Hola fellow COMM students!
My name is Rob and this is my second online class with Dr Perez and my third online COMM class at SJSU. I started taking COMM classes at Ohlone a few years ago and it was a subject that really stuck with me. I did not think I'd enjoy it but I actually loved Public Speaking, and so I took some more COMM classes and really connected with a lot of the material and enjoyed learning about the field.
I am a history major at SJSU and I am actually a graduating senior this year. I'm really excited since it seems like I've been in school forever! Actually, I took a little break between high school and college, so when I finally jumped back in I did so with both feet and have been running on high ever since. I'm really excited to be graduating this spring even though it's a lot of pressure this semester more than ever! And of course now I am faced with the "Well, what next?" question. I am looking into the Single subject teaching credential program at SJSU - I want to teach history or maybe even comm/speech. But...I might take a year off.. because..
In my free time I am a busy working dad. I have 2 girls - one is 5, one just turned 1, and we found out over Christmas that we have a third on the way! My wife is due August 29th so it will be a fun summer for sure. I might take some time off school to do the stay at home dad thing in between working part time as a waiter (thus my alias).
I am excited to take this course because I have found that comm classes like these help me in so many various situations - at home, at work, at school. I imagine this will teach me more about communicating within a group - sharing leadership roles, compromises, reading others wants and needs, etc.
So far I have had great experiences online with the SJSU COMM department. I honestly feel like they deserve an award for being clear, concise, organized, and on time with assignments, expectations, and even grading! If you've ever taken an unorganized teacher or one who is slow at responding, you know how super frustrating it can be! It's 1000x worse online!! Luckily I have not experienced that yet here and my experience last semester with Dr Perez was good enough that I came back for more :)
Looking forward to a fun semester!
-The Happy Waiter / WhereIsMyWaiter / Rob
