Journal #1 - Me

I am Tighe Jaffe and those are two of my nephews, Ethan on the left and Gavan on the right. I chose this picture for the "kid factor". You know, same thing as taking your nephew or niece to the park! J/K...sorta. Anyhow, I was born in Tarzana, California. Yes, that's right. It is actually called North Hollywood now. When I was 4 years old, my family moved to Albequerque, NM then to Dallas, TX. I lived there until right before high school, when I moved to San Diego. I attended Mount Carmel H.S. and graduated. I attended San Diego Mesa College, Mount San Jacinto College, CSULB, and CSU, San Marcos. I have degrees in Humanities, Liberal Arts, Social & Behavioral Science, and this May History. Yeah, yeah, it's alot. I have applied to the credential program for this fall.

I use technology everyday and I am a PC guy...sorry Jeff! Still haven't come over to the darkside yet. I depend on technology for daily needs: cell, computer, mobile email, internet, mobile internet, school, leisure, etc...you get the picture. I have not upgraded to Office 07 yet...fine with 03 for now. Probably will upgrade in a few months.

The mission statement for the COE @ CSUSM is a unique one to say the least. I specifically was We are committed to diversity, educational equity, and social justice, exemplified through reflective teaching, life-long learning, innovative research, and ongoing service. This sentence, for me, is the crux of the specific uniqueness that is the College of Ed @ San Marcos. In particular, educational equity and social justice, is what drew me to this program. I like and endorse the idea of diversity and embracing what is simialar and celebrating our differences as well. Social Justice is a bit more tricky to get a handle on. There are multiple meanings for any one person for this phrase. For me, the first thing that comes to mind is preparing and "arming" people with the own ability to exact social justice. Next is the idea of social justice itself. This is the equal distribution of knowledge for the purpose of furthering and bettering our society and culture in general and specically. This is a simple overview, for me anyhow, about my ideas regarding social justice, educational diversity, and CSUSM's COE Credentialing Program. I think I will have other posts about this in the future. The COE's Mission Statement was a factor in applying here. Also, the fact that it is one of only two universities in the entire state that offers a Middle Level Certificate Program with a Subject Matter Authorization attached to the Multiple Subject Credential, doesn't hurt either! Anyhow, for now, that's me.