My Future Job

Hello everybody.

The topic of my post today is Educational Psychology. I’m interested in this topic because this is the area where I want to work when I finish the career. I think this topic is relevant in my field because Educational Psychology can be applied in many areas linked with schools and universities, places where I would like to work. The idea working in this area is that I can develop abilities or skills to collect and analyze information in schools and other institutions of education about their specific issues. That’s why I am studying this major, to help people, like teachers, parents or tutors to enhance learning and also, just like Andy says, to minimise the gap in opportunity between people of different cultures and social levels in terms of education, which translates to minimize the difference in opportunities at all levels.

Some of the issues that I would like to work, in institutional terms, are the problem of marginalization and inequality in the Educational System, also their access and quality. In the other side, in more political terms, I would like to participate in issues like proposals from popular social organizations and citizens to improve education in Chile, also the theme that the social problems have become individual problems, so, the government disassociating itself from these problems, as well the construction of the right to education in Chile.

As regards a future job, I imagine it would be indoors and hopefully in classrooms and offices in schools or universities. However, if the job allows me to travel, I definitely didn’t get angry. Maybe to study the different ways how people teach and learn in other countries, but always to return to Chile. The idea is help here. I hope to contribute to the appreciation of educational psychology and professional participation of educational psychologist that can be integrated as a participatory, reflective and transformative element of education at all levels.

A SUBJECT I ENJOYED AT SCHOOL

Chiloé y Puerto Montt

My best holiday was this summer when my family and I went to the region of Los Lagos, specifically to Puerto Montt, Chonchi, a small town in the Chiloé archipelago, and the places around them. 

We stayed one week in Chonchi, and it was a really relaxing time. We visited Lemuy Island through the daytime to participate in a folkloric festival. The people of Lemuy demonstrated how to shear a sheep and how to spin and after dye the wool. It was a very impressive experience for all of us, specially for my little brother, Vicente. We also visited The Accordion Museum, in Chonchi, that was full of these instruments, all of different ages, besides visiting the Chiloé National Park and Castro, the capital of Chiloé. Again, it was wonderful for all, but specially for Vicente. Because for the kids everything is surprising.

After that, we stayed another week in Puerto Montt, but now we didn't have time to relax, in fact, we only slept there, because we traveled to all the places around that we could. We went to Frutillar, Puerto Varas, Cochamó, Petrohué falls, All saints lake, Puyehue's baths, and maybe I have forgotten some places. I loved this vacation because we could know a lot of incredibly wonderful and beautiful places, but I think that the best thing that I had the privilege to experience was travelling by air. It was the first time that I traveled in a plane and I loved it. I would really like to repeat it.