The second week of school is over! For this week, I set out once again to finish this week’s support assignments. I failed to accomplish my goal last week, but I think I will be successful this week. I just have three assignments left to do, and they should not take long. I want to get everything finished before Monday because that is when our next assignments are posted. I do not like to be overloaded.
The content that was addressed this week was a little more complex than the material that was covered last week, but it was not difficult to accomplish. The reading assignments for the week were very computer educational. I learned about MOO. MOO is the means of communication that we will use for our classroom discussions. The e-mail information was also very educational. I learned about expressions and acronyms that I can use when e-mailing others. The current discussions helped me to express how I came to desire to be a speech pathologist. I discussed how my family values education, as well as how I learn and desire to learn. Lastly, I got to submit a topic area that interests me in my field. I chose developmental language milestones.
The processes I used to complete this week’s work involved much discipline from me and my classmate, Julie. Everyday between classes, we go to the library and work on the assignments for this week. It really helps how we work together. We motivate each other to do the work. We decide what assignment we are going to do and on what day. That is tremendously beneficial.
I arrived in many new places in my thinking this week as a result of the many things that I read on the internet. I no longer feel completely comfortable using the internet as a means of paying my credit card bill. I also know that my e-mail is not exactly private. On a positive note, I learned many ways to explore the internet. I also acquired knowledge of acronyms and expression symbols to use when e-mailing others.
As for questions about this week, I really do not have any (of course, I still have the subscription/unsubscription to do). I have enjoyed learning the new things that I have learned this week, and I look forward to becoming more knowledgeable about computers.

An area of professional practice that captures my interest is the developmental milestones of language. I think that it is very interesting to see what a child should be doing in their language development at a particular age. I especially enjoy being around children, and seeing what they can or cannot do with language.
With respect to this general topic, an essential question for me would be, “How can I use my knowledge of developmental language milestones to help me better understand children’s behaviors?”
I know some things about this topic. I know that children should say their first word by about 12 months. They should respond to a simple request by 7-12 months. They should accurately name familiar objects at about 19-24 months, and children should begin speaking two word utterances at about 18-24 months of age.
There are many things that I am not aware of about the developmental language milestones. I know that I have much to learn about it. I do not know much about the milestones after about three years of age. I have mainly learned from birth to three years.
I am very interested in this area. I do not know if it is too broad for the assignment. I just enjoy learning about children. They are such an interest to me, and I love getting to know more about how they learn.

I can continue to forge my professional and academic development by always looking for more information. I can never be satisfied with the information that I have already obtained. I must realize that there is always something more to be learned about a particular subject. I know that I will never know everything there is to know about one thing, so I must never act like I do. I will inquire into my learning in an ongoing manner by always researching. Even after I have graduated and started working, I must always stay on top of the new researches that are being performed. Just like teachers must always continue their education, I must always continue my education.
My professional and academic development and practice would be informed greatly by my ongoing research. I would know the new developments taking place in the world, and I could practice them. If I continued to do things the way I was taught, and never followed up on any research, then the clients that I treated would never get any better.
I always respond to opportunities for research. If I know that I need the information, then I look it up. I know that I cannot know everything, and the information is out there to be found.