Connecting with Others

Hey everyone,
            Before I decided on whose blogs that I was going to connect with, I decided to go back and look at everyones page as well as look at the educational blog that they have choosen to follow. After doing this, I went back into the blog I thought I wanted to follow, and guess what? I decided to switch course and follow someone new. I decided to go with http://www.techfridge.com/ . I decided to switch after I read Sheng's page. She said that the reason that she chose this particular blog was because it was what she was going to learn all semester. In my opinion, that is good reasoning. This class is all about technology. What better blog to follow then one that revovles around the same subject. Sarah has also chosen to follow a blog about technology. I decided to pick her because I thought it would be fun to compare the two blogs. My final two picks are Ariel and Brianna. I actually followed Brianna's post through Ariel's blog. Both ladies have choosen blogs that are easy to follow. They both relate these blogs as potential tools for their futures as educators which relates back to my blog.All of our blog's are related to education. They all are potential tools in helping make our futures easier.
           After saying that, I want to leave you all with a quote from my choosen blog, http://www.techfridge.com/. I hope it offers inspiration on those days in the future when you wonder whatever possessed you to become a teacher.....

"TRY not to take things personally when kids treat us like garbage, because the more of your time, energy, enthusiasm and interest you give to your students, the more you open yourself up to experiencing difficult days and situations that feel like you have had your heart ripped out of your chest and stomped on by adolescent feet in skateboard shoes… to vent little.
You want to be a caring, compassionate, dedicated and electric educator that gives everything he/she has to their students? Great! You will be a testament to the profession and change the lives of young people throughout your career. BUT, if you do, you have to remember that sometimes they won’t respond to your kindness and dedication the way you would expect them to. They will break your heart, but they’ll come back the next day and put it back together. That’s life as an educator, and its hard, but its also pretty great."