Intro-Thoughts on the Class

Honestly, I have never been one of those people who econ really clicked with. I'd have to say that my two intro classes for micro and macro were definitely two of my hardest lower division GE. So...needless to say when I found out I had to take upper division econ I cringed but was then relieved to learn about an econ class that was specifically designed for future teachers. Even at that, I still felt a little resentful that I needed even one more class that had econ in the title. After all I want to teach History, maybe Political Science as a plan B, but not Economics.
That being said, after the last few weeks I've started to open my mind to the possibility of adding Economics in the plan B slot. I have always found the theory's and impetuses behind economic choices really interesting and I have always been aware that economics crosses any number of disciplines. However, I really struggle with wrapping my head around any concrete understanding of the hundreds of graphs and formulas I memorized in order to pass (not excel in) an econ class - the idea of using music to teach econ struck a cord with me because it took it outside the box. It made me realize it doesn't have to be that bad all the time.
I have wanted to be a teacher since I was a little girl. History in particular because the older I got I realized that I loved the subject but always felt so detached from it. It took me until my Sophomore year in High School to come to terms with the fact that the Holocaust didn't happen in hundreds of years ago. I want to be the teacher who makes her students see themselves inside of History. Almost in the same sense that I relate a sociologist to a historian. A historian just has the luxury of being able to use more hindsight. So I guess to get to the point: I am realizing that econ has this capacity too I just need to find whatever it is that will make it resonate with me and could possibly actually enjoy it too and pass that on to some students. I've got to make the best of this class so I have that much more to offer when I'm done with graduate school.