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Sitting other side of the desk

Purviben K. Trivedi-Ziemba Challenges , , , , ,

Other Side of the Desk

 

I am going back to school for Masters in Marriage and Family Therapy.  Sitting on other side of desk is…. 

Enjoyable

Exhilarating

Scary

Overwhelming

Hard work

Allow me to have study dates with my kids

Let my kids boss me around about need to stay on task 🙂 

 

In nutshell, being on other side of the desk gives me a perspective from my kids, my students’, view.  This week I have a quiz and 3 papers due, each 7-9 pages with at least 5 scholarly, peer reviewed references .  (OK. It would have been two, if I had managed my time right and have earlier submission on time. Still working on time management.  

I am learning so much, fast paced and enjoying every minute of it, OK almost every minute of it.  Now, if I have this time management thing under control, then I will be rocking.

 

 

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I am again participating in the March Slice of Life challenge via the Two Writing Teachers site. The whole month of march, we blog and share little slices of  lives- some we experience, some we find while walking around.  Would you like to join us too?

 

 

Creating This Blog

Purviben K. Trivedi-Ziemba Georgia Online Professional Learning , , , , , , , , , , , , , , ,

Hello,

Welcome to my blog.

Though I have often think of creating a blog, it had remained just a wishful thinking and ideal thought till today. I am creating this blog as a requirement for Georgia Virtual Learning Open Online Teacher Training. I chose to create my blog on edublogs as it was easy to navigate and manage. I will write this blog from perspective of an educator, a learner & Mom of my Awesome, Amazing kiddos.

As a mom, I want my kids to do their very best regardless of if they choose to be a bricklayer or a neurosurgeon. As a teacher, I want each one of students – the whiz kids and the struggling learners- to experience little successes so they can build on them. Being a student not only keeps my brain sharp, it allows me to keep things in perspective. When I am sitting on other side of the desk, as a student I experience the anxiety and uncertainty of waiting for the grade after submitting an assignment. As a learner, I experience joy of the light bulb moment and euphoria of acknowledgement from my mentor. Being a student allows me to empathize with my struggling student. My struggling to learn a front stroke in swimming is not any different than a kid leaning to master fraction, Na?

Therefore, once again I am a student, a learner, a seeker of new knowledge. I want to do well, get good grades and learn just like all the students in our classes. I want to add in my knowledge toolbox. There are some assignments I will sail through, while for several I will have hard time comprehending and will need assistance. At times, I will agree enthusiastically, while other I will ask what purpose this assignment serves? I will ask for guidance, look for collaboration, dance with joy upon succeeding and shake my head in frustration when struggling.

You, my reader, are an important voice in my journey. We can engage in positive dialogue with respect and without any negativity. Feel free to give a feedback and come back often.

Best wishes.

Purviben K. Trivedi-Ziemba