Chapter 9

I have been racking my brain for two weeks (obviously this is late) to try and figure out a way to implement behaviorism into interpreting. I guess, this is why there isn't an interpreter question for this section (just kidding....but seriously). Behaviorism....it seems pretty straightforward to me; focus on the behavior. Focus on what factors surround the behavior and the level of those factors. So, that may be extremely oversimplified, but that's how I associate behaviorism. Now, how to apply interpreting. This is all I got: when Brian's friend was talking about his EBD class (which I thought was extremely interesting) I couldn't help but think about, "What if I had to interpret a class like that" :O. I would be extremely out of my element, I hate confrontation and do not know how I could handle a child having an episode. But the fact of the matter is, it might happen. Although it is a scary thought, I think I would take an assignment that involved a EBD classroom. Especially if it was the type of program Brian's friend was in charge of. He seemed to have a great amount of knowledge and passion for the kids so I feel that I could thrive off of that. Well, that was the best I could do! This blog may not be educationally profound but it was an authentic experience and thought process for me.