Ciao!

you want to teach highschool? This surprises me based on the dissapointment you faced with college students. Then again, the AP students I taught during my internship were miles ahead of the college kids I taught.

Hello I am a long time reader... first time writer.

Well I think you need to look at what you really want to do in life. I am sure you might be down right now, but think that the means might just justify the ends.

I am unhappy in my grad program cause I am surrounded by not the most intelligent people. They are just people who couldn't find jobs so they stayed in school and ended up in my program! I try to not let them get me down.

Point of information; I have a law class this semester and I am thinking of not going on for a PHD and maybe switching to get a JD... The reading is hard but interesting. It will maybe be more work, but so much more practical in the kinda wide-scope sense. Do you sense the ambiguity? I like that.

Peace!

Wow bro. I know you mentioned that you were unhappy, but I didn't know that it had gotten so serious. I've always looked up to you in life and consider you the most influencial person in my life. I know that whatever decision you make will be well thought and calculated. I had lots of fun visiting you over break, definetly to short.

NOW, READ MY WEBLOG AND COMMENT ON IT! I never get posts. I'm in Deleware.... need I say more.

Love you Bro, and call me!

I think I would like teaching high school. The best part of teaching is making an impact in someone's life. I can do that at a small college (small class sizes, teaching the same kids in multiple classes). But I think I could do the same in high school. I had a few great high school teachers that inspired me.

Mostly, I'm disappointed w/ my grad school right now. My department has slighted me for the past two years (at least) and there's been a lot of things done that were not in my best interest. I don't think anyone's been sabotaging me on purpose, but I think there's only one person who's ever truly taken an interest in my work and put my best interests into consideration (Dr. Hauptmann). I don't trust annyone else in my department.

I went into grad school w/o much thought. So that's my fault. But frankly, I think I'm qualified. But I've seen other students less qualified than myself get better teaching assignments over and over again. I just finished teaching a really great class. I got great student evaluations (I average one point higher than my department as a whole). I was rewarded by being made a gopher for a semester. Honestly, I felt a bit insulted. It was the last straw.

Thanks Sam and Andy for writing. I'm sorry I've been sort of a grump for a while. But now you know why. The only thing that made these two years bearable was having a loving family and great friends in Kzoo.

oh! You should have a baby! That will make you feel fulfilled. Ha ha ha ha...just kidding.