EDUC 245 was my very first education class at Longwood University and I loved it. This was the course I learned the most from and found the most interesting out of all my other courses. I realized from this course how interested I am in child development and found myself relating the content to my personal life. Dr. Tackett made the class fun and interesting and I appreciated how much she cared for her students. She’s the type of professor that inspires me to become a teacher. I was surprised how many new things I learned in this class and how complicated child development really is. I didn’t realize how many factors can influence a child’s development.
Our big assignment for this course was to write a research paper. We were allowed to choose any topic related to child development which I loved because we were able to choose something that we were passionate about. I chose to write about how breastfeeding influences child development. Throughout the process of writing this paper, I learned a lot about all the different factors that contribute to child development. The knowledge that I have gained from this course will definitely help me in my future education courses and career as well.