Traveling
Through Education
by: Whitney
Mengel
My
name is Whitney Mengel. I am a
junior at
Valdosta State University,
pursuing a Bacholar's
degree in Early Childhood
Education. Teaching runs in my
family. My mom , my aunt, my uncle and one of my counsins all
teach. Teaching is a gift, not everyone can be a
teacher. I have this educational gift. It is easy for me to
communicate effectively. To be an effective communicator one must
have experience. Traveling is one of my passions. After
graduation I plan on teaching internationally. Australia
is my
first choice for international teaching.
Not ever being there, I feel like it is where I am supposed to
be. Teaching in a different country
will give me extensive experience that
will help me to be an effective
educator.
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Traveling
has always been an
interest my mine. During my sophomore summer at Valdosta State
University, I studied abroad in Madrid, Spain. While there,
I traveled to Portugal, Paris and all over Spain. My trip was a
life changing experience for me. I left everything and everyone
behind for five weeks, but it was the best five weeks of my life.
I believe the best thing I did for my trip was to go not knowing
anyone. I learn so much about myself as a human being and as a
woman.
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Sometimes
it is hard to get ideas for lesson planning. Crayola
is a great website for children to use. The site has games and fun
activities for children to do, which inhenses children to have a wide variety of drawing
and coloring ideas. Children need to practice writing and reading
skills everyday. Writing,
reading, and learning skills are developed by repetition in the
classroom.
whmengel@valdosta.edu