Miss Wilmot's Blog

Hello! My name is Ashley Wilmot. I am currently a student at the University of Regina in my first year with the Faculty of Education. I cannot wait to start my journey of becoming a teacher. I grew up loving every bit of school and I want to share this same passion with my future students.

I have lived in Regina with my parents and three siblings my entire life. Therefore, Regina holds a special place in my heart. I have made lifelong friendships here, played sports here, went to school here and I have made countless memories that will always make Regina special to me. However, I hope to one day also teach abroad and learn about many other cultures as well. I have no idea where life will take me, but I know I want to be the very best teacher I can be.

I also enjoy spending time outside. I grew up playing all kinds of sports. Therefore, through this, I always wanted to be active and outside. As I get older, I like being outside camping; I could camp every day and be so happy. I like hiking and the feeling of peace it brings to me.

I am excited to learn more about myself this year as a new student to the Faculty of Education. I know I will always have the support of my very favorite people (my family) helping me along the way as I become who I am supposed to be.

Well, here I am! A blog was something I thought I would never start. While I use the internet often, I do not share about myself on it. I have no forms of social media and prefer to have face to face conversations. Therefore, I never understood the reason everyone has social media. I mean, EVERYONE. When I tell people that I do not, they cannot comprehend what I do all day. Until this year I have never felt the need to have it, it seemed like a waste of time and I do not like the idea of comparing myself to others, which I felt would happen if I had social media. However, this year I became a BEAD student at the University of Regina. This means I am enrolled at the Faculty of Education for a Bachelor of Education after degree. Through this, I have learned the importance of technology and how amazing it is in connecting people. I have learned that it is not about comparing myself to others, but connecting with others, building relationships and sharing a little bit about who I am. Therefore, I like the idea of having a blog.  Recently, I  had the opportunity to attend the Saskatchewan Middle Years Association conference. A woman by the name of Pernille Ripp was a speaker. She was incredible and showed me what a disservice I am doing to my students if I do not use technology.

This semester I am in my pre-internship. It has been an incredible experience that has taught me so much. I want to share my stories and explain just how excited I am to begin my journey and complete my dream of being a future educator.

I am excited to begin sharing my educational journey with the internet. Welcome to my little space on the internet, I hope we can connect!