Erik Sagrero – Read About It (Blog #1)

Hello, my name is Erik Sagrero and I want to teach elementary. I was born in Los Angeles (Go Dodgers!) but raised in Modesto, Ca. I get a lot if my motivation to keep going from my family; my two other brothers are both college graduates while my two younger sibling are currently in college pursuing their careers so I knew graduating from college was something I needed to do to better myself and push them to finish and graduate. When I first got to Chico State I wasn’t really sure which career I wanted to pursue but I knew wanted to do something that would leave a positive impact on the world around me. I spent some time looking at different majors but none of them caught my eye like the liberal studies major did. Growing up I didn’t have teachers who actually enjoyed their teaching career it always seemed like they were just there to earn paycheck and nothing else, that is until my brother came to Chico State and showed me what a passionate teacher looked like. Seeing a positive role model got me thinking of having my own students who I could inspire and guide them towards excellence meant a lot to me. Since declared for the liberal studies major I’ve had a great time learning a lot of material and eager to learn more. On my free time I like to go hiking, biking, listen to music or just hanging out with friends. I’m excited to see how this English course will help me grow.

To me be being a “reader” is complicated because I see it as someone who likes read about topics that they interesting about but not everyone will agree with that. Outside of school I read the sports news, NPR, lyrics, text messages, social media, reviews, recipes, subtitles and emails. I’d say the reading do outside of school is different than the reading I do in school because it isn’t always written in a formal manner it’ll could have spelling mistakes, slang and sometimes bad language. There are times where the reading I do outside of school connects with the reading I do in school for example when I’m reading NPR or anything written in a formal manner I’ll read it more carefully, slower or do more research about the given topic but when reading something like text message it won’t relate or connect with school. A big idea that I liked about Williams article was when he was describing the differences in how student and teachers viewed reader, the definition changes because their interest are different. Their views are different but most importantly they are still reading, so instead of telling a student to stop reading story books a teacher should find books that will educate the students but still met their interests. For example, if the students like sports find a way to incorporate sports to the lesson so the student will be engaged with material.