Blog Post 1

     Hello everyone.  My name is Ouida McDaniel.  I live in Lucedale, MS.  I am 32 years old and have been married for 13 years.  I have three children whose ages range form 10 to 6.  I am a Christian and attend most of the functions held at my church.  My world pretty much revolves around my children and the activities that they are involved in.
     South Alabama is an excellent University that is close to where I live.  That is the main reason that I am attending this school.  My major is in Secondary Education in Social Sciences.  I love history, economics, geography and reading which are the subjects that I will be teaching.  I have always enjoyed passing knowledge that I have learned to others.  Because of this I feel like I should be a teacher.  I want to show students how fun learning can be and to teach them how to learn.  I believe that if we can teach students how to learn than we can create in them life long learners.
     I have learned by looking at the Penn State website that  I am a procrastinator.  I have accepted that and know that I have to find ways to change my thinking of time and how I manage it.  This website is fantastic and should be mandatory for all students to read.  Several of the tips will be beneficial to me.  First, the use of a planner.  If I use a calender and a daily schedule I will better be able to see how I am using my time.  I will also be able to keep myself from attempting to put to much into one day.  Monitoring my time is another tip that I will be making use of .  I will be able to set my schedule to maximize my time.  Most important for me will to be sure I schedule some breaks in the day as the website suggests.  I have three kids who are home for the summer and they require a good bit of attention.  I have several time wasters in my life.  I watch too much T.V. and have allowed it to cut into the time I need to be spending  on projects. The whole section on procrastination is geared  toward me.  Using the tip to overcome my procrastination will allow me to reach my goals for my classes and for my life.  I think the tips to break big jobs down into smaller parts will be very beneficial to me.  If I do this it will help me from feeling overwhelmed.  In all this assignment will be a great help to me.