Journal 2

Ideas: fashion, cosmetology, special education, autism, down syndrome

I'm really interested in fashion, beauty, and cosmetology. I would really like to research something along those lines, but I don't know what question I would derive from that.
My major is special education. I'm very interested in disabilities like autism and down syndrome. Maybe I could choose one of those topics and study behavior of these children or parenting of a child with a disability. I could also go the direction of symptoms and causes of autism or down syndrome. A lot of this would be tings I've already researched or learned a little bit about in my Special Education 201 class. I'm leaning more toward the beauty side because I've never researched about it, but it's been a passion of mine since I was little. I've always wanted to be a cosmetologist. I wonder how the salaries of a teacher versus a beautician would differ. I know they're both not high in salary, but with cosmetology you can go many different routes.

Journal 1

I like the way we are graded for English 104 in the fact that all of our points add up to 100%. That makes it very straight forward. I think our projects sound interesting and I feel like I have a good idea of what to expect for this class after going over the syllabus in class. Even though the attendance policy is strict, I appreciate the bonus 2 points we will receive if we attend all classes. I really enjoyed doing conferences last semester and am looking forward to them again this semester because it helps me talk to the professor about my work and get some insight.