Oklahoma Baptist University

I'm not happy with the changes OBU is bringing to the campus. What's the point of adding more sports teams and paying for scholarships when other students are having to transfer because OBU won't offer them scholarships to keep them there. Is having more sports teams going to keep the transferring non-athlete student? Why do we need a football team when we've been fine without one for so long? Isn't this just going to bring the cost of tuition up even more? Do we have the room and finances for a varsity swim team? What about the departments who are not able to give their student workers enough hours because their budget can't afford it? Oklahoma Baptist University has a pretty campus on the outside, but what about the mess on the inside? Buildings that need desperate repair (Ford Music Hall, Agee Dormitory, Shawnee Hall), classrooms that come with wasp spray because the infestation is so bad, and the room damages that students are charged for even if they didn't do the damage are all examples of maintenance that needs to be performed before the addition of new high-cost sports teams. The pool for example: it is now having renovations done on it for the addition of the new swim teams. It has maintenance issues and the pictures of the drained pool look disgusting. Why is OBU just now addressing these issues?

These are some of the questions I have.

Dang

One of my best friends is transferring. She also happens to be my suite-mate. Dang. If it's the best thing for her, then I guess that is where she needs to go.

I don't know whether to be sad for me, or happy for her.

Again?

So I realize that it has been entirely too long since I last blogged and I'm sorry.

Any rate, I am needing to kind of rant tonight.

I'm not stressed out, but I am upset. Last year, I had one roommate who transferred at the semester and then I had another roommate for the spring semester. I thought I found the perfect solution with Tabitha, but I guess I was wrong.

I have been blessed with a wonderful roommate this semester. She hasn't been the cleanest person, but she is a music major and knows what I'm basically going through. We get along really well and we work together as band manager and librarian. She has a fiance who is letting her borrow the couch which is in our room right now and the rug which is on the floor. Not to mention, she has the nice tv and dvd player which is in our room.

She is moving out because she found an open room that will give us both single rooms. She said this won't effect how much we are paying (and it better not). I'm just upset that I haven't been able to keep a roommate for more than a few months. Until college, I lived in my own room, but when I got here, I have had a roommate and loved the experience of having a roommate (except Bethany, but she is an exception). She insists that it isn't because of me, but more of a last minute decision. I feel like it has more behind it though.

One optimistic thought is that my fish could probably come back. I'm bummed out.

I guess I will just have to worry about finals and then Christmas. At least I had a gig this weekend that paid me enough for Christmas presents.

Merry Christmas.






Seale

Long Due Update

Well Howdy Folks!

It's been quite some time since I have written a blog post and I feel that it has been too long, so I thought I would write one now!

First order of business: I just mixed Sprite with have a bottle of grape Powerade and it is quite delicious. I don't really know why I decided to do it, but I thought "why not try something new?"

I have been working at a hotel as a front desk clerk and I like it. I do meet some very interesting people! I don't like having to get up so early so I can be there at 7am, but I get off at 3 so I still have an evening which is nice. I only make minimum wage, but I don't mind. It's a paying job that gives me enough hours to survive on. That's all I'm asking for. Plus, I get to work with my grandmother so I get to see her often and make sure she's alright.

I can definitely say I'm ready to go back to school. It's going to be busy and trying, but I can handle it. I'm taking a lot of hours plus playing a sport with a few music ensembles. That's going to be a big workload, so I am going to warn you that I may not have a whole bunch of time to blog, but I will certainly try!

(I'm having issues with ants trying to crawl on my screen. It's getting annoying seeing how I am in bed while writing this.)

Other that work, I haven't been doing much. I did go on a mini vacation to Kentucky to visit some family and it was nice and well needed. I love my family in Kentucky. Heck, I love Kentucky. The food's great, the landscape is gorgeous, and the people are awesome.

Sorry for a short, all over the place blog post, but I wanted to give you a brief update on me. :)

Britt

Truly, Life’s Mysteries Unfolding to a Simple Mind

I am debating on what to do. I want to teach, that is certain. The question is what and who.

