{"id":3954,"date":"2024-01-09T20:30:19","date_gmt":"2024-01-10T01:30:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/torch.cci.fsu.edu\/~lis5313\/?p=3954"},"modified":"2024-01-19T21:42:06","modified_gmt":"2024-01-20T02:42:06","slug":"a-series-of-obstacles","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/torch.cci.fsu.edu\/~lis5313\/index.php\/2024\/01\/09\/a-series-of-obstacles\/","title":{"rendered":"A Series of Obstacles"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Life is just a series of obstacles keeping me from reading my book.<\/p><\/blockquote><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

My name is Annelise Leonard (she\/they).\u00a0I currently work as a high school teacher in the Ferguson-Florissant School District<\/a>, which is located in St. Louis County, Missouri. I teach in a non-traditional school<\/a>, so I have had one core group of students for the past three years. They are seniors now and graduate in the spring! This is a picture of us at the end of last year:<\/p>\n\n\n

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This year, I teach social studies and English, and my responsibilities have increased. I am chair of two committees\/departments, am the building NEA representative, create the building course schedule, and am mentoring two new teachers. I also work as an adjunct professor in history at various community colleges and universities in the St. Louis area.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

My undergraduate degree is in philosophy and gender studies. In philosophy, I am particularly interested in epistemology and phenomenology. My first master’s degree is in history. I am particularly interested in ethnic and national identities in 20th-century Africa. My second master’s degree is in secondary education. I am interested in student self-efficacy, particularly in low-income school districts. In information science, I am interested in the impact of information accessibility (and what that means) in low-income communities. I am in my second year of the MSI program and will graduate at the end of this semester. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Dot Mandala, <\/em>2022<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n
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I have a lot<\/em> of hobbies. I enjoy reading, writing, drawing, ceramics, rock climbing<\/a>, playing video and board games, painting, watching soccer, hiking, crocheting, getting new piercings and tattoos, and hanging out with my husband and our four rescue dogs! I definitely do not have time to do everything I want to do.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

As an introvert, the social demands of teaching often leave me very tired by the end of the day. After work, I spend quite a bit of time reading, as it works best for me to decompress and relax.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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I like to read.<\/h6>\n– Annelise Leonard<\/cite><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

Last spring, I took the Digital Libraries course. That course inspired an interest in learning about digital technology with regard to information professions. I have since started learning SQL and Python. Through this course, I hope to learn how to design and produce different types of digital media programs, expanding on the knowledge I learned in Digital Libraries. I am also interested in learning how AI can be utilized to support digital media production. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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