7:00-7:20pm = Introduction, familiarize with blog site
7:20-7:40pm = Questions about course, instructor, syllabus, assignments, etc.
7:40-8pm = What do you want from English 1A?
8-8:10pm = What would you want a reader to know about your story? How would you plan on actualizing this through writing, narration?
8:10-8:30pm = How do you force happiness? Can you? Can you just write it into actuality?
For tonight’s page – You can and should write whatever you want into a dominant and ceaseless reality. WRITE your LIFE.
8:30-8:40pm = Questions, Ideas …
8:40-8:50pm = Closing…. How are you going to make this semester whatever you want it to be?
Assignment: Email me at mmadigan@santarosa.edu. Tell me a little about yourself, and what you will get from this class. Not what you want, not what you hope I will “teach”, but what YOU will make happen.
Hey professor Mikey! So we will be interacting with you via comments?
Whatup Julia! Yes. Via comments and this post, itself. See you at 7pm!!!! That is your section, correct?
Yes it is! See ya then
See you then! And good job on posting the first comment and interaction of the semester! Cheers!
Yessir! See ya then
Hey Professor Mikey! I’m just commenting to get a little familiar with the site, also looking forward to the class!
Thank you for the positive voice!! Cheers and welcome!!
What do you have in your notes, “on tonight’s page”, as you’ll hear/read me say?
Hey Professor Mikey Excited for the class tonight and just commenting on here to make sure that I can navigate the site properly. See ya in a bit! 👩🏽💻
Are you in the 7pm section? If so, please go to that post.
In the assignment that you email me, WRITE FREELY!!! Don’t worry about form or format yet. Write first, apply structure later. Be free in your expression. Remember, Happiness and Humor are the dominant ideas..
Hi! Mr. Mikey, this is Gia Calabro. I just sent you a text message. I’m familiarizing myself to your website.
Welcome!!! Good job on your first post!! Enjoy tonight’s conversations!!!
Are we going to have zoom meetings?
We will do zoom office hours, which I will announce soon.
Noted! Thank you! 🙂
Of course!!!
So I haven’t taken an English class in a long time. Is this what the class will mostly be like?
Yes. Will have office hours over Zoom, to be announced soon.
same here, it has been a while!
New stories, positive movement, creating what you want for self… 🙂
Hi! Mr. Mikey, this is Gia Calabro. Just sent you a text message to checked in to your 7pm – 9pm class.
Welcome Gia!!!
How is everyone’s week going?
Crazy I have three kids, so trying to distance learn with all of them has been hectic.
Word… got two of my own.
its been quite hot but good so far, how about yours?
Doing well. Using sheltering and distancing as a time to collect and work on projects to get me closer to where I’m targeting. Only positive echoes in my voice.
thats good!!:)
A little hectic but how’s yours?
Teaching me.
Here ready to start class!!
Awesome!!! Where are you from?
Born raised and still live in Petaluma CA
Cool…. Where do you like to eat in Petaluma?
Haha I’m actually at Pinkys pizza right now!!! We go here weekly. We’re really good friends with the owners it’s a great time! Highly recommend it. And if we’re not here, I cook! (:
Ha… Will do!!
Hi professor Mikey, I just send you a text message. Hopefully I could success and have a good time in this class.
Welcome!!
Not sure if y’all got my latest video over email, but don’t overthink this blog. It is SUPER simple. Text me or call me with questions…
Hey mr.madigan, i like the selfie on the home page! Cool website too.
Thanks man! Welcome, and enjoy tonight’s meeting!!
Where is everyone from?? Tell us a little about your experience with reading, writing, whatever you use to express yourself.
Hi my name is Gia. Originally I’m from Philippines. Migrated in CA 3 years ago. This is the first time I’m going to take English 1A though I’ve taken a lot of English subjects in my home country. I’m a Special Ed teacher and currently live in RP. Looking forward to learn more about this subject.
Looking forward to working with you!
Hi my name is Ren! This is my first time doing something like this. I’m looking at all the items on the home page. I’ve never used these kinds of sites so its something new! Always nice to learn something New.
