A peak inside Kristen's mind

I like to think that I'm a person who strays away from fake news and actually considered where my facts were coming from, but actually stepping back and thinking about it made me realize that I kind of don't read many trustworthy news sources. Obviously I'm better at it than some of my family members who are constantly sharing those fake news articles about the most outlandish topics and then ranting about "snowflakes." But, considering my main news sources come from the KATU news page on Facebook, yahoo, and sometimes whichever local news station is playing on the TV, I could probably do a better job at finding reliable sources of news. I consider these my go-to news sources because these are typically what are right in front of me. I don't necessarily go out of my way to look at what's going on in the world everyday, it is typically just what I happen to see while scrolling social media.   Fake news is a term that I feel has become very popular in t...

      Hello, all! My name is Kristen Peterson. I'm a 21 year old college student/teaching assistant/mother who is trying to kick start my future as fast as I possibly can! I live in Sweet Home, OR and have pretty much my entire life. I moved here when I was four from Pennsylvania and was born in Southern California. I have two cats, Zeus and Zoey; and my family whom I love very much which includes my boyfriend and daughter.   I am currently going to LBCC to complete my AAOT degree, which will actually be done by the end of this summer and I get to graduate this fall, woo! I begin working towards my Bachelors of Education degree at Pacific University starting the end of August. My end goal is to become a first grade teacher, but I'd also be content teaching kindergarten or second graders. I finally found my passion for teaching in the last few years, so I quickly jumped back into my schooling after take two years off, and now I have a short two years to go....