I love your passion about helping others. I went on a couple of mission trips with my church in high school, and while I enjoyed doing what I could, it doesn't appear to come close to your enthusiasm. After reading your autobiography, I was curious as to whether or not you planned to go teach in other countries. The way you spoke about your mission trips and desire to help others, I wouldn't be surprised if teaching abroad was on your wish list.
Hey Savannah, I'm glad to hear that we have that in common! I've definitely thought about teaching in another country-I'd love to teach English somewhere in South America. In fact, my freshman year I planned to travel and teach before getting my masters degree, but I guess I've settled down since then. I am still interesting in teaching abroad, but I am thinking about doing it for a shorter amount of time, maybe during summer vacation.
This was such an interesting read! Congrats on getting through those hard experiences. I was wondering, what kinds of books do you like to read? Also what is/are your favorite medium(s) to work with when you paint?
Hey Bri, thank you very much! When I'm just relaxing, I like to read a lot of young adult fiction and chick lit because its so easy to get through. However, if I'm looking for something more complicated, my favorite books are probably The Perks of Being a Wallflower and Game of Thrones.
My favorite medium would be just plain old canvas with acrylic paint, I'm not very creative in that aspect haha although I do occasionally paint other random things, most recently a gourd that my mom brought back from a farmer's market.
Hi Casey! I appreciated your joke about darkness creeping into your soul. I think we will get along well. My question for you is were you involved in other clubs and organizations while here at GC, other than the sorority?
Hey Shamiah, I certainly hope we do! Honestly, I was not really involved in other clubs, although I wish I had done more now. I thought about joining the swing dance club, but laziness got the better of me I suppose.
Hey, Casey! I always enjoyed classes with you in undergrad. You are a very perceptive person, even when you are not talking and I enjoyed that you always thought outside of the box. I also really love kickboxing. What would you say is your favorite thing about it? Also, what are your thoughts on yoga? I want to become a yoga instructor because I LOVE it entirely too much.
Hey Hannah, thank you, I look forward getting to know you better! Oh wow, I don't know, just about everything. I guess I like that its fast paced and more based on form than pure strength, which means that somebody as short as I am has a chance at beating a hulking beast. I haven't done much yoga, except for as stretches to cool down after a work out, but I can definitely see the attraction.
Hey Casey! I enjoyed your honesty and openness in your biography! I went through similar issues in high school with social anxiety as well. My question for you is at what point in high school did you realize education is where you wanted to be? Were there any specific teachers in school that inspired you to be a teacher one day?
Hey Allison, I wasn't entirely sold on being a teacher during high school, it was more of an idea for a distant future floating in the back of my mind. I kind of just slipped right into the idea of teaching sometime in college, when I couldn't think of anything else I'd rather do. I can't really think of any incredibly influential teachers, honestly, but there were a couple I admired for their honest approach to teaching and I definitely want to have that sense of honesty in my own teaching style.
Hey Casey, I feel like I have really gotten to know you this past year in Simon's class and a little from the YES program. I loved learning about your travel experiences. Is there any country you really want to visit to teach or one you want to go back to?
Hey Abbey, I enjoyed getting to know you as well, especially seeing your influence in the YES program-you definitely made a difference with those kids! I really loved the Dominican Republic and because of my minor in Spanish I would love to teach anywhere in South America. I would love to learn more about the ancient culture and the people of South America as well as explore the beaches and forests.
Casey, we are taught, never to mention religion but I must say thank you. You’re willingness to see that there are others in the world is refreshing. Yes, there is someone up there but whom, we do not know. Great point!
Do you think you will use English to help students? If so how? And please let me know when you go on another mission trip because I would love to join and help.
“The more I learn, the more I realize how much I don't know,” Albert Einstein.
Hey Skeika, I completely agree, thank you! Apart from the usual goals of college/career prep for students, I would love to use English to help students, possibly through teaching English abroad or by teaching ESL classes.
I don't know when I'll go on another mission trip, but I've been looking into programs like Habitat for Humanity where I can do more hands on, concrete improvements to societies. You should check it out!
I don't know if I could chose any one place to teach, I feel like there is so much of the world that I have yet to experience. I would love to travel and be able to teach on a global scale though! However, based on my current experiences, I'd have to chose a South American country with a rich history and environment.
I can definitely relate to the place and manor in which you were raised. However, I think our school experience was a little different. How would you use your experience in school as a goth to relate to others? Do you think you could tell which ones will need real help from others who just want attention because of your more difficult past? Thanks for sharing!!
I don't think that there is much difference between students who need real help and those who just want attention. With my parents always busy at work, I can definitely say that part of my issue came from a desire for attention and escalated from there. I think my experience will make me more conscious of the pressures on students, and I hope that my classroom will become a safe place for students under any circumstances.