I LOVE that attitude!!! Enjoy the session tonight! Welcome!
same here
Hello! My name is Ren Varela! This is my first time using Word Press and I am very excited to learn with all of you guys! Looking forward to the semester.
Thanks Ren!!! What can you tell us about yourself?
I started at the Santa Rosa JC 2014 and had to take semesters off a lot, but I am very excited to be back to try and finish my associates! I enjoy reading fiction novels. I also used to write a lot in high school so I am hoping to get that love for writing back in this class.
Thanks for sharing!!
7PM!!!! Let’s start the party!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Hey professor Mikey my name is Jihmai but you can call me jimmy I’m just checking in for the 7pm – 9pm class
Welcome my man!!! Where are you from?
I from Rohnert park California
Hello everyone, my name is Beysaira and this is all new to me!
Take your time, enjoy, and welcome!!!
Hello! I’m in the same boat! It’s a new way of learning, but it’s nice to learn something new! Let’s learn together!
YES!!!!! Composition through community.
Hey guys, I’m Claudia and very excited to start a new fresh school year. I am from Windsor.
Whatup Claudia!! Welcome!! Good job on the first post!!
Just checking in
Nice to meet you!!
So, here is where we are going to interact?
Yes!!! It’s super easy and encourages action and interaction!!
Where is everyone from????
I am from Novato
Cool. I’m in Novato a lot for business.
I am from Santa Rosa, CA, but I was born in Upland California and moved around a lot before my family settled in Santa Rosa!
Nice!!
I’m from Oakland
Cool! What part?
East Oakland
Cool. I have a buddy from East Oakland, one of my best friends.
I am from Richmond, but I work around Marin
Nice!!
Hey professor my name is Noah and I’m checking in for the 7-9 class.
Welcome!!! Nice to meet you!!
Tell us a story from your life…..
I’m from WestSide Santa Rosa
Cool… I’m in Coffey Park.
How do you add a picture to your profile?
Go into your settings… just play around with it. Super easy…
Kyokai no Kanata! What an awesome show!
Hey! Really excited to be in your class.
Thank you!!! Excited to work with you!!
Hey Professor Mike! Just getting familiar with the site. Excited for this semester.
Take your time, and have FUN!!!! Excited to work with you!!
Here ready to start class!
Hello!!! Welcome!!! Have fun tonight!
Im from Calistoga!
You live there now? Are you doing okay?
Yes I do, yea we are okay just waiting to see what time will bring!
Okay… stay safe.
Hey everyone! I’m Ethon, this is my 2nd year at the SRJC. I’m a business major and getting my general ed classes done so I can hopefully transfer to a 4 year soon. I’m either looking at schools somewhere in Southern California or OSU (Oregon State University). Aside from school and what not, some hobbies I enjoy are video games mostly, watching shows and movies (I have been starting to like anime too lately), and making youtube videos and livestreams. I also really enjoy music, mostly rap, but I’m very open to anything and I would love to have some of you recommend me stuff.
Thanks for sharing!
Minus the crazy stuff going on right now I really like Oregon. Good luck.
Yea I got to check out the town and campus it was really nice
Anime is a pretty fun watch.
I finished Hunter x Hunter and I absolutely loved it, what do you watch or recommend?
I love reading Jack Kerouac..
Currently, a bit anxious about the wildfires going on since some places nearby my house are being evacuated! It’s been a crazy crazy year.
Yes it has… please stay safe.
I am from Sebastopol.
Where will we usually find the assignments?
Right here. I will announce every class.
Hey! So all assignments will be submitted to you via email correct? And regards to any questions about the course, you already answered it…. it will be all on here!
Yes. Submit over email… everything goes down on professormikey.com (PMDC). 🙂
How can we turn in our assignments? Via email?
Yep!!
I was born in Bakersfield. I move to Santa Rosa about 4 years ago.
Enjoying it?
Hey everyone, my name is Kenny. I’m still familiarizing myself with Word Press, but it should be a interesting experience! I live in Santa Rosa.
Hi Kenny! Nice to meet you! Take your time, and enjoy.
