Too Cool for School

Big news.

College started!!

wait you knew that already??

I'm still attending Utah State University and am a sophomore this year.

I am an Elementary Education Major or ELED but am not in this program until after this year. 

Due to Prereq's and failing Math 1010 last semester.

I suck at Math.

Sue me.

I've almost finished my first week of classes and it's actually going really well.

I've seen and read a lot of cool things this week that gave me a ton of motivation or just made me think and wonder. 

Ready?

First is this video. 

I'm sure some of you have seen it and whatever.

I had already seen it when I watched it in my...

Science, Technology and Modern Society class.

Mouthful, I know.

But still every time, I am amazed.

Go ahead. Watch it.

That part about preparing students for the future with technology that doesn't even exist yet? 

Blows my mind.

And somehow our society still succeeds.

Amazing.

In other news, my ELED 1010 teacher treats us like kindergartners and I love it.

I really do.

Except today when we had stretching time.

You know why?

Well, I'm taking an Aerobics class. It's a 1010 class so nothing too crazy hard. Just your basics.

Well yesterday, we had our first workout. 

We warmed up with some squats, lunges and those kinds of things.

We went over to the closet to get mats and

My legs were jello.

Seriously. 

AFTER THE WARM UP!

The rest of class we had circuits with weights, the balls, mats, you name it.

We had to do everything pretty repetitively for 3 minutes each.

Today?

My legs hurt so freaking bad.

I took other routes to my classes as to avoid as many stairs as possible.

No joke.

So when my teacher asked us to get up and do some stretches and  get the blood flowing,

everyone jumped out of their desks.

I slowly got up from my seat, holding onto the desk for support.

And it took me twice as long to get up then everyone else.

Well played Aerobics, well played.

But for my ELED class I get to go observe a 5th grade class in two weeks for 2 hours, 3 days a week. 

I'm so excited! 

I haven't been in an Elementary class in well,

I'm bad at math so,

a long time!

I'm thrilled.

Then for my mouthful class, remember that one?

We read an article called 

Becoming a Learner.

It was everything I needed to hear and more.

It was exactly how I felt.

It was all about college students feeling like they were here to learn the skills for life basically. That college would do all the preparing we need for our lives, to be successful.

But he stated that in fact it is for us to be able to learn the skills once we are in the real world.

College teaches you to be a learner.

That education and college is a unique experience for everyone.

You can either be a student.

Someone who expects the teacher to tell them exactly what we need to do

does what is expected,

basically how to get an A.

Or...

You can be a learner.

Someone who asks for challenges,

for hard classes,

assignments

and goes above and beyond.

Who learns things for life,

not just for the tests.

Someone who takes responsibility for their education.

I completely knew what this article was saying.

I was a student.

That is why I wasn't getting things out of college I always thought I would.

College was making me into the person I needed to be.

After just one year, I've changed so much.

I've grown.

Learned new things,

studied,

did the bare minimum for a passing grade,

not even an A.

This is my year to be a Learner and take responsibility for my education.

For my Life.

In other news, Aggie Football begins tonight. 

I believe that we will win.