Week 2: Self

Week 2: The Individual Self


I think the term “self” is how a person perceives themselves and is influenced by how the rest of the world sees them. For example, a teacher is distinguished in how she runs her classroom. She can either begin the school year showing the children “who is boss” or she can set the rules and observe what happens. In my Montessori classroom, I have been able to set the rules from the beginning of the school year. My children know what I expect from them and they know what to expect from me.

My experiences in a traditional classroom and online classes have been different in comparison. In a classroom, I am able to become familiar with the other students and teacher within a few days. I am able find out there likes and dislikes, their mannerisms, and what kind of background they come from. In an online class, I do feel the human interaction is missing. I have never had a sense of community studying in an online class. (I am hoping this course changes that. I have never kept a blog so this is going to be an experience of a life time.)

I think the impression someone would perceive from my blog, through this class, that I am very private. I only share enough information for a person to have a small amount of knowledge of who I am. I will share more about myself once I feel comfortable in an environment, but I am not sure how much to share online. I know this sounds like one of those commercials-“Be careful what you put online, it is there forever!”