First, Love Yourself

Things are far busier than I had anticipated for the summer. Graduate school is a lot of work, but it's going to be worth it in the end. I loved last week, where the class was farmed out to various schools in the region for summer school tutoring. It really made me feel a lot better about things, after many weeks of lessons in theory, but not much in the way of practice. I find the class we are taking this past week to be mostly pointless, especially for someone with a background in English or Reading. I think they should have required this for all of the non-humanities oriented majors, but it's complete review for me. I already know how to read aloud to students, and I already have a background in literacy. The daily journal we have to write is at least interesting, though. It gives me a good way to get my thoughts out on paper. I may continue that beyond this class, if I can find the time. I also liked the Literacy Bag assignment, where everyone placed items contributing to t...