With All The Power

Here at Ferris we register for classes the previous semester. So way back yonder in last semester, I registered for EDLA Writer’s Workshop, my planned professor had to drop due to family illness, they replaced another professor, who had time constraints, they tried to plan another professor, but schedules were all full so for the College of Education – Human Services, the Dean of Education took on the class. The dean of freaking education -- the one will all the power.

So in class in the beginning of the semester, she tells all 40 of us in the class that she will pay for us to go to a conference, the Bridges to Lifelong Literacy, in Grand Rapids, MI. Its 1 hour away people. Some teachers have to fly, some drive for days, some for 8 hours, we are a merely 45-55 minutes away and I am the only one signed up for the conference.

The dean told me that since I am going, I do not have to do two of the scheduled assignments! So the one who signs my diploma I am now on great standing with!!

She emails my student account about every other day with excellent teaching links. I get to attend a conference that will help every aspect of my degree/career, and I don’t even have to pay for it!

That’s America People –

I am off to do crazy amounts of homework like always – One 7 pg Paper on Tibet, A reader’s Theater 30 minute presentation that we have to perform in a local school, start of 60 minute presentation on the culture and folktales of China, and read up on the Bypassed East.

Hope everyone had a wonderful weekend –