Cliche but True

I have a general disdain for cliches. Be creative and think of another way to say it. Stop being trite. But in this case, the cliche is the best way to say it:

Today's trials are tomorrow's testimony.

I tend to have "bad luck," as my friends put it. Things don't just go wrong, they go very wrong. Wrong with a capital V. As much as I stress through the trial, God always comes through for me. And afterward, I can't help but wonder what I was so worried about.

Today's Observation...

Mom always taught me that if I didn't have anything nice to say, don't say anything at all. Well, this reflection is going to be difficult to write then.

Honestly, my negative thoughts on today's experience reflects mostly on an individual rather than the school as a whole. I literally cannot bring myself to post any reflections on my blog.

Ed. Phil. Observations & His Eagerness to Ease Burdens

It's nearly 1:30 am as I begin this entry and I have to be up in less than five hours. I have to do observations for my Educational Philosophy class - and it's six hours. Ouch. So basically this is an all-day observation. I chose to visit a private school for this class, and was trying to find a school "off the beaten path" so to speak. After perusing the master list from the head of my department, I did a bit of Google searching and found Tall Oaks Christian School in Valpo - which is apparently closed. Long story short, I settled on a private Christian school. I gave the principal a call and the secretary passed on my message. The principal called me back right away and we talked for nearly thirty minutes.

Updates are not my friend

I don't stick with blogs, journals, etc. I get really into it and then I lose interest and get too busy. I need to be more consistent so rather than scrap the entire blog, I'm jumping back in. Lots of changes happened since I last posted. I am now a Master's student at Calumet College studying Education. First I'm completing courses for my license, then I am continuing for my Master's in Education (holla!). I am beyond stoked to be in the classroom again.

I was talking with Mom today and I had to stop when I told her how happy I was to be back in school. I'm the last person she would ever expect to hear that from. I never hated school, I was just apathetic. I "didn't apply myself to the fullest extent," basically. But something changed at Purdue when I started studying English - I found my home, my little niche. My place where everything made sense to me. I was excited about school. That's how it was today: I couldn't wait to get to school and get started on lectures, notes, group work, and....homework!

We got our first assignment. Not only do we have a 10 page literature review paper to write, but we have six hours of field experience to complete in the next two weeks AND a fifteen minute presentation (largely covering what our paper is about). Wow. I'm ready to get on this horse and ride it into the dust (not that I want the horse to die...I hope you know what I meant) - I can't wait to do these assignments. I've started researching and I have seven articles so far. Scholarly, peer-reviewed articles that are current. Yes, I know my stuff.