Fairy Tale Unit

I found the fairy tale unit quite strange. To be perfectly frank, I feel like most of these stories are geared towards women. I understand that the class is at least 90 percent female but come on. The only time men are mentioned in these stories, they are portrayed as beasts, whiny, ugly, or cannibles.

However, on the flip side, it definitely opens up a new perspective on how I think about fairy tales. Since I have a perception of Disney movies as being the only way of making a fairy tale, I now know that not every fair tale is so "happily ever after." I feel like I just found out all over again that The Lion King is a remake of Hamlet. I was actually quite shocked.

Anyways, here are some awesome links, some of which were generously provided by Kim Jaxon and others that were provided by the wonderful invention of the Internet.

http://www-2.cs.cmu.edu/~spok/grimmtmp/

http://www.pacificnet.net/~johnr/aesop/

http://www.darsie.net/talesofwonder/

http://www.cartoonstock.com/directory/f/fairy_tale.asp

http://directory.google.com/Top/Society/Folklore/Literature/Tales/Fairy_Tales/

About Myself/ Why I want to be a teacher/etc.

Well, I've never blogged before so here it goes! I'm a liberal studies major and this is my fifth year of school (only my second year at Chico State). The last three summers have been absolutely wonderful because I have worked at a summer camp in Portola, CA. Portola is in the middle of nowhere and the town has only one street light. That's right, one street light. Anyways, working with children has been a passion of mine and I want to work with them as a career, and I believe that teaching is most worthwhile.
I'm currently working for the Orion newspaper and I worked with them a year ago as well. Also, starting last semester, I started working in the Residence Halls as a Resident Advisor. I work with lots of freshmen in Shasta Hall in order for them to make their first year of college a success. As a matter of fact, a few residents from my building are in the class as well.
I expect this class to be a lot of fun. After seeing Ms. Jaxon's enthusiasm and love of literature, I can't wait to get reading. A few years ago, I had lots of trouble reading and writing and I never considered myself as a reader or writer. Since coming to Chico State, my writing skills have improved exponentially and I hope that during this class my reading skills will improve as well.