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I’m a Psychology major/Biology minor at Bryn Mawr.   I’ve worked at the Thorne School (the nursery school on campus) for the past year with the two-to-three year olds and through this, I've learned about teaching before children even enter kindergarten.  This summer I worked with patients before they saw their doctors and had conversations with them about how they feel about their health care and how they provide health care to their children.  As a secondary part of the program I also spoke to many families about the importance of reading to their children at a young age.  This discussion often led to how these parents feel about the education their children are receiving.  Although we have been discussing the problems with formal education, my experiences, both outside of school and in my own schooling, have given me an appreciation of both education “done right” and the progress that has been made and is being made.  I also think that this class will be a bit of a stretch for me because I am used to seeking a clear definition for a problem, and a clear straightforward solution for that problem.  This class seems like it will be much more abstract than the courses I’ve taken, and while I’m looking forward to the challenge, I am also a bit apprehensive about the fuzzy view of what this class will be like.