Welcome!

This blog is for my SEMO Secondary Education class, Internet in Education.  I'm super excited to share my thoughts in a way that isn't just forum posts for this class.  I consider myself a digital native, and this is not my first experience blogging.  I first stepped my toe into this world in about 2005.  Needless to say, that blog didn't last long as I didn't have much to say at that age.

I have a degree in history, and intend to teach social studies, including the often overlooked civics area.  We send 18-year-olds out into the world without a thorough understanding of what they need to know in order to function.  How do I balance a checkbook?  What's a bear market?  How does an election work?  How does a government function?  What's the difference between the Senate and the House of Representatives?  Too often, these are questions left unanswered by new high school grads.
Museums are, in my opinion, an under-utilized resource in secondary education.  Elementary kids go on a lot of field trips, but the field trips dwindle in middle school, and become rare in high school.  Though I understand why, kids can't miss a whole day of school every month for a field trip for one class, it still saddens me.  I'd like to see more field trips, or maybe presentations by professionals from outside the school.  I'd also like to see more educational media for non-science classes.  I've noticed that a lot of educational media focuses on science, and I think it's useful in all areas.

That about wraps up my interests.  I can't wait to share more!