Final Statements

Final Statements and Course Reflection

I've learned a lot this semester: not only about teaching, but about life -- and writing. I've learned to accept revision as a part of the process, and how to embrace my imperfections in my writing processes. I am planning on (potentially) pursuing a career in special education, if all goes to plan: but if I not, I have developed my writing skills enough to fit them into any profession or workplace. 

Overall, I enjoyed writing my blogs this semester, but one of my most favorite blogs was "Fail, Try Again, Succeed: Embracing Failure in the Writing Process,"  which can be found here. This blog connects to the threshold concept of All Writers Have More To Learn. Shortly after exploring this threshold concept, I found myself focusing less and less on producing perfect work, and more on creating imperfect building blocks to be revised in the future. I've always been a chronic perfectionist, and, with that issue, I've struggled to put the words on the page. Since learning more about this threshold concept, I have been able to find ways to enjoy writing as a collective activity, and not as a activity that is designed to be "judged" or "praised" for. In my blog, I state the importance of moving away from "perfection" in order to accept "imperfection." 

When we choose to see writing as a "imperfect practice," it means that we do, indeed, have the potential to break from "perfectionism" that plagues us. After all, perfectionism is "unattainable", draining, and impossible. I am grateful for this chapter in NWWK, and will continue to refer back to it throughout the course of my professional, Public Relations, and creative writing career. I hope to eventually apply my teachings to a special education classroom in the future, where I can help students with their confidence.

My teaching philosophy, Engaging in Service: Contributing to Community Education, which can be found here, focuses on bridging the gap between my love for teaching, community service, and my love for writing. In this blog, I state the importance of leading with community education, and through that, finding ways to transform individuals with the act of writing. I plan on implementing these concepts into my future career -- whether it's related to professional writing, public relations, creative writing, teaching, or freelance work.

I am grateful for the many resources and aids that I was able to use throughout our semester. Several of these sources can be found in my Annotated Links page, which has five of my helpful resources. If you click on this link, you'll be able to view my sources (which, will hopefully be helpful for you!) I also would like to encourage my peers to use my resources as well. I look forward to supporting them and their work as Teachers of Record this fall.

I look forward to seeing where my writing journey takes me, and I look forward to implementing these concepts into my career, my writing, and my passions. I am grateful for the process of revision, and am excited to use it as a helpful tool in my future (instead of seeing it as something negative). I am open and excited to transformational work and writing in my future, and I look forward to seeing what will happen through that.