Technology Terrors

This is humbling. I am going to be a student in a doctoral program and am (finally) being forced to become current with technology. I believe I have been sensitive to the issues of students with learning issues, emotional issues, family dysfunction and other concerns which negatively impact learning in my work as a teacher, Learning Disabilities Teacher-Consultant, school counselor and Director of Guidance. There were times in my life when I felt less than smart and discovering over the years that I could learn, that I could contribute and that I was intelligent was part of my journey. This is another step, but IT ISN'T FUN TO FEEL STUPID! I am working so hard to learn about technology and merely being able to write this tonight is a success. I know I CAN and WILL succeed, but it is a bit of a struggle.

I listen to the other students in my current class and they know so much more about technology than I do. I am in awe of their knowledge and their facility with what I find difficult and belabored. I believe I know quite a bit about counseling. I hope we can share and help one another to learn and to feel comfortable with our new journeys. I like my class. I am fortunate to be with others for whom counseling is an interest. For several summers, I attended a one-week workshop in Counseling Leadership at UMASS/Amherst. These were weeks spent with over 100 other counselors. We would laugh about what a pleasure it was to be with people who knew how to get along and how to resolve conflicts. I feel as though this class is something akin to that experience.