John Morton Blum

This week in I-Quest we were given an assignment to find a famous person dead/alive in our field to research. Since I am studying to become a history teacher i thought who better then John Morton Blum. His was a famous historian at Yale University, the author of many historical novels, and an expert in 1920's America. I chose him because he stood out to me. He doesnt necessarily study the field of history i want to teach but he knew how to work his audience and his students. People looked up to him and he inspires me to strive for my goal of becoming a history professor. I want to know his background and where he came from. What drove him to become a historian and how he touched the lives of people around him. He just recently died on October 17, 2011, yet he left behind a wonderful reputation. I want to be able to leave that kind of past behind after i teach. That all anyone can ask for after chasing their dream.

Feeling Accomplished

   This month as a class we all set individual goals for ourselves that reflected on what we wanted to get done to help us take another step forward in our internship. My goals included finding more hours to meet with my mentor, finish a college online class strictly for history, find a professor to work with for second semester, and participate more in my internship. As of right now i have fully achieved three out of the four of my goals. I now meet with Mr. Busboom 2-3 out of the five days a week. I have also spoken with him on how i can participate more and we have set up a lesson that i will teach his class this week. I have also finished my online history course which allowed me to get all the knowledge i need to become a successful history teacher in the future. I still have yet to find a professor for second semester, but i have not yet stopped my search. I still am setting goals as i continue to move forward in this class and i have to full accomplish them by the end of this month!