It&#39;s almost the weekend!

Posted by Unknown at 12:43 PM

I'm in an incredible mood today. I'm not really sure why though because I have TONS of homework to do. Maybe it's just because I am so happy that I don't work this weekend. Or maybe it's because I started the day off right with a big 'ole cup of coffee. :) Well, whatever the reason, it feels good. I turned in all of my paperwork today to secure my spot on the D.C. trip, which I am so pumped about. I also got my tickets to go see Matt Roloff speak next Tuesday on campus. For those of you who don't know who Matt Roloff is, he is from the show "Little People Big World," and he does inspirational speeches as well as talk about what it's like to be "little." I'm not really sure what the proper terminology is so I'm not trying to offend anyone in anyway. I'm so excited. I was going to go just for fun, and then I found out that I can also use it as one of my speakers for my Human Relations class (HURL). I feel like everything is going my way this week.

Ok, so I guess there is one thing that is really getting to me. Today in my Human Relations class, we talked about Multicultural Education, which is what the course is based on, and my professor introduced so many ideas that I'm really struggling with figuring out how I'm going to incorporate all of it into my classroom. I want my classroom to be diverse, and I want to teach my students about anti-oppression, but I'm struggling with seeing how it's possible for one person to be responsible for all of this. It's really stressing me out. There are so many bad things going on in the world, and particularly in history for me. Since history is my emphasis it is my job to teach that Columbus may have "discovered" Central America, but that he killed, raped, and plundered all of the Native People. This is just so much for me to handle, and it makes we worry about what if I upset a student and then they go to their parents. Can I lose my job? I don't even have my degree yet, and I'm already worried about that? AHHH! Help! I know everything will be ok, but I just want my future classroom to be a welcoming place for all. I want to teach everyone's histories...not just white European male history, which is so often the case in today's school systems.

Wow, I'm really sorry. It feels really good to get that off of my chest. Thank you to those that are still reading this post. I hope I haven't offended anyone...I just really needed to let that all out. So, once again, thank you.

I'm going to go get started on my paper that's due tomorrow! I'll leave you with an outfit picture: