Video games

Honestly, I haven't always been a big fan of video games, especially since my future professional goal of elementary education hasn't been seen as a big supporter of children sitting in front of a television for hours on end, instead of doing something that will benefit them, like reading. With that said, I wasn't all that excited about starting to read Gee's text, What Video Games have to Teach us about Learning and Literacy. I didn't want to read a book about some author telling me why video games are good for children.
After reading chapter one, my views have turned a bit, and I actually do want to continue reading Gee's book. After today's class discussion on claims Gee made in chapter one, I wanted to read on into chapter two to hear what Gee had to say about semiotic domains and whether or not playing video games is a waste of time. Though my views on this issue are becoming more open, thanks to Gee, I still am a little apprehensive to just let my beliefs about video games go. I will read Gee's text with open ears and an accepting mind, and I hope to really analyze what Gee has to say. After all, if he can claim all of the claims we thought of in class, he must have an argument that he wants those who oppose the idea of video games to see, like myself.

Learning something new

Currently, it's hard for me to think of a specific "something" that's new to me that I'm in the process of learning. I haven't taken up any new hobbies in awhile, which probably points out that I should, and I haven't tried anything lately that I've never done before, like skateboarding or knitting. One thing I guess I am hoping to "re-learn" is dance, more specifically jazz or lyrical. I was a dancer for seven years, during my junior high and high school years, and I have really missed that form of expression in my life. Therefore, I have put some effort forth in finding a good dance studio in Chico. I have located one, Hype Dance Studio, but I need to still see, for the college level, how advanced you have to be, since I haven't jazz/lyrical danced for years, let alone busted out a pique, piroette, or even the simplest split leap. So, I guess I'm "re-learning" jazz dance, all to make me happy, do something for myself in my hectic life, and create a place for personal expression, and I'm really excited about it.

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