Punishment

Alas, here is the punishment that you all have insisted on, annoyed me about, and changed. Naoni recorded and Kiara played the music so shoutout to them I guess...

For the last two weeks have been pretty uneventful, but not in a bad way. I have been staying on top of my work. Studying and really trying my best in each assignment I turn in. I have had my ups and downs like good grades, lack of sleep, and anxiety, but I like it. Over the summer I forgot how much I like using my brain. Also, all of my classes for once in my college career are classes that I am interested in. My french film class has taught me new ways to appreciate movies by explaining technical choices that directors make such as camera angles, sounds, and dialogue. It's really cool! And with my french media class, I have been learning about France and the world through a french lense. Finally, there's physics. The love of my life. Everyone has been complaining about the material and labs, but I love it so much! I love how explains things in our everyday world. It makes so much sense and when people ask me to explain I find myself overexplaining, but it's because I love it. I am really considering minoring in it tbh. My research lab with Nathan Derr is also interesting and though I am just getting started I now understand the appeal of research and think what I am trying to achieve in the lab is cool (@ Rachel you were right). Then my physics pedagogy class is teaching me how to teach physics and it's cool how teaching physics is so different from any other topic. I have been learning more indepthly about active learning, how people learn, and better ways to explain things which is super helpful for when I am in physics 117 LAing. I have learned that you can't throw away the thinking process of the students, but instead meet them where they are and try to guide them because this is how they can do better on exams. I found this concept really interesting because if I came across someone getting the wrong answer I would erase their work and make them go through the problem they would I would because I know that that ensures the right answer. But that just helps students with just that problem I didn't correct their thinking. Anyway sorry for ranting, but I really am loving this semester. Though I have a lot of work I can complain too much about because it doesn't feel like a chore :)).