Well this week I intended to do more for this class than I actually did. I intended to do all of the assignments for week 3 and also many for week 4. I wanted to do this because I dont like to have assignments sitting around not finished. I know that week four is not due now but just having them there makes me crazy! Now what I did was finish up week 3 (just now). That is it. I just got finished with a (very) rough draft of my webliography. I had fun with this (to a point). I don't usually spend much fun time on my computer. I bought it for one reason and one reason only, and that is for school. The only other thing I use it for is emailing friends in other states or countries. I can't exactly give out all their email addresses! So coming up with fun stuff totally threw me off. I caught me telling myself, "I am fun.....aren't I". I'm sure I will have alot more to add, but for now that is it. I think that it will be fun to get that perfected. I looked at some of the summer classes and boy they really did a good job! Hopefully I can get to that point someday. Right now I am having a hard time thinking of what I am going to include on my own. I did however come up with a topic for the MRP. I haven't narrowed it down yet but nevertheless, I have a topic. My topic is Apraxic kids. It is a very interesting topic. I look forward to finding out more information on this topic. I did subscribe to a mailing list.......very high volume. I had 151 emails friday!! Most of the entries are from parents and things they are going through with their kids. I couldn't read them all, but what I did read fascinated me.
I also enjoy writing in the discussions. I didn't do this this week. I finished that part of the assignment last friday. But I don't think I have ever mentioned it before. I like to read the other responses everyone is posting. I see how different we all are. The vark inventory told me that I was a mild aural learner. I guess by mild they mean that I am kinda there and kinda not. I think so too. I like a variety of learning style, but for the most part I like to listen and then think about it on my own.
When completing these assignments this week I tried to think about them even after I have posted. If I think of something else I come back and modify. I have done that several times. I even found myself thinking over my essential question in the bath tub this evening! Now how is a bath relaxing if I can't get it out of my head!!
I have come to realize that the process of research never really stops. I am thinking over possible ways of looking at my topic and listening more careful to conversations involving my topic. For example, Friday I heard some graduate students talking about therapy stratagies for Apraxic kids. I jumped right in on the conversation. I also found out that working with them can sometimes be pretty "boring", (such repetitive drill) but in the end the two people I was talking with liked it for the most part. Anyway that, in away, got me even more interested in DAS.

Some questions I am asking myself:
I wonder how I am gonna get all my work done. I also wonder how I can organize a little better. I am having a hard time finding enough time to actually sit down and search the internet. How can I find a way to do that? But I will. I always find a way and this time is no different :)
MDS