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Friday, October 9, 2015
Thursday, October 8, 2015
Look at this cutie!! #babyemmie #2012 Jami Turberville Whillock
Satan's daughter
Today I was told by a student that the devil must have spent extra time when he made me. And later on, the same student referred to me as "Satan's daughter."
I honestly felt as though the wind had been knocked out of me...
Tomorrow is Friday, thankfully. It's also the end of midterm exams and we have plans to go to the Shrimp Festival in Gulf Shores this weekend.
Wednesday, October 7, 2015
Aspirations in Computing
How and why do you encourage young women to pursue
technology/computing?
My teaching philosophy is based on an old Chinese proverb
that states, "Give a man a fish and you feed him for a day. Teach a man to fish and you feed him for a
lifetime." Teaching has been
nothing less than a joy for me these past few years. My base objective as a teacher
is to be sure that my students learn the fundamental content of the courses
that I teach. Currently I teach courses
aimed at business and computer technology.
Beyond the fundamentals of business and computer technology, I want my
students to develop other proficiencies such as analytical thought process and
life-long learning skills. Developing
problem solving strategies and helping ease the transition from an educational
setting to a career world full of information technology are also goals that I
have set for myself as an educator.
How are your computer/technology teaching techniques
inclusive of women and underserved students?
Something my father told me long ago sums my teaching
philosophy very simply. You can watch baseball all your life. You can memorize the pitches and the batting
averages of all your favorite players.
You can know the plays by heart.
But until you pick up that bat or that ball yourself, you will never
know how to play baseball. This is why I
incorporate hands-on learning into most of my lessons. I want my students to know how to hit every
ball that comes across that plate when they leave my classroom at the end of
the term. My parents instilled in me that it was of utmost importance to become
independent and to not only be able to support myself but to help support a
family. Some girls are taught that the pinnacle of their existence is to become
a wife and a mother. While I am a wife and as well as a mother, I hope to be
able to instill in my children (my daughter and my toddler son) how important
their contributions will be to society.
Monday, October 5, 2015
Friday, October 2, 2015
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