Revival

I created and seemingly abandoned this blog very quickly. It is not that I couldn’t make time for the blog or no longer desired to post on it but it is that I felt I had nothing really of value or interest to blog about. Every time I began a post I either found myself disinterested after time or figured that anyone reading it would feel similarly towards to the post. I am hoping to rid myself of this thought and keep this blog up to date and full of my words and experiences.

Recently, while having a discussion with the ds106radio folk for the Ed.D. students at Drexel University thanks to the wonderful Zack (aka Noise Professor), I realized that I myself am very weary about what I post on the internet. It is not that I fear people knowing what I’m up to or am scared of someone predator lurking in the sidelines waiting to hunt me down but rather that I am quite apprehensive towards putting myself out there on the internet. I have been known to keep to myself until I find trusting communities that push me to my limits and create an atmosphere in which I am comfortable sharing. I don’t know what I fear or where my standoffish approach to sharing online comes from but it is something that I would like to work on because I feel that putting myself out there to the online community is something of great value and every time I have done just that, I have been amply rewarded.

In the spirit of sharing and putting myself out there, I plan on reviving this blog and posting things that I create, things that interest me or simply whatever is going on in my life at any given time. Hopefully this is worth it and if not I bet only a handful of people will read any of these posts so I’m not too worried.

If you’re out there internet folk,
Thanks for the read.

Now It’s Time To Let Your True Education Begin

As I sit here, on the eve of Commencement Day, I feel like I am responsible for a solid blog post regarding the event, the past 14 years of education and the future that lies in front of me.

I’m not quite sure why I feel like this is monumental at all because all my principles regard commencement as a pretty ridiculous escapade that is designed to make us feel good about ourselves. I’m all for feeling good about myself and I feel like that is a necessary aspect of life but I don’t really need my name called in front of a theater of people to feel awesome about what I’ve done. I could be just happy and much less bored getting my certificate in the mail and opening it up and celebrating with my family. I certainly don’t need an abundance of people who don’t know me or don’t care about me to make a day special. That being said, I intend to have fun with the day ahead of me because I know that as long as I continue to find joy in the things I do, I’m good.

In regards to my grade school education, I have a lot to say. I promise you I’ll try to limit my criticism and save the “things wrong with the school system” post for another day but obviously there’s good and bad aspects that must to be outlined in a post regarding my years in school. I must say that I have had an absolutely incredible time in school and that I have learned an astounding amount about myself, everyone around me and the world I live in. As I make a diligent effort to not have regrets, I can definitely say that I am very pleased with the outcome of my education and life thus far.

It is not the equations I learned in math class or the facts I learned about the abundance of wars the world has had but rather the lessons I learned outside of the classroom throughout all these years. I must say I’m very proud with how far I’ve come even from the time I entered high school. I am by no means perfect or someone people should look up to but I’m extremely happy with the person I have become. I have challenged myself and been challenged to do the things that are difficult, to find what I care about, to work hard, to love life and to reflect upon myself. I have, with guidance, set myself on the path of the person I so greatly desire to become.

As I find myself leaving high school and moving onto the big, no so bad world, I find myself fearful, anxious and content. I trust that because of the influences I’ve had in my life thus far and the person I am, that I will turn out just fine. “Real life” couldn’t come sooner and I leave high school happily unprepared for the challenges that lie ahead of me. I don’t know what I truly want to do, have a lot to learn about who I am and am sure to make plenty of mistakes along the way but I can’t imagine being thrown into the world any other way.

Now, before I get any more sentimental about this silly little milestone, I’ll stop this long mess of words that is verbal vomit on my blog. For all you reading, I can’t wait to join you in the real word and for those of you who aren’t there yet either, hang in there. It’s tough but it is so incredibly worth it.

Love,
Your little graduate.

New Blog, Yo!

I’ve converted from the restrictive and incompatible yet wonderful site named Tumblr and have now got myself a snazzy WordPress blog so that I can blog more effectively, participate in a Digital Storytelling course and try something new.