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This week started my fist week in this class, and so far I have enjoyed it very much! The first two days or so consisted of basic knowledge of the class and expectations, but later in the week delved into the first of our lessons. On Wednesday, we made our own weebly page, and were asked to write a small autobiography of ourselves, and were given a set of questions to answer. We were asked to evaluate ourselves in our reading and writing abilities, and base our autobiography off of that. Most of the kids rated themselves as for the most part adequate readers and writers. The next day however, we were shown a video that interviewed college students and their experiences on writing in college. The common consensus was that they were not prepared for college writing. The students all said that they in High School believed that they were all prepared for college from the work they did in High School, and when they weren't that surprised me. It was so strange that so many people struggled, not just one, not just two but all of them. I believed that when I made my autobiography, that I was a strong reader and writer, and felt that going to college wouldn't be much different than High School, but I am not so sure now. It makes me question though, why do High Schools not prepare their students for the challenges in college. Isn't that supposed to be the goal? Whether or not it was the teachers intention to connect these concepts, it made me think and re-evaluate myself as a reader and writer, and to whether or not I am really ready for college. I did find a link, http://www.nwp.org/cs/public/print/resource/2254 that I believe strongly described the challenges that new college students face. Next is a link to a short video that perfectly references what this blog has talked about. https://youtu.be/rpPcxfzThMs
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Andy Schoenborn
9/16/2016 05:35:58 am
Hi Ellie,
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Ellie LaBelle
9/16/2016 06:11:42 am
Hello Mr. Schoenborn, I added the missing image!
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