Many thanks

I want to say many thanks to everyone who commented or gave me advice in our blogs, but a special thanks to Michelle:

I know that I have told you this multiple times, but your blog assignments are always so fun to read. Not only are they informative but they are fun to look at. I love the visual affects that you use and the information that you work so hard to find. I wish you the best in the future no matter the path you take.
TIFFANY

I also want to wish everyone the best of luck in the early childhood adventures, no matter which path you are breaking off into now. I hope that this journey has been as memorable for you as it has me.

Saying good-bye

I have been involved in many groups in my years and have usually found it very easy to say good-bye. I have had some people that it has been difficult to part with but overall it has been relativly easy to part ways. I have had a few that it was difficult to say good-bye to. I was involved in 4-H for over 10 years and when i was too old to participate, it was difficult to step away from the aspect of filling my summers with camps, projects and a thousand other activties that used to occupy my time. I decided that i would be a 4-H leader to still be involved with the program and the children that I had seen come in and join since I had been in the program. That idea only lasted about a year, the feeling was just not the same and didnt allow me the freedom and creativity that I had always been involved with.
When I left my sorority, after graduation, there were a few girls that I was sad to see go and others that i couldnt get away from fast enough. When I graduated fromo my undergrad I cried as I knew a big part of my life was ending and would never be the same again.
As far as leaving the team I have started at Walden i believe it will be an easy transition, only because this has been an online experience and I have not had the priviledge of getting to know my classmates on a one on one basis. There is one in particular that I will miss blogging with, she has been a great inspiration to me and has given me many good ideas that I have used and will continue to use in my daily life, Thank you to Stacie Smith!!

A solution to the problem

I am currently having an issue at work with my co-teacher, and no matter the strategey I use to try and communicate with her, it seems that the information is "in one ear and out the otehr." I believe that we simply have two very different teaching styles and that in order for us to work with this, we will have to do our lessons separate. I have communicated with her through email, (she is a BIG emailer), and I have tried to speak with her face to face. I have learned to "suck it up" and just go with the flow as it makes the work area much calmer. My stress level is at an all time high and when I get off of work I am spent for the day.
According to the website, The Thirdside, I may want to take a step back and think about the points that she has that are correct or make sense and apply to the situation. I need to not always assume that I am right and she is wrong, which honestly I think I do a pretty good job at.

The Thirdside. (2012). Retrieved from http://www.thirdside.org/skills.cfm

My communication

I have thought of myself as a good communicator. I know that I have downfalls and areas that need to be worked on but I also know that I am able to communicate with anyone when the time calls for it. I know that there certain types of communication that I need to use with certain people and at certain times. My co-workers, as well as friends have all labeled me to be a sarcastic person and in a way that bothers me but I konw it is true. I know that I need to watch when I am using my sarcasism. I often use sarcasm as a defense mechanism if i believe there is something wrong and that is not the professional way to handle certain situations. I have learned that communication is EVERYWHERE. whether you realize it or not simply driving by someone yoiu are communicating. Your body language or what you are doing in your car can "say" a lot about you, and your facial expressions are the tell all about how you are feeling at any given point in time. These are all things that I see in other people but am not as aware when it comes to myself.

The surveys pinned me right on the head:
they claimed I was an empathetic listener, which I woudl completely agree with. they also said that I was a fair communicator when it came to  verbal aggressiveness, and that I Shy away from certain situations and am very comfortable in others when communicating. Yes I'd say I was pleasently surprised. What makes it better is that when I had others take the survey they scored it the same way.

communicating with diversity

I do indeed find myself communicating differently, depending on the person I am talking to. I know that at work, as I have said before, we have many parents that are from other countries and speak broken english or ask for things that are different from the norm. This is when I show extra attention and speak in a tone that is very respectful and soothing. When I am talking with myco-workers it depends on who they are and how close we are. My family is whole other issue in itself. With my Mother I do not communicate with her in any different manner than I woudl with my friends. I sadly have a sailor's mouth around my friends and that is the way I am with my Mother. With the rest of my family I speak to them as they are my family. I am polite as possible but do not hold back, or sugar coat anything. The situation really depends on how I change my style of communication. At work I communicate with the children by using a stern yet soft voice if they are misbehvaing, or if the children are acting as they should, I use a tone that is upbeat and fun but on their level. I never talk above a child and do not talk down to them as though they are lesser than I.

"house"

I know that the assignment said to watch a show you do not normally watch, but it has been years since I have watch "House" I thought it would be fun to watxh with the sound off.  I watched the show in silence and the non-verbal communication that goes on on that show is amazing. If you did not have subtitles or sound you would think that House was MAD all the time. The way his body movements were when he was talking with patients and especialy with his crew of Dr.s lead you to eblieve that he is always angry. His facial expressions show sarcasim and disrespect. The funny thing about this show is this is really how House talks, his non-verbal vs. his verbal are very similar. The other Dr.s of the show are not as easy to read. Their movements were not as revealing as House's. I had a coulple of "aha" moments once I turned the sound back on and paid attention to the other Dr.s. I noticed that one of the Dr.s look like she was sad and misserable, when infact she was just having a moment when she was discussing a medical term with the patient. People's body language can be very tricky to read. I am glad in a way that I watch a show that i was somewhat familiar with, like I said I have not seen it in years, but What i thought I knew about these characters was completely off when I coudl not hear what they were saying.

A communicator I'd like to model

I would love to be able to communicate in ways similar to my mother-in-law. The woman is very professional when need be, but down home when the time is right. She is ver eloquent with her words and knows just how to place them in order. She can take the same sentence and twist it from a complement to an insult in no time. She has the greatest mannerisms in her words.
Another person that I would like to be able to communicate like ONLY IN SOME WAYS, is my own mother. My mom has a mouth on her, Not that I woudl like to show my colors in front of everyone, but when the time is right my mother can lay one on you and not think twice about it. My mother is the one who answers the phone when those dinner time advertisors call to interupt and try to sell yoiu somethig. She has no problem giving them a quick peace of mind and then hanging up. I am too nice of a person I will stay on the phone and say no thank you 20 times before they get the hint and finally give up on me. If I could combine those two talents i think I coudl be a very good communicator.