Casey, I enjoyed your bio and forthrightness, along with that positive perspective in our lives moving forward and starting Monday. Just curious with all of the reading you’ve done who would you consider your favorite author? Or better yet (because I often think about this), which author or book even do you most look forward to teaching? It may not be your favorite, but the one you think absolutely needs to be taught.
Hey Joe, thank you! I have to say my favorite author is George R.R. Martin, author of the Game of Thrones, but I think it will be a very long time before that could ever be taught in school (though I like to think it will one day be in the canon, just as epics like Beowulf and the Iliad). I think I look forward to teaching American literature most, maybe Daisy Miller by Henry James because it would be easy to connect the history of its time with the current day.
Hey Katherine, that's actually a really good question! I would love to go anywhere in South America, but as far as really new territory, I think it'd be a tie between Africa and Ireland. Africa would be a great place for cultural as well as for improvement reasons, but Ireland would just be beautiful.
You have a great story to tell your students. I think with the current problem with bullying in schools you will be able to reach out to students who need help &coffer them guidance with the issues & any type of social issues they may face. It's hard to believe but I suffered with social issues myself as I was always more mature than my classmates in high school. I had issues with fitting in but they accepted me as somewhat of a role model lol. How were u able to adapt with this social issue in college? Do you kick box locally, if so where?
Casey, I really enjoyed your openness and can see that you are going right along with your goal of having an honest teaching style. You mentioned some of the difficulties that you had in school and how there really weren't any remarkable teachers that helped guide you through. What do you think would have helped you and how do you plan on helping students who feel isolated like that? I went through some isolation issues too and I often feel that more diversity in clubs related to the arts would have helped me. We had a reading bowl team, sports, and academic teams. I would have appreciated something, even a course, for creative writing or any kind of opportunity for freedom of expression.
I enjoyed reading you autobiography! I have also done mission work in another country and my question for you is what was your favorite part about your experience in the Dominican Republic? Also what exactly about the trip changed your mentality?
i can definitely sympathize with you on the addiction to chocolate Casey! What kind of chocolate is your favorite and why?
Also, it seems that eating disorders are most for kids in middle school and high school. In what ways do you think we as teachers can help prevent students from relying on their disheartening mentalities about themselves and resorting to destructive eating habits?
I love your passion about helping others. I went on a couple of mission trips with my church in high school, and while I enjoyed doing what I could, it doesn't appear to come close to your enthusiasm.
ReplyDeleteAfter reading your autobiography, I was curious as to whether or not you planned to go teach in other countries. The way you spoke about your mission trips and desire to help others, I wouldn't be surprised if teaching abroad was on your wish list.
Hey Savannah, I'm glad to hear that we have that in common! I've definitely thought about teaching in another country-I'd love to teach English somewhere in South America. In fact, my freshman year I planned to travel and teach before getting my masters degree, but I guess I've settled down since then. I am still interesting in teaching abroad, but I am thinking about doing it for a shorter amount of time, maybe during summer vacation.
DeleteThis was such an interesting read! Congrats on getting through those hard experiences. I was wondering, what kinds of books do you like to read? Also what is/are your favorite medium(s) to work with when you paint?
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DeleteHey Bri, thank you very much! When I'm just relaxing, I like to read a lot of young adult fiction and chick lit because its so easy to get through. However, if I'm looking for something more complicated, my favorite books are probably The Perks of Being a Wallflower and Game of Thrones.
DeleteMy favorite medium would be just plain old canvas with acrylic paint, I'm not very creative in that aspect haha although I do occasionally paint other random things, most recently a gourd that my mom brought back from a farmer's market.
Hi Casey! I appreciated your joke about darkness creeping into your soul. I think we will get along well. My question for you is were you involved in other clubs and organizations while here at GC, other than the sorority?
ReplyDeleteHey Shamiah, I certainly hope we do! Honestly, I was not really involved in other clubs, although I wish I had done more now. I thought about joining the swing dance club, but laziness got the better of me I suppose.
DeleteHey, Casey! I always enjoyed classes with you in undergrad. You are a very perceptive person, even when you are not talking and I enjoyed that you always thought outside of the box. I also really love kickboxing. What would you say is your favorite thing about it? Also, what are your thoughts on yoga? I want to become a yoga instructor because I LOVE it entirely too much.
ReplyDeleteHey Hannah, thank you, I look forward getting to know you better! Oh wow, I don't know, just about everything. I guess I like that its fast paced and more based on form than pure strength, which means that somebody as short as I am has a chance at beating a hulking beast. I haven't done much yoga, except for as stretches to cool down after a work out, but I can definitely see the attraction.
DeleteHey Casey! I enjoyed your honesty and openness in your biography! I went through similar issues in high school with social anxiety as well. My question for you is at what point in high school did you realize education is where you wanted to be? Were there any specific teachers in school that inspired you to be a teacher one day?
