reading + video = unstoppable

i think, dear readers, it may be time for a confession.  when i’m not doing homework, or studying, or reading, or thinking, or writing, or blogging, i’m spending inordinate (by which i mean insanely excessive) amounts of time watching television.  no really.  it would probably disgust both of us if i fessed up to the actual amount.  let’s just say i’m basically in a relationship with hulu (http://www.hulu.com/).  not only that, i own all seven seasons of Gilmore Girls which i have watched so many times, i’ve now lost count.  and if that wasn’t enough, my amazing mother burns DVDs of the shows i can’t find on hulu and mails them to me regularly.  that’s right folks, i am a 25 yr old tv junkie.  i like to think that this balances out of the amount of time and energy i spend being a huge nerd and maybe makes me somewhat “normal” again.  heh, i guess i’m a lost cause.

anyway, the other day i was detoxing from midterms by dulling my brain with reality television.  i was watching America’s Next Top Model, and they were doing their Covergirl challenge (ugh, i feel like a walking advertisement right now, gross).  Basically, the girls had to write and deliver a commercial.  because it’s not good enough to be just a model, if you want to be a Top Model, you have to be versatile.  when they had their challenge, which is supposed to help the girls prep for the photo shoot/commercial/runway/what have you, one of the contestants was really nervous because she had to read a teleprompter.  she calls herself “severely dyslexic”.  when she described what this meant, she said black and white print looks like it’s moving.  not only that, but she writes her letters upside-down and backwards.  all of her life people have told her she’s stupid because she has such a hard time reading.  she said she’s even had teachers tell her she’s stupid and not worth teaching.  boy, that pissed me off.

and it also got me thinking.  i want to be a teacher someday.  and i know how incredibly difficult it will be to comply to departmental requirements while also trying to inspire folks and help find a way for them to be personally invested in whatever class i hope to be blessed enough to teach in the future.  but, right now, i’ve taken on this project.  this blog is my way of connecting all of the things i learn in school to all of the things that i learn in life.  and i hope that it sparks something in you.  i want this to be a conversation.  i want to know what is important to you.  if you’re thinking about the same things.  what you think about the things i have to say.  and how can that be achieved if i only offer one option?

clearly, it can’t.  so i’ve decided to expand leesimply.com to include video!  this way, if the girl from America’s Next Top Model wants to partake in my blog, she can!  it also means all of you who may be dyslexic, ADD, too busy, or if you just like to multi-task…you can still get in on the conversation.  i’m invested in this endeavor.  i love to learn and education is present in my every movement.  there is no hierarchy.  for me, learning and teaching are cyclical.  one cannot happen without the other.  whether you like it or not, we’re in this together.  i believe that change begins with oneself.  i’m working my hardest to make myself the best i can possibly be.  and i like to share that with you.  i think if we can keep this going, we may just be unstoppable.  which is good, because there’s a lot of work to do.

now, there’s just one more option.  pretty cool, huh?

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p.s. sorry i’m so awkward.  i hope it gets easier as i keep doing it.  =)