To start, I just wanted to mention that this is my first blog experience (as I am pretty sure is the case with my other 3 reading group/blog members). My name is Alexandra (Alex) Lawless and I am 25 years old. I am currently studying a Masters of Primary and Middle School teaching, with my two main learning areas being Outdoor Education and SOSE (now known as History and Geography thanks to ACARA). Previous to this, I studied a bachelor of Sport and Recreation Management straight after high school, which I completed in 2007, and then decided to head into the 'real world' to work full time. After 4 years of experiencing what 'real life' had to offer, I decided that teaching is what I really wanted to do, so here I am!
English, to me, is not just an independant subject at school where students learn about grammer, study books and authors and write essays. Literacy is a life skill useful in most, if not all aspects of daily life and reading can be used to relax, to go on an adventure, to get away without actually going anywhere...I'm not saying that correct grammer or author, book and film studies aren't important, they are. But children and adoescents need to get excited about what literature has to offer and hopefully, as an up and coming teacher, I can make this happen!
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