So Far So Good

Today I was asked to write a blog about learning, which is actually something I don't reflect on very often. I kept asking myself "What am I going to write about?!" After all, this is my first blog entry and I do have to make a good impression. Then, after writing my first introductory e-mail to the rest of the online tutors, I finally got some insight as to what I wanted to write about.

Choices.

If there's one thing I've learned about this whole education thing, it's that choices really don't have to be all that difficult. All through high school people have told me to pick what I want to pursue as a career because I "can't do everything." However, I don't see much truth in that.

I think I can integrate all my threads of interest and make one big comfy sweater. In other words, my interests in music, psychology, media, and current affairs can be fused together through writing. Writing doesn't limit you to one topic or idea. Instead, it challenges you to probe for new and exciting issues that you feel passionate enough to either support or refute. I feel that this truly gives one a sense of his or her values and what he or she believes in. So truth be told, writing does not open a door, it opens many.

Now that I have my thinking cap on, I've come up with another issue to discuss.

Fear.

Upon my arrival at the Learning Centre I immediately felt a sense of hesitation. I felt like I was the 'new kid' and I had to do everything perfectly or else I would get frowned upon. There was no initial incident that provoked me to feel this way. In fact, I've never met a more welcoming bunch of people. Instead, it was a mental predisposition, the momentary thought that maybe I am getting myself involved with something I cannot physically do. Almost like the butterflies you get before you go onstage and perform a play: there's that one second of fear that makes you wonder if you will mess up or not.

Luckily, I snapped out of it quickly. I went over the training manual, did the activities in the booklet and even watched a couple of tutoring sessions. It wasn't until after the first tutoring session when I felt that little speck of fear begin to dwindle. I can do this, I thought to myself. Then when I was asked to write this blog I came to a conclusion: at the end of the day, I'm on the same page as everyone else. We're all here to teach, learn and discover new things. These three things are continuous; they never stop. Therefore, I can never be a step behind!


For someone who didn't know what to write about I sure had a lot to say, don't you think? ;)