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Brianna Gitchuway

Reflective Journal 1

Professor Biggers

ECED 303

14 January 2022
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Reflective Journal 1

Ever since I was a child, I was interested in collecting books. I wasn’t necessarily

interested in reading the books, but having them around made me want to read them one day. I

remember growing up with my grandparents and they had a shelf full of books. It wasn’t until

recently when I started reading a series of books that interested me. I started to read thrillers,

love books, and fiction was my favorite because I could imagine myself inside of the book.

Everyday in high school, I used to spend my lunch in the library in order to catch up on my

reading. I tried to make a goal by the end of each week to finish the book I was reading. When I

turned 18 and got my first job, I was able to spend most of my checks on driving to Barnes and

Noble and paying for books I’ve always wanted to read. Because I work 16 hour days and I go to

school full time, I don’t have enough time to read my favorite books.

My mom was mostly on the road because she worked long hours and my step dad used to

read my sisters and I dora books because they were my favorite. When I got older, I stopped

reading dora books and started to read Charlie Bone books. One of the best series to read, in my

opinion. With my mom being an accountant, I saw her more on the computer than her physically

writing on paper. I discovered my mom used to write in a journal every night before bed. She

would write about her day and whether it was good or bad and what she could have done

differently for that day and the other days as well. I never imagined that I would write my own

journal, but I discovered that writing in a journal is very therapeutic when you don’t know how

to talk to someone about your feelings.

The last time I went to a library was when my boyfriend brought me to a Barnes and

Noble in LA. It was the best experience because I have never seen a Barnes and Noble so big

before, filled with every type of book you could dream of. I never thought my love for books
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would be so strong until I couldn’t decide what books I wanted to buy. I knew I wanted them all

and my face lit up like a Christmas tree. One amazing impact that made me choose to be a

teacher was a professor I had when I took my first Child development course at Antelope Valley

College. My professor taught the class everything we should know about children and their

families and how important it is for children to be in school and learn from someone who can

teach them properly. I remember when my professor mentioned that children shouldn’t be

subjected to toys based on gender and I’ve seen it happen way too many times where parents say,

“that’s a boys toy only.” In reality, there are no gender specific toys and children should be able

to play with any toy they want to.