Experience at Midterms

Midterms is a time for pulling hair, all nighters, and generally feeling huge amounts of stress. I must say that I am certainly feeling the pressure myself, but this is one of my three classes that I haven't wanted to throw my text book at my husband in a fit of anxiety. While studio art and orchestra have helped channel my angst, I find that Children's literature has aided my academic work, beyond simply unwinding. This class has guided me in finding great books to share with my case study child for block A; I don't know if I would have picked up the books that she has enjoyed the most without the research that I have done for this class. I also have noticed that it has been a wonderful opportunity to indulge in the privilege of reading for pleasure; I am a sucker for children's novels. I feel so lucky that this class has such a relaxing and carefree environment when all around me is the swirling stress of Praxis II, student teaching applications, and reading profiles, I really look forward to Wednesday nights. I love the technique of blogging responses to books rather than typing up a dry two page paper, it's really reassuring to be able to see how my peers are interpreting literature, and to see what they are reading. This class really is great, even my husband has begun to surprise me with children's books from class, so that I may include them in my future class library, which my nieces and nephew love to explore. I'm having a good time so far.