Saturday, January 29, 2011

Pila101-Introduction to Pilar Sanchez


       Hi! My name is Pilar Sanchez. Aside from spending my 9th grade year at a private Catholic high school, I have attended Schools in San Marcos my whole life. From kindergarten through 5th grade I attended Knob Hill Elementary School. From there I went to Woodland Park Middle School until I completed 8th grade. Finally, I spent the last 3 years of my secondary education at San Marcos High School. Subsequent to graduating high school, I attended CSUSM where I recently received a BS in business accounting.

         For the most part, I’m faithful to technology, however I know I will never be completely dependent on it.  I enjoy technology for its speed and convenience.  I am addicted to having an electronic trail of the purchases I’ve made, and the doctor’s appointments I’ve scheduled. I love Evites and their “Yes, No and Maybe” buttons. I enjoy emailing customer support, and not having to worry about a busy signal. I’m grateful for email confirmations, text messages, and video chats, and I love love LOVE tracking my packages.
         Although I may have a soft spot for cyborgs with Austrian accents, there are some parts of my life where I refuse to let technology become a part of. For instance, I will always take notes by hand because I feel it helps me retain information better. Also, it seems the speed at which I read is dramatically slower when I’m reading off a computer screen. So I will never be the proud owner of an Ebook or a Kindle.
         The first sentence of the COE mission statement is very powerful. It makes it clear that the COE’s main agenda is to improve the public education system.  Truthfully, this mission statement had no influence on my decision to enter the CSUSM credential program. In fact, I hadn’t even been aware of it before this class. It does however make me more confident of my decision to enter this program. 
Posted by Pilarjsanchez at 2:58 PM

4 comments:

  1. NoelleJanuary 30, 2011 at 3:20 PM

    Hi Pilar,

    I like taking notes by hand also because I can't type fast enough and I also can't doodle on the side of my word documents.

    See you later.

    -Noelle

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  2. Lindsey DeetzJanuary 31, 2011 at 10:00 AM

    Pilar I completely agree with you on taking notes and reading without the use of technology.I write faster than I type... and I type pretty fast so that means I can write at super fast speeds.... I have also tried reading on the Kindle and I presonally do not like it either. I find that you have to buy your books all over again if you want to read them on the Kindle... In my opinion I think it is stupid to buy the same book twice. I also get headaches if I read too much on the computer... As much as my hand does get sore quite frequently... I never bring my laptop to any class.

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  3. Andy FolzJanuary 31, 2011 at 10:30 AM

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  4. Sara JFebruary 3, 2011 at 3:44 PM

    Hi Pilar,

    Props on getting a BS in accounting. That's awesome! It is a very hard program. I took a few courses in accounting but it just wasn't for me. I definitely know what you mean by reading off the computer or a kindle. I also couldn't see my self ever buying one of those just because its harder for me to read off one.

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