I had intended on posting Monday night, and then on Tuesday.  However, the powers that be (i.e., my family) are on the go most nights now that it’s football season.  Since I can’t seem to drag myself out of bed and time at school is limited to school stuff,  I am finally getting the chance to just recap what I have learned the last few days.  Having attended the funeral of a good friend on Sunday, and got my computer back (albeit it already messed up once again) I truly have learned the importance of reflection. 

While this post won’t be what the class is looking for, or are is even about, I felt that I needed to share my thoughts about the last few days.  Being that I promised myself to not spend my life in front of a computer like some people do in front of a TV, I am learning how to better manage my time so that something gets done.  I view this as a type of learning..whether it be memorizing something (thanks to the tool post and reply I received) just as important as what I am earning a grade for each semester. 

Education doesn’t stop outside of a classroom.  I have learned many things from my own students, children, other people, etc., so in a sense I see distance education in some form every day.  Reflection is probably the best learning tool that there is.  I liked what Lowell said about education and learning.

“Education is what we do to students. Learning is what students do to themselves.”  (I hope I got that correct.)  

 If that is the case, (as I believe it is) why don’t we hear more about learning…not just learning styles?  With the rushed content that we must drill into our students, why can’t they just learn?  I pondered what exactly I have learned in classes that I had to take versus classes that I wanted to take.  I know that I have retained more in the classes in which I made the effort to learn.

This type of class (I’ve had a Lowell class before) is just that type of class.  Whether I want to admit it or not (I’ll explain more in my critique post) I truly have learned when it seemed as if there was not direction for learning to take place.

Thanks for reading the rambling thought that took place in my head.  I hope it made some kind of sense.