Hi! My name is Margie Bitsimis. I am originally from Long Island, New York. East Meadow to be exact. I attended Elementary, Junior High, and High School there. They turned my Elementary and Junior High into condo’s. I guess people stopped having kids after the baby boom generation, of which I am a part of.
I have never, before today, worked on a Mac computer. I own a PC, but I would not say I am very proficient on it. I basically e-mail, and look up websites of interest. I also pay some bills online, which is pretty advanced for me. I took an online course this summer, so I learned about chat rooms and how to post papers/comments. That about covers my extent of computer knowledge.
The part of the UCSM Mission Statement that I feel I can relate the most to is the part about life-long learning. As an “older” student returning to college, I find myself enjoying being back in a classroom again. There is so much to learn. You don’t reach an age, and think you know everything, that there is nothing new for you to learn. The world is constantly changing, and we must be open to learning new and exciting thoughts, and welcome new ideas and ways of thinking. We should all be constant learners, and be willing to accept that we don’t know everything, and be willing to change our way of thinking and acting to better facilitate our students learning and needs.
2 comments:
I love that you are back in school and learning! It is cool that you are tackling computers too...hang in there; all this knowledge will pay off in the classroom!
I'm an older student too and this is my first semester back. It's a little different than what I remember! Good luck and you're right, it's never too late.
My late husband was from Long Island and we've been back several times. Love the area.
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