school that is…
“The early years are transcendentally the most important and if this nation wishes ultimately to achieve excellence, we will give greater priority and attention to the early years and start affirming elementary teachers instead of college professors as the centerpiece of learning.”–Ernst L. Boyer
As I go back and forth, I am reminded of the [...]
I had a meeting yesterday with my Doctoral Advisory Committee. I was torn between the EdD and the PhD. The EdD is more based in practice and the PhD in research. We talked a long time about what I “want to be when I grow up” and because my end goal is college professor we [...]
Unless you use one of those online schools. If only I wasn’t interested in really learning.
I am up to my neck in forms and committees and who likes me enough to give up chunks of their time to work with me…being on a doc committee as a professor is not easy. It takes time and [...]
Well blogworld. I have surfaced from the vast deepness that is the end of the semester. I turned my last paper in today. I taught my last class of the semester today and now all I have to do is sit and relax for the next 3 1/2 months until the school madness starts again….
Reality: [...]
I am finished with the final draft of my 21 page action research project. I have read it. Re-read it. Changed it. Re-read it. Changed it. Re-read it. Spell checked and proof read it. I am done with it. I am now nearly blind and I think I am physically stuck in my chair and [...]
I love the weekend. I love the weekend because Hubby is home and I get a little repreive from 24/7 parenting. I get to do school work to my content (yes I am a total dork and love going to school–is it any wonder I’m working towards a doctorate). I get to go to the [...]
Busy painting Peepers new room and the stairs and the upstairs hall–as carpet is coming Tuesday. Busy procrastinating the writing of a research proposal for class and reading a chapter on gender and literacy. Also procrastinating on life. Busy drinking a delicious SF Vanilla Capp at Panera and waiting for inspiration to strike.
So muses of [...]