I was born in Santa Rosa and have been living here for as long as i can remember.
Does anyone keep a journal? What have you been writing since covid started?
I never have before.
Give it a shot this semester. Really helps to not only trap thoughts but self-educate.
Yes! I just had my second baby boy 3 months ago on the 22nd of this month and it’s been all about how I’ve been during this pandemic with pregnancy and having complications during my C-section delivery and not being able to have much support during all of this.
Wow…. Well congrats on the baby, and sending you good thoughts!! Let us know if we can help!! 🙂
Yes let us know if we can be of any support!!!
That really isn’t Ideal, but at least you have that beautiful baby.
Congrats on the baby boy!
I used to keep a journal back in high school, but got out of it to keep up with academics. It was mostly a journal where i would write poems and short stories. I’m not sure I still have it, but I really feel motivated to start a new journal now!
Do it!!! Write for your life!!!
A little about me I was born in Leemore N.A.S, but mainly grew up here in Santa Rosa. I drove a truck for twenty years, with my wife, that was some of my greatest experiences, since it allowed me to see the whole country(continental States). We have since checked off the last two. After that I became a teachers aid for special needs children and did that right up until covid.
Welcome, and thanks for the background!!
Thanks so much! I plan to be very busy this semester and looking forward to this class!
We’re looking forward to working with you and learning more about you!
Hi Professor Mikey. This Cassandra Rodriguez, I’m just getting familiar with your website.
Take your time!! Enjoy!!
How do we see our assignments?
I will announce them every class!!
email!
For the time stamps on the comments why do they say 2am?
Don’t worry about that. WordPress is based in England I think. That does not affect our interactions.
lol I was wondering the same thing! I was trying to find how to fix it in settings lol glad someone asked!
We are here now, together, and that’s all that matters. Time itself is only conceptual.
I was going to ask the same thing !
Okay I thought I was late when i first joined in.
You’re good. Don’t stress!!! Enjoy yourself!!!
Hello my name is Alondra, I am from Marin County and I’m currently in Washington State because I spent some of my summer here. I will be going home next week and I would like to thank Professor Mikey for his introduction video he sent via email and for having such a positive attitude during these tough times. 🙂
Cheers!!! So glad to have you here!!!
What questions do you have about the course? About me? About anything 1A…. I’m an open book.
What got you into teaching English 1A? Was English something that you always yearned to teach? Or did you learn to want to teach?
The people and their stories are what brought me to “teaching”, which I see more as an exchange of ideas, where I learn as well!!
What an lovely notion!
Just how I see it. 🙂
My name is Alex but most of my friends call me Chino due to my curly hair. I was born in Long Beach, Ca. and moved to Sonoma County when i was 12. Graduated from Healdsburg High in 2012 and last semester was my first semester back at the JC since 2014. Some of my hobbies include building beach cruisers and lowrider bicycles, playing video games and hanging out with my 2 year old daughter. I enjoy classic cars and drive a 1960 Chevy C10 myself. I’m a mechanic at Hansel Honda and I’m actually going to school for business.
Cool! Welcome!
I’ll say one thing for your notes tonight….. Composition has to be decided… your work and how well you do, is decided. Your “success” in this class is utterly out of my hands. You hold the world that is the next 18 or however many weeks ahead we’ll be working together.
I’m looking forward to finding out what my writing composition is! This class is really interesting! Out of the box, really. I wonder if composition morphs and changes like a butterfly or grows with nurture like a tree! I feel inspired some how knowing that either way, the next 18 weeks will sure some interesting times!
Thank you for this post!!! We make it, and everything not just this class, what we want.
Hi again professor Mikey! Currently familiarizing with the blog (which is really neat btw) and was wondering if you wanted us to it post our questions or through email?
Post everything here. Submit assignments through email. Thanks for asking!!
and we send the assignments to your email that is in the syllabus correct? not the gu weblink.
Send to my email, yes.
Sorry, just realized my comment didn’t quite make sense! Meant to say if you wanted us to post our questions through your blog or via email?
You can always contact me through email. Or post here.. whatever you like!!