ReplyDeleteHey Allison, I wasn't entirely sold on being a teacher during high school, it was more of an idea for a distant future floating in the back of my mind. I kind of just slipped right into the idea of teaching sometime in college, when I couldn't think of anything else I'd rather do. I can't really think of any incredibly influential teachers, honestly, but there were a couple I admired for their honest approach to teaching and I definitely want to have that sense of honesty in my own teaching style.
DeleteHey Casey, I feel like I have really gotten to know you this past year in Simon's class and a little from the YES program. I loved learning about your travel experiences. Is there any country you really want to visit to teach or one you want to go back to?
ReplyDeleteHey Abbey, I enjoyed getting to know you as well, especially seeing your influence in the YES program-you definitely made a difference with those kids! I really loved the Dominican Republic and because of my minor in Spanish I would love to teach anywhere in South America. I would love to learn more about the ancient culture and the people of South America as well as explore the beaches and forests.
DeleteCasey, we are taught, never to mention religion but I must say thank you. You’re willingness to see that there are others in the world is refreshing. Yes, there is someone up there but whom, we do not know. Great point!
ReplyDeleteDo you think you will use English to help students? If so how? And please let me know when you go on another mission trip because I would love to join and help.
“The more I learn, the more I realize how much I don't know,” Albert Einstein.
Hey Skeika, I completely agree, thank you! Apart from the usual goals of college/career prep for students, I would love to use English to help students, possibly through teaching English abroad or by teaching ESL classes.
DeleteI don't know when I'll go on another mission trip, but I've been looking into programs like Habitat for Humanity where I can do more hands on, concrete improvements to societies. You should check it out!
If you could teach anywhere in the world, where would you go? And what would you want to teach there?
ReplyDeleteI don't know if I could chose any one place to teach, I feel like there is so much of the world that I have yet to experience. I would love to travel and be able to teach on a global scale though! However, based on my current experiences, I'd have to chose a South American country with a rich history and environment.
DeleteI can definitely relate to the place and manor in which you were raised. However, I think our school experience was a little different. How would you use your experience in school as a goth to relate to others? Do you think you could tell which ones will need real help from others who just want attention because of your more difficult past? Thanks for sharing!!
ReplyDeleteI don't think that there is much difference between students who need real help and those who just want attention. With my parents always busy at work, I can definitely say that part of my issue came from a desire for attention and escalated from there. I think my experience will make me more conscious of the pressures on students, and I hope that my classroom will become a safe place for students under any circumstances.
DeleteCasey, I enjoyed your bio and forthrightness, along with that positive perspective in our lives moving forward and starting Monday. Just curious with all of the reading you’ve done who would you consider your favorite author? Or better yet (because I often think about this), which author or book even do you most look forward to teaching? It may not be your favorite, but the one you think absolutely needs to be taught.
ReplyDeleteHey Joe, thank you! I have to say my favorite author is George R.R. Martin, author of the Game of Thrones, but I think it will be a very long time before that could ever be taught in school (though I like to think it will one day be in the canon, just as epics like Beowulf and the Iliad). I think I look forward to teaching American literature most, maybe Daisy Miller by Henry James because it would be easy to connect the history of its time with the current day.
DeleteHey, Casey! I think your desire to do missions and help people is inspiring. Is there any country in particular that you want to go to next?
ReplyDeleteHey Katherine, that's actually a really good question! I would love to go anywhere in South America, but as far as really new territory, I think it'd be a tie between Africa and Ireland. Africa would be a great place for cultural as well as for improvement reasons, but Ireland would just be beautiful.
DeleteYou have a great story to tell your students. I think with the current problem with bullying in schools you will be able to reach out to students who need help &coffer them guidance with the issues & any type of social issues they may face. It's hard to believe but I suffered with social issues myself as I was always more mature than my classmates in high school. I had issues with fitting in but they accepted me as somewhat of a role model lol. How were u able to adapt with this social issue in college? Do you kick box locally, if so where?
ReplyDeleteCasey, I really enjoyed your openness and can see that you are going right along with your goal of having an honest teaching style. You mentioned some of the difficulties that you had in school and how there really weren't any remarkable teachers that helped guide you through. What do you think would have helped you and how do you plan on helping students who feel isolated like that? I went through some isolation issues too and I often feel that more diversity in clubs related to the arts would have helped me. We had a reading bowl team, sports, and academic teams. I would have appreciated something, even a course, for creative writing or any kind of opportunity for freedom of expression.
ReplyDeleteI enjoyed reading you autobiography! I have also done mission work in another country and my question for you is what was your favorite part about your experience in the Dominican Republic? Also what exactly about the trip changed your mentality?
ReplyDeletei can definitely sympathize with you on the addiction to chocolate Casey! What kind of chocolate is your favorite and why?
ReplyDeleteAlso, it seems that eating disorders are most for kids in middle school and high school. In what ways do you think we as teachers can help prevent students from relying on their disheartening mentalities about themselves and resorting to destructive eating habits?