Tag Archives: academia

Not In my Zip Code

This article Michigan says 38 underperforming public schools could close simply made me want to scream. So much stood out for me, but the elephant in the print was “Twenty-five of the schools targeted for closure are in Detroit, a … Continue reading

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Reading Wisdom

I am positively purging. You won’t believe how many serendipity moments I have had personally reading these reflections. Have you had any (let me know in the comments)? I am also blown away by your words of wisdom. Here are … Continue reading

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Professional Growth – Pages of my career journal

Originally posted on Real Life of an MSW:
“I scored my advanced practicum at the _ clinic. Thank you Lord for this wonderful opportunity. Although to take on this opportunity I had to resign from _ steering committee, I do…

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Positively Purging

Looking through my old academic bin of readers, papers, notebooks (why am I saving this stuff? Does anyone really ever go back and review it?) for my old clinical supervision notes, I came across an old cardboard UPS envelope that … Continue reading

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Traditional School Didn’t Work For Me, So I Enrolled in an Online School

This article truly reminds me of the Martha Beck article “How to be Wildly Successful”. I love the soundbite from the article “The school system was created mainly by people who are natural Follow Thrush. It works best for students … Continue reading

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