Hello Class,

My name is Aaron “Sean” Pentz. I was born in Chula Vista, California, and then at the age of 7 my family moved to Poway. I went to Poway High School and was part of the basketball and track and field teams. I attended UC San Diego to run 110 high hurdles for the track team, but quit after one season to focus on academics. I graduated with a BA in Visual Arts this past march and in the fall I will be in the Multiple Subjects Credentialing Program at CSU San Marcos in the Bonsall cohort.

My experience with technology spans the whole of my life. At age 3 I got my first video game system, the Nintendo Entertainment System. I was hooked immediately. I went on to purchase every gaming system I possibly could all the way up until today (PS3 is my most resent purchase, waiting on a Wii). I got my first computer at age 11 and it was a PC. I used PC all the way up until I went to UC San Diego. The Visual Arts department only used Apple computers so I had to become more comfortable with using their GUI (graphic user interface). I ended up enjoying using Mac’s so much I just bought myself a MacBook Pro a few months ago. So, I guess in computer terms I am bilingual, I have no problem using Mac or PC (although I think Mac’s are much less of a hassle compared to PC). I use Microsoft Office 2008 on my Mac. Technology is an integral part of my day-to-day life, whether I am on my laptop surfing the net, on my Xbox 360 playing Halo, or skateboarding listening to my ipod the majority of my time is infused with technology.

Part of the mission statement that stood out to me was the idea of educational equity. Educational equity is key to a child’s success in school. Children are not all the same, they all come from different walks of life with their own wealth of knowledge and it is the educator’s responsibility to build upon that knowledge to give each student the best opportunity to function in our democracy. The mission statement was interesting, but had nothing to do with me choosing CSU San Marcos for getting my teaching credential. My mother received her Mid-Level Multiple Subjects Credential along with a Masters in Administrative Education at CSU San Marcos and she is the one responsible for turning me onto the school.