Tuesday, September 4, 2007

About Me


Hi Everyone,
My name is Daron Mayer. Most people know me as Daron Smrt. I just got married over the summer, so not too many people know my new name. I am a native San Diegan, I spent most of my life in East County and just about three years ago, I moved to Valley Center. I am in the integrated teaching credential program (it is where you get your teaching credential and bachelors at the same time). I also work two jobs. I am a recreation leader for the city of San Diego and I am a private contractor through San Diego County. As a private contractor, I work at different parks and recreation facilities teaching a variety of sports to age’s 2-12years old. I love working with kids that is why I want to be a teacher. I hope to teach kindergarten, but mostly I wish to be employed so… I am fine with what ever I get.
I have used many types of technology. I have used many different Microsoft programs. My two favorite programs are print shop and movie maker. For any brochure or card or pretty much anything I use Print Shop. I would definitely say that my favorite thing to do is Movie Maker. My brother and I started using it two years ago, to make my brother-in-law and my sister a movie of the small clippings of the first child’s first year. We have just made it into a family tradition every Christmas to give them another year of memories of their daughter. It is fun to see all of the gadgets that you can use with the Movie Maker program. I am definitely a pc person, but I will to check and see what macs are all about. I don’t use computers too much just for school work and to check my email.
The mission statement in for the College of Education students I believe is right on the money. I also agree with our professor when he described how dedicated the professors are at this college. Not one professor that I have had has not shown 110% in trying to help there students. My first semester at CSUSM was last semester and I feel like all of my courses included all of the requirements in the mission statement and more. The major factor in me applying to Cal State San Marcos is because they have smaller classrooms and there is more attention on the students and also San Diego State looked more like a headache just to look for parking, so I felt it was not worth the trouble.