Hello, my name is Courtney Lavand, and like
everyone else in English 101, I am also a freshman here at ISU. I have never
blogged, used Google Docs or Gmail; all of these sources are very confusing for
me! While attending ISU, my major is Special Education, in the hopes that one
day I will have my own class and be teaching Special Education for elementary
students. Most children say they want to be a astronaut, the president, a
superhero, I on the other had have always wanted to be an elementary teacher.
In high school I started working with children in the Special Education
classroom and I loved it, which was the start to my dream of wanting to become
a special Ed teacher.
Before arriving at ISU, I graduated from Crystal Lake Central High
School. I loved high school and I was very involved with extra curricular
activities. I was on the pom team all four years. My sophomore year I moved up
to varsity and continued to stay on the team and make it to state for the next
three years. Going to state was the best experience from my high school career,
especially after being the state champs three years in a row.
I am a very family and friend oriented person. I will do anything and
everything to help my family or friends and I know they would do the same for
me. Back at home I live with my mom and dad and my younger brother Kyle, who is
a sophomore at Crystal Lake Central High School. I love to help people and
always give people the best advice I can give them. At home, I am a nanny for a
8 year old girl with Cerebral Palsy. Cerebral Palsy is a disorder involving the
brain and nervous system causing the little girl to have difficulty walking and
using her muscles. It is a tough job but I love helping out Julianna and her
family, which is also great practice for my future career. Here at ISU I recently
got a job at Potbelly’s, which I am very excited to start!
Academic wise, English is not at the top of my list for favorite
classes. To be honest with you, I love math. I tend to have a difficult time
when writing and knowing when to use which grammar and where. I am hoping after
this English class, my writings will improve and I can be much more confident
then. Well that completes my first blog, let’s see how the rest of these go!
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I am the same way, I hate English and love math.and I work at a resturant here on campus. :)
ReplyDeleteawesome introducton Courtney, I'm not good at English either so we can help each other out!I dont know if were supposed to crtic these but you forgot your word count. And I'm not commenting because she told me to but I'm pretty sure I knew this about you already...just saying. :) dont be shocked if you see Kinsey and I show up at your new job! haha :D
ReplyDeleteThat is very admirable that you nanny that little 8 year old year old girl. Cerebral Palsy is a horrible, horrible disease. My little cousin has it, and it is so difficult to watch her struggle everytime I see her. I'm sure she loves when you come over and you brighten her day, thats good for you.
ReplyDeleteI am a special ed. major too!!! Its awesome how you babysat for a child with cerebral palsy! I've babysat kids with autism and that's about it for me, but I'd like to have more experiences with kids of all disabilities.
ReplyDeleteIt is great that you have always wanted to work in Special Education. One of my close is a special education major here at ISU. She says that it has always been her dream as well. Congrats on winning State! That is certainly something to be proud of. My high school choir won state every year that I was in high school (and I think since then) and it was the best part of my high school career as well.
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