school and being with their friends. I have to understand that many of my students’ backgrounds are different and have to try to communicate with the parents as much as possible. This is the only way I am going to be able to encounter in collaborating with the parents of my students and helping the children move on.
The challenges I might encounter in collaborating with the parents of my students is teaching in a diverse and poor community I know for a fact that I am going to have more African-American, Spanish, Asians, and maybe even some white students so I have to recognize that these students backgrounds are going to be different among other children that come from other communities. While working at Sand Hill Cove in Providence and with my VIPS experience the last few weeks I have recognized that many students in the second grade classroom, are still learning basic skills and being disciplined. The first week I was there it seemed like they were all very quiet and well behaved. But the last couple weeks I have been going into the classroom, twice a week the children are arguing, not doing their work, calling each other names, etc. If the teacher notices that they are following directions, being well behaved and doing good on their work she will reward them by giving them a one dollar bill. If she notices they are misbehaving she will give them a punishment paper. As far as this goes I think I would do the same thing in my diverse classroom because this is the only way that I will be able to get the students to pay attention, follow directions and pass their work. Also, I notice their teacher Mrs. Summer raises her voice to the students. The first week I was in the classroom I thought that was very wrong what she did because I know I will never raise my voice to my students in my classroom. However, this is the only way that she can actually get the students attention and to listen to her because while I was working with them on reading cards last week, they were fooling around, not paying attention to what I was telling them to do, getting up and down, basically just misbehaving. I know teachers that teach in a diverse class room don’t want to yell at the students but if they don’t the students will not get anywhere so this is what I am going have to do in my classroom.
In my classroom I would like to teach each student as an individual and get to know each student and their families. The only way I would be able to this is have a student and family night in the class room. I would provide fun activates and games for the parents and their children to play. Offer tasty desserts and drinks. It would be a way to see how the parents interact with their children, to see if they help their children learn besides depending on the teachers to teach them in school. I understand that these children are from poor, diverse communities and may not receive much attention outside of school by their parents like other students. These students may not attend preschool, or ever get read a story to them at home, because their parents have no interest in their education and just depend on to send them to school and have the teachers teach them. But in reality these parents should really care for their children and teach them their ABC’s.., 123’s…, their colors, read them stories, etc. so that their children are well prepared for kindergarten and so on. Don’t these parents want to see their children go far in life, and get and education? I would say the answer to this is No because a lot other these children’s parents really don’t care for them at all, its very heartbreaking. If the student is not behaving in my class or completing their work, I will have to send a note home to their parent to let them know about how their child is doing in school. I would have my student who received a note have their parent reply back and sign it below so I know they got the note from their child. If the parent ignores my note, the next step I would have to do is make a phone call an if they don’t answer leave a message. I would like for the parent to know how their child is behaving, or acting in school and if he or she are not doing their work. For example, the student of room 106 at Sand Hill Cove is not completing his work in class and not doing any of his homework at home. I will not be able to pass this student quoted Mrs. Summer. She told me that she had called his mom at home and wrote the mother a note but she has not responded to neither. The next move is telling the principal and sees if there is anyway he can get in touch with the student's mother. I totally agree with this and as well do the same in my classroom. The students in my classroom are very bright, but are provided no attention or no extra help with their homework at home. They have no assistance at home and no one guiding them outside of school to tell them they have to do well in school so they can move on. But this does not apply to all the students who go to a diverse school. Believe it or not some of these students do have parents that do care for them and help them outside of school with their education. It’s really depressing that some of these students don’t have parents that don’t care for them; you wish that they would just help their child understand the basics and teach them how to spell their name, how to behave in school. When the students come to school they are in all there glory because they are learning and it’s what some of them want to do, they enjoy going to school and being with their friends. I have to understand that many of my students’ backgrounds are different and have to try to communicate with the parents as much as possible. This is the only way I am going to be able to encounter in collaborating with the parents of my students and helping the children move on.
Tuesday, September 29, 2009
First Prompt-My First Few Days Volunteering in a Elementary School
Today was my second experience as a volunteer in an elementary school in Providence but today for the first time I finally got to meet the teacher and students. A few days before I started my VIPS tutoring I had to take a ride by the elementary school I will be volunteering at because I wanted to make sure where I was going and I was not familiar with the area or neighborhood. *Sand Hill Cove Elementary School where I am tutoring is surrounded by a few other schools. It was a bit confusing at first and trying to figure out what school I will be at because the name of the school is on one side of the building, with some letters missing so that made it a little difficult trying to figure out if I was at the right school and if I was in the right area but then I finally figured it out. Sand Hill Cove is located in a very unpleasant and diverse neighborhood and alot different from the neighborhood I grew up in. While driving down the side streets before I entered the school parking lot I scrutinized the neighborhood around it. Down the side street I recognized a small convenient store that is all locked up and surrounded by bars. Right across from Sand Hill Cove Elementary School there are low-income housings and as soon as I pull into the parking lot I came across something I am very unfamiliar with. There is a white, van that is enclosed by a cage. These things are definitely not something I recognize in my neighborhood or where I grew up. Do to these observations I began to think to my self that I am in a very unpleasant/unsafe neighborhood. My nerves become a little tenser at this moment but at the same time I am also excited to start the new learning experience and working in a classroom.
