Today, we used half of class to go to the library. I used the computer to look up the auraria library and browse their collection. I searched for child development, as well as child development and education and when I found the book I was sure to copy down the location and title. Once I had a couple of books I though would be useful I went to search for them. Most of my books were located in the LB section; I didn't get a chance to go down any other isles because there were so many books relevant to my research. I ended up only choosing one book from my list that I found on the search engine because I was able to skim through the contents and decide how useful each book would be. I liked using the library better because I could get a better idea on what the book was about while some sources online didn't have a summary, so it took a lot longer to find good information.
I picked out three books to use for my research, all related to children's development in the classroom. They include " Quality in Early Childhood Services", "Children's Emotional Lives", and "Emotion in the Classroom". I am a little worried that they might not be as helpful as I hope; I'm not sure if my topic is a little too specific or still a little broad... I would like to focus my attention on starting a possible argument on childhood development in education and whether or not it's given as much importance and attention as it should. The first of the three books on quality of services looks at education on an international scale which I think will be helpful in aiding my argument.
Ironically, when we left the library we were approached by a man collection signatures for a petition on better supporting our own Colorado education system. It was designed to give money to schools in Colorado which are low on the totem pole for receiving funding, and various other details. I think that getting more information on this petition as well as the Colorado educational system may help develop my ideas as well.
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