And, before my dreaming eyes Still the learned volumes lay, And I could not close their leaves, And I could not turn away. ~ Anne Bronte Your kids are amazing. Well, there are a couple who are probably drinking a little too much, but I’m sure they are not any of your [...]
Posts Tagged ‘education’
To the Parents of Traditional Students~ Dedicated to My Peer Group
Posted in Personal Reflections, University Experiences, tagged Anne Bronte, college stressors, college student, education, England, English, higher education, non-traditional student, Oxford, parents, parents of college students, peer group, poetry, traditional student, university, University of Oxford, W. H. Auden, Western Michigan University on August 10, 2009 | 3 Comments »
“Because the story of our life becomes our life…” a.k.a. The Cost of Returning to College
Posted in Personal Reflections, tagged Anne Sexton, bachelor's degree, Caterpillar, college, cost of education, Detroit Edison, education, family, Florida, Henry Ford Trade School, Illinois, Lisel Mueller, Michigan, Navy, non-traditional student, poetry, St. Clair River, university on August 8, 2009 | 1 Comment »
Next I pull the dream off and slam into the cement wall of the clumsy calendar I live in, my life, and its hauled up notebooks. ~ Anne Sexton When I graduate, I will be the first (at least that I know of besides a couple of cousins) from both my father and [...]
“It gets me right away because I’m in a workshop now…”
Posted in University Experiences, tagged 70's, Billy Collins, Brown Hall, cigarettes, college, college student, education, English, higher education, mom, mother, non-traditional students, Pablo Neruda, poetry, traditional student, Western Michigan University, workshop, writing on August 7, 2009 | 2 Comments »
And it was at that age … Poetry arrived in search of me. I don’t know, I don’t know where it came from, from winter or a river. ~Pablo Neruda Over the past couple of years, I have taken a variety of classes alongside traditional students. It is awkward (in case I haven’t mentioned [...]
Community
Posted in Community College, tagged Community, Community College, education, Ivan Donn Carswell, Kellogg Community College, NBC, poetry on August 5, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
I relive it now and then, I would live it all again in hope of having of each of you as friends. ~Ivan Donn Carswell Community college is certainly a good fit for the non-traditional student. Many of the people I met during my time as a community college student are still an [...]
A Traditional Student Interview…
Posted in Uncategorized, University Experiences, tagged education, English, fiction writing, Henry Van Dyke, higher education, non-traditional student, older students, traditional student, Western Michigan University on July 30, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
I put my heart to school In the world, where men grow wise ~ Henry Van Dyke This is Emily. Emily was a classmate of mine in the spring semester of ’09. That semester was probably the most awkward for me as a non-traditional student, at least to start. It was the first time I [...]
“In the state that floats in brackish water”, I attend a conference…
Posted in University Experiences, tagged conference, early childhood education, education, Elizabeth Bishop, Facebook, Florida, Ft. Lauderdale, higher education, non-traditional student, ocean, PITC, Prague, The Program for Infants and Toddlers, traditional student, Wallace Stevens, Western Michigan University, WMU on July 29, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
There will never be an end To this droning of the surf ~ Wallace Stevens I am in my last semester at WMU. University summer semesters are intense, and a bit exhausting, and they would be that way for either the traditional or the non-traditional student. Add on top of that a full-time job, [...]
A Traditionally Non-Traditional Welcome
Posted in University Experiences, tagged 40-something, college student, education, higher education, non-traditional student, on-line college, Robert Frost, Spindler Hall, Western Michigan University on July 12, 2009 | 3 Comments »
“Education is hanging around until you’ve caught on.” ~Robert Frost Welcome to my new blog! As a 40-something college student, I have experienced a journey that has been life changing and inspirational, yet it has also been a difficult challenge. Many aspects of my regular life altered, and not all for the positive! My [...]
