I read this post by Kirby on how much screen time we are having in this day and age her post was as follows,

“Now that technology is constantly evolving and we are in front of computers, phones, tablets and televisions more then ever before, the question that is being asked is what is the impact of screen time? Before I started uni I was working as an administration officer for an accounting firm and spent 8:00 to 5:00 in front of a computer and on lunch breaks I was most of the time scrolling social media sites on my phone. My screen time hours since starting full time uni hasn’t changed much since working full time, however being more flexible now I take regular breaks away from the screen.”

I very much agree with her and her statement. I myself spend many hours a day in front of a screen whether it be for uni or social mediaering. not sure how great this for our eyes and brains but I do know that if we are sitting down to be in front of our screens , this position can be really bad for our posture and mobility. This ARTICLE give great insight into how sitting at a desk is eating away our muscles!

Prior to starting prac I had I was a bit messed around and stressing a little be cause the prac office was unable to find me a prac placement till a week after I was meant to start my placement. Finally I was able to get placed at Gympie South State School, which was good because that is where my Mum is the chaplain.

Also on that the teacher I was placed with, Miss Moy, was my old PE teacher s I already had that connection with her which was awesome.

Because of the nature of the school and specific prac this time around I had four day with the PE mentor and one day in the classroom working in a grade five class. I definitely enjoy being outside so I was a bit bummed I had to spend one day in the classroom by well see how it goes.

Sooo Prac is coming up sooon! that exciting hey. it’s a pretty rough 3 weeks but its definately the more enjoyable and hands on part of my degree, as I study online and rarely get hands on experience. But I do have a few issues with it… Firstly, throughout my prac this year I have a multitude of assessment which sucks because I generally like to give my full attention to preparing for prac but I guess plans change right? the other sucky thing, and this point of view I see is also shared by Matt Scheiwe, and that is during prac we obviously can not work through the day so finances can be an issue for myself and other people, it’s kind of a real bummer 😦

On that topic I saw that through the last few weeks there been this random thing floating around on Facebook about this girl who is studying nursing and also has financial troubles during prac. So she started up an online petition for it. Now I think that education are definitely in the same boat but whatever, good on her 🙂