BLOG POST #6- interview and expert

PART A:
1. A description of the background the source (person you interviewed) has (e.g. What have they studied? What do they do for a living?)

I interviewed Kristin Jung who has been a first grade teacher at Walker elementary School for the past twenty one years.  She studied child education in college.

2. Explain why they are a reliable source

Kristin Jung is a reliable resource because she is a teacher and therefore has had a lot of time to learn about children and how to teach them.  She is also very experienced because she has worked with first graders for the past twenty one years.

3. How and when did you interview them?

I interviewed Kristin Jung through email from April 12th through April 19th. 

PART B:
1. 3-5 interview questions you asked them and under each question write notes of what they said.
      Why don't children go to school?
- There are a lot of families who pull their kids out of school to take family vacations.  This can be very disruptive to a child's education and it is frustrating as the teacher because many of the activities that they miss can't be made up.
-This year in particular I have had about 11 of my 26 students miss 3-7 days of school for family vacations and some of these were right before the scheduled Spring Break.

      What are the advantages and disadvantages of going to school online?
-  I think one of the biggest advantages would be financial.  I think there are many students who can't afford to go away to college and this would allow them to save money.  An online program may also be a faster way to earn a degree.
-Some disadvantages would be no interaction with the professor or other students.  I think people learn so much more by being active learners
-This to me would be the biggest drawback.  I also think that having the "college experience" is so important and by not going to a college or university, this would be lost.