Category: Learn Sumthin’

Jane Eyre…

Recently I have enrolled in a “Victorian Fiction and its Reading Audience” course.

The first reading is Charlotte Bronte’s Jane Eyre.

At first I thought this might have been the worst book I have ever read in my life….after thinking about I have to say….it IS the worst book I have read in my life!

I heard that this book is often described as “Chick Lit”, which I have to say explains a lot.  The book is an autobiographical novel about an orphan (Jane Eyre) and her life journey as a governess (nanny) in England.

I think there are a couple movies made, but I will never be watching any of them….EVER!

If your a girl as sexist as it sounds you may enjoy this book…if you’ve every played Skyrim in you underwear I suggest you stay far away.

 

– Gardener

Results from Junior Achievement!!!!!

Today I took part in a Junior Achievement program where I was accountable for teaching the significance of balancing a budget and education.

I enjoyed it very much and the kids were very engaged in the material.  Actually I always wanted to be the teacher and me attempting to get a bachelors in English literature is definitely connected to that.

These sessions are a good way for me to judge whether or not teaching is something I enjoy.  I’ve done this program for 4 yeas now and it has been going great.

Hopefully I get to do it next year.

– Gardener

Tomorrow I will be volunteering with a company called Junior Achievement.  The program I will be participating in is called “Economics to Success”.  Basically this program involves teaching the students, who are in the 8th grade, about budgeting their money along with the importance of higher education.

I’ve done the program for the past three years and they have gone great and I am very excited for tomorrow.

I’ll be sure to let y’all know how it went!

– Gardener