It Ain't Called Olds... It's Called News. : November 2011

If any of my students got the humor behind that headline, then extra points to them! Um... in class... unfortunately, cool points in life will probably be deducted if they are Huey Lewis fans like myself.

So tonight I've been combing over the blogs my students have been keeping this sememster, wielding my almighty keyboard to give earnest feedback on each one since it does count for 15% of their grades. Now I don't profess to be the greatest teacher in the world, so I must have gotten very lucky with this batch of students. The students in this section of SC 3353 are some of the brightest, most thoughtful and promising young people I might have ever encountered. I can't tell you how much I enjoy reading their blogs and learning more about them and their aspirations in life and in their careers.

(BTW, these aren't my students. My students are way better looking than these guys)

The assignment was to keep a blog for the latter part of the semester. Aside from the f

irst couple of weeks, the material is left very much up to the student. The blogs very much reflect each person's individuality and distinct personality. (I would probably ding my students for being redundant like that just now, but hey-- I'm trying to get my point across)

From Erin's entertaining thoughts on being a "Perpetual Pessimist," to Steve's love for music, it's been really great to see their personalities shine through. In particular, a couple of students have really fallen in love with the non-profit organizations they were paired with on a class project. Those organizations should consider themselves very lucky, as it seems they have found champions for life.

With such a bright, creative set of students, why in the world would I want to keep their blogs all to myself?

So consider this my early Christmas gift to you, my friends. I hope you enjoy the musings and

surmising of the talented students of SC 3353 just as much as I have.