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 ‘higher 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 »
“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 [...]
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 [...]
