I like this post's image because if reflects how, in this time and effort intensive semester we, at least I, have been helped in just so many numerous ways by having my fellow MCCers as well as other SOLES students, there for both moral and informational support. We are all different but all in the same, er..nest.
Just as a preface, and for anyone unfamiliar with the MCC one year program at USD (2012-2013) it is one year for both a credential and master's degree and the program consists of...
...A voluminous amount of work- I actually started writing the general details and requirements but figured anyone reading this would lose interest. "Why not just read War and Peace (560,000 words), Atlas Shrugged (565,223 words), or Infinite Jest (1,088 page book that turned out to be just that)?" True, you, I mean we, have a point there.
Now, I'm not complaining, I signed up for this myself. I am saying that it is very time and effort intensive and doing all of the things most people take a couple of years to do is expected to be nothing less. What has been great though is the friendships that I have made that have helped along the way. The people in the program have been great, and it has been great to see you all in classes, talk to you in between periods of rushing and excitement, hear about your ups and downs, and share mine with you, and just generally feel like we are all one team heading for the same goal. I just want to thank you. For the professors that sometimes had all of us shaking our heads as you forced us to do more time stripping assignments, reading, lessons and the bringing of food for entire classes (kidding, that wasn't so bad-), I say- thanks. Thanks for imparting your experience and knowledge to us, always trying to help us avoid cliffs (which we probably didn't) and being approachable and helpful when we needed. Thanks to my cooperating teacher. As my supervisor said you have amazing instincts and talent and it has been a great learning experience being in your class- I appreciate you having me.
I also thank my two Thursday night buddies who after a long week were always there to chat (for way too long), laugh and talk about the whole week of school. These guys were in a different program and I haven't a clue how we met and started getting together to meet but I appreciated being able to blow some steam off. CONGRATS on being holders of Graduate degrees!
Finally, Thank you to my family and fiancee, especially, who never showed or said how tired they were about me constantly talking about teaching, students, my kids, school, theories, teaching, my kids students, school, SOLES, education, SOLES, education, my kids teaching.... ya... that bad. That constant support has been appreciated and...well, I expect the same next semester. Dinner will be on me (when I am gainfully employed again) until then brace yourself.
Thanks to all! See you next semester!
Just as a preface, and for anyone unfamiliar with the MCC one year program at USD (2012-2013) it is one year for both a credential and master's degree and the program consists of...
...A voluminous amount of work- I actually started writing the general details and requirements but figured anyone reading this would lose interest. "Why not just read War and Peace (560,000 words), Atlas Shrugged (565,223 words), or Infinite Jest (1,088 page book that turned out to be just that)?" True, you, I mean we, have a point there.
Now, I'm not complaining, I signed up for this myself. I am saying that it is very time and effort intensive and doing all of the things most people take a couple of years to do is expected to be nothing less. What has been great though is the friendships that I have made that have helped along the way. The people in the program have been great, and it has been great to see you all in classes, talk to you in between periods of rushing and excitement, hear about your ups and downs, and share mine with you, and just generally feel like we are all one team heading for the same goal. I just want to thank you. For the professors that sometimes had all of us shaking our heads as you forced us to do more time stripping assignments, reading, lessons and the bringing of food for entire classes (kidding, that wasn't so bad-), I say- thanks. Thanks for imparting your experience and knowledge to us, always trying to help us avoid cliffs (which we probably didn't) and being approachable and helpful when we needed. Thanks to my cooperating teacher. As my supervisor said you have amazing instincts and talent and it has been a great learning experience being in your class- I appreciate you having me.
I also thank my two Thursday night buddies who after a long week were always there to chat (for way too long), laugh and talk about the whole week of school. These guys were in a different program and I haven't a clue how we met and started getting together to meet but I appreciated being able to blow some steam off. CONGRATS on being holders of Graduate degrees!
Finally, Thank you to my family and fiancee, especially, who never showed or said how tired they were about me constantly talking about teaching, students, my kids, school, theories, teaching, my kids students, school, SOLES, education, SOLES, education, my kids teaching.... ya... that bad. That constant support has been appreciated and...well, I expect the same next semester. Dinner will be on me (when I am gainfully employed again) until then brace yourself.
Thanks to all! See you next semester!