What: I have been adamant about teaching music because of the importance, but is that really what I'm being called to do? This question is still being processed in the inner works of my brain. So until I know how to further this question, I will move on to the next part of the first question.

Who: To get the sarcasm out of the way: KIDS!!!!! Focusing on grades is what this question is referring to. I have felt that I want to be able to work in the advanced studies of music with high school age students, but recently, I felt that maybe I need to explore the idea of teaching elementary age kids. I have enjoyed working with grade school kids in the past with teaching vacation bible school at church, but is it really what I want to do? Is it what I'm being called to do?

I have been really pondering this part of the question lately because of my involvement in M.E.N.C. (Music Educators National Conference) Lately, they have brought elementary education speakers and their attitude towards the kids they teach has inspired me about working with kids that age. They are so influential in these young lives, but this isn't the main reason I want to teach. It's not about me, it's about these young humans that are the future of the world. These kids are at the age that they are developing their brains and can learn more efficiently then starting programs at older ages. Take foreign languages for example. There are studies that prove that if you start learning a foreign language at an early age such as those in Pre-K to 2^nd or 3^rd grade (approximately so don't quote me on it) that they retain the information more than starting to learn a language in high school or college. To teach the basics of music at such an early age would benefit their lives as a whole. For instance, I wish I would've learned solfege more consistently in my education than just starting to grasp the concepts of it now. Even learning it now, I realized that I could learn it better by implementing hand motions to the solfege than just by learning the verbal syllables.

The guest speaker tonight talked about the Kodaly method of education and quoted him with a quote that engraved itself in my mind.

"Only the best is good enough for children."

The speaker also talked about how he required his teachers that taught music in the elementary age to have degrees in Music Education, Elementary Education, and Conducting because "Only the best is good enough for children." I have never really had the passion to go onto grad school, but now I see the opportunity to instead of pursuing a single course all the way to the doctorate level (which would be cool), but more the way of rounding out my education so my students will receive the best instruction I have to offer. I would rather have 3 degrees rounding out my education than only have all the experience applied towards a doctorate degree. I don't mind being just Ms. Seale rather than Dr. Seale (although it has a ring to it :P).

I guess I need to focus right now on what God is calling me to do and surely he will give me the guidance on where I need to be. I will be (hopefully) a good example of his love and like Koday said, "Only the best is good enough for children."

 

Thank you for taking the time to read this and as a reward, someone should give you a cookie. J

 

Best Regards,

Seale

Insert Blog Title Here :)

It has been quite some time since I have sat down and thought of something to say on this blog. It could be because I don't have very many readers, or it could be that I just don't have the time. But today I am sitting in the cafeteria eating my breakfast and while do so, writing this blog. As I'm sitting here, I wonder and ponder and think of things, and I guess I will share with you those thoughts running around in my brain like a track runner never finding the end of the race.

How many people use the Gatorade dispenser?
Why is everything fried here?
Why is no one here in the morning?
How long have the apples been here?
Why am I cold? (well I know the answer to that, I'm chewing ice)
Why is the exit door always locked?
How many people are addicted to the ice cream? (I secretly want to quit)
What are in the "slush puppies"?
Is the Slush Puppy mascot really a puppy? Or is it a dog?


Here are my ramblings and I hope you enjoyed them. Maybe someday I will find out the answers to my questions. It truly is "Life's Mysteries Unfolding to a Simple Mind."

Seale

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Façade (known only to self)	Unknown (known to nobody) able, adaptable, bold, brave, dignified, extroverted, giving, idealistic, independent, logical, loving, nervous, organised, patient, powerful, proud, quiet, relaxed, responsive, self-assertive, self-conscious, sensible, sentimental, sympathetic, tense, wise

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Created by the Interactive Johari Window on 22.3.2010, using data from 9 respondents.
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