My first day in entering the elementary school I was a little nervous. Before I could enter the school I had to press a button next to the doors so the office could let me in. This is something new and different to me because during my years of attending public schools nobody had to press a button before stepping into the school. As soon as I stepped into the first set of doors to Sand Hill Cove I was more excited and not as nervous anymore. As I walk through the doors I get a breeze to a fresh, clean environment. The school is very clean and looks like an ordinary, everyday school. It’s just like the schools I attended and that everyone else does. I did the original routine that all schools require when you are a new guest to the school; I walk into the building and sign in at the main office. But I do realize that the halls of the school are dim and not that bright. The secretaries and the teachers welcomed me to the school by saying “hello” with a smile on their face. It made me feel more comfortable and satisfied that this is going to be a safe place after all. Then, I got a short lesson by the literacy coach on exactly what learning activities I would be doing with my very own students.
Even though today was my second day as a volunteer in the elementary school it was my first actual day I got to meet the teacher and students I will be working with. When I entered into the second grade classroom each and every student all had a big smile on their face, they were adorable. Their teacher, *Mrs. Summer was working with them on words and sounds. She would call on a student one at a time and she would have them go up to the board and put their index card into the correct spot. The students seemed pretty focused on what they were learning and actually paying attention to the teacher, they were really following directions well as I was watching them after I steped into the classroom. You think they would have been distracted because I had just stepped into the classroom and was a new person to them, I was surprised. As they were finishing up their activity I was listening and observing the classroom. The classroom is a decent size for 20 students and a teacher. There are six tables in the middle of the class room that the students sit at. On the tables are their green notebooks and folders and white or blue pencil baskets in the center of the table where the students put their supplies in. Also, I noticed on the whiteboard the teacher had put math problems for the students to do and to complete in their notebook. Around the room there are many words written all over the white board, the alphabet, posters. So, I know that these teachers want to have thier students succeed and prepare them for the future. Right after they finished their activity there was a fire alarm and we were outside for almost a half-hour. Unfortunately, I did not get a chance to work with the students because of this situation. But during the fire drill Mrs. Summer made her students sit in a single line. She recommended to her students to be quiet and sit with their hands folded in their lap. If they followed her directions they would be rewarded with a one dollar bill when they returned back to the classroom. Some of the students sat thier patiently while others were distracted by things around them. She began to raise her voice at the students and I was not pleased by how she reacted to them in such a mean way. As I looked at them when we returned back to the classroom and they were back at their seats some of the children look so happy to be at school while some of them look sad and it makes you feel so bad for them. On Thursday I will be going again and I can not wait. I am extremely eager and looking forward to working with the students in the classroom and in a teacher environment.
The star (*) indicates "made-up" names for the school and teacher. This is to keep the privacy of the real names.
My first day in entering the elementary school I was a little nervous. Before I could enter the school I had to press a button next to the doors so the office could let me in. This is something new and different to me because during my years of attending public schools nobody had to press a button before stepping into the school. As soon as I stepped into the first set of doors to Sand Hill Cove I was more excited and not as nervous anymore. As I walk through the doors I get a breeze to a fresh, clean environment. The school is very clean and looks like an ordinary, everyday school. It’s just like the schools I attended and that everyone else does. I did the original routine that all schools require when you are a new guest to the school; I walk into the building and sign in at the main office. But I do realize that the halls of the school are dim and not that bright. The secretaries and the teachers welcomed me to the school by saying “hello” with a smile on their face. It made me feel more comfortable and satisfied that this is going to be a safe place after all. Then, I got a short lesson by the literacy coach on exactly what learning activities I would be doing with my very own students.
Even though today was my second day as a volunteer in the elementary school it was my first actual day I got to meet the teacher and students I will be working with. When I entered into the second grade classroom each and every student all had a big smile on their face, they were adorable. Their teacher, *Mrs. Summer was working with them on words and sounds. She would call on a student one at a time and she would have them go up to the board and put their index card into the correct spot. The students seemed pretty focused on what they were learning and actually paying attention to the teacher, they were really following directions well as I was watching them after I steped into the classroom. You think they would have been distracted because I had just stepped into the classroom and was a new person to them, I was surprised. As they were finishing up their activity I was listening and observing the classroom. The classroom is a decent size for 20 students and a teacher. There are six tables in the middle of the class room that the students sit at. On the tables are their green notebooks and folders and white or blue pencil baskets in the center of the table where the students put their supplies in. Also, I noticed on the whiteboard the teacher had put math problems for the students to do and to complete in their notebook. Around the room there are many words written all over the white board, the alphabet, posters. So, I know that these teachers want to have thier students succeed and prepare them for the future. Right after they finished their activity there was a fire alarm and we were outside for almost a half-hour. Unfortunately, I did not get a chance to work with the students because of this situation. But during the fire drill Mrs. Summer made her students sit in a single line. She recommended to her students to be quiet and sit with their hands folded in their lap. If they followed her directions they would be rewarded with a one dollar bill when they returned back to the classroom. Some of the students sat thier patiently while others were distracted by things around them. She began to raise her voice at the students and I was not pleased by how she reacted to them in such a mean way. As I looked at them when we returned back to the classroom and they were back at their seats some of the children look so happy to be at school while some of them look sad and it makes you feel so bad for them. On Thursday I will be going again and I can not wait. I am extremely eager and looking forward to working with the students in the classroom and in a teacher environment.
The star (*) indicates "made-up" names for the school and teacher. This is to keep the privacy of the real names.
Monday, September 21, 2009
About Me
Hi- my name is Jessica and I am now a junior at Rhode Island College. I am majoring in Elementary Education with a concentration in Social Studies. So far this semester my classes are going well. In my free time I love going to the beach, taking walks along the beach, being outside, going to get ice-cream, and just having fun. I also enjoy skiing and running too.
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