Enjoy Your Winter Break

To: Everyone

**************And*************

*****And to All A Good Night*****


From: (ME)

++++++++++++++++Kimberly Pierce

My EDM 310 Blog Assignments are Now Complete

TO MY FELLOW PEERS: THIS JOURNEY HAS COME TO AN END. THERE HAVE BEEN SOME GOOD TIMES AND THERE HAVE BEEN SOME MORE GOOD TIMES. WE MADE IT THROUGH! I AM GLAD TO HAVE MET YOU ALL AND FEEL FREE TO SPEAK WHEN WE CROSS PATHS!!! AREN'T YOU ALL GLAD YOU CHOSE MS. AVERITT FOR YOUR EDM 310 CLASS? I KNOW I AM!!! WHEN I DIDN'T SEE HER NAME ON RATE MY PROFESSOR. COM, I DIDN'T KNOW IF I SHOULD CHOOSE HER OR NOT, BUT LUCKILY I DID!!! "THANKS AGAIN MS. AVERITT"!!! HOPE TO SEE YOU ALL AROUND!!! K. PIERCE DON'T FORGET TO RATE OUR PROFESSOR SO OTHERS WILL KNOW WHAT TO EXPECT!

Electronic Contact

This assignment was more challenging than I thought. I had contacted three teachers weeks ago and no one responded. I was giving up until I finally chose Rex Moak, a physics instructor at Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College who I thought would be a good candidate for this assignment. I know what you are thinking, "He has a cool name, Huh?" That's not the only thing interesting about him. He lucked up on teaching and have been doing it for 18 years now. I beleive his story will provide many of you all with hope and inspiration to continue in this profession. Good Luck TO ALL of you!!! And thanks to Mr. Moak for the quick feedback!!!

(Below is the email I sent him and his response)

Sent: Wednesday, December 03, 2008 4:15 PM
To: rex.moak@mgccc.cc.ms.us
Subject: Electronic Interaction Assignment

Hey, my name is Kimberly Pierce. I am a junior at the University of
South Alabama in Mobile, AL. I am majoring in education. A class I am
taken this semester requires we contact an educator outside the state
through the web. During this class I had interviewed a teacher who
specialized in podcasting her lectures. After viewing her site
www.molecafe.com, I thought it would be great to contact her inspiration
for becoming a chemistry teacher. The chemistry teacher I am referring
to is Mrs. LeGrove, a teacher at Mary G. Montgomery also located in
Mobile Al. She took your Chemistry II Class at Pascagoula High School.
She claims you are one of the reasons she chose to teach chemistry as a
profession. If you have any time, I was wondering if you can tell me who
or what was your inspiration for the field you chose and how long have
you been in your field.

Thanks for participating in my assignment, Kimberly Pierce

Sent: Thursday, December 4, 2008 10:26 am
To kc802@jaguar1.usouthal.edu
Subject RE: Electronic Interaction Assignment

Ms. Pierce, I would be glad to let you know my history. My mentor was actually my 10th grade Biology teacher, Dewayne Denton, although I had no intention of being a teacher myself. He taught me his first year out of college, and we were friends until he passed away last year. I was in industry for several years after college, working in the up and down cycle of the economy, and I was in between jobs and looking for employment when he suggested I teach temporarily while planning my next career move (the state was desperate for science teachers). I thought, Why not for a year or two? That was in 1990, when I started at Pascagoula High School and taught until 1997. Then I moved to the community college and have been here ever since. This will be my 18th year teaching (a little longer than I had originally planned!). Thanks for letting me know about Mrs. LeGrone. Her choicest words for me when she was in my class were, as I remember, something to do with Satan, the Devil, and being the biggest pain in her life:) Those are the students I really like to teach! It's always good to know you had a positive (hopefully!) impact
on someone's life! If I can do anything else for you, let me know.
Good luck with your project!!

Rex Moak