Reflection

When I first read over the syllabus for the class, I thought to myself that this would be a class my kids would enjoy and they would reap most of the benefits. Boy, was I wrong!! While they did really enjoy most of places we visited, I saw and learned so much more than I could have ever read about in a book or online! I really am still amazed. I did enjoy going to to the cemetery and the museums, but I gained so much more from the impromptu visits to the library science collection in the State Library and the Legislative Reference Library in the State Capitol. The information that I can take and use in my own life from the library science collection is priceless. And the knowledge of what goes on in a type of library that I will most likely never use in my practices is still valuable. I am still very impressed with the clipping service that learned about and I'm sure it is not novel to any one else but me!! Wow! Having to choose sights to go visit saddened me in a way, though. I live an hour from Austin and yet there is soooooo much that I have never gone to see. I could probably spend a month or two in that city alone and still not see and experience all there is. I really would have loved to get over to Houston to do some sight seeing there, but time did not allow for it. Everytime my husband and I think about vacations, we always think of places outside of Texas. This class has made me realize that we do not have to go far to have some great and even educational experiences with our children. We definitely need to keep that in mind as it would save a lot of money and we would all have just as much fun as going almost anywhere else! Thanks, Dr. Bell, for keeping us in the state of Texas and "forcing" us to take a good look in our own backyard and to realize what a valuable, educational resource we have so close to home! :)