Category Archives: EDUCATION

The secret life of higher learning, aside from knowing where to scalpelize or where to research precedent, or how to build an atom bomb, blesses daily with the power tools of utilizing and recognizing every geometric angle, every ion, all … Continue reading → Continue reading →

Sort of starting out late in life, but in truth have always been, but just now taking seriously my search for my true self and purpose. One of which should never be, as pointed out by loving spouse and evidenced … Continue reading → Continue reading →

¡Que está buena! I just had my first random thought in Spanish! Hopefully it made some sense because I rushed right into the course website to post it. With the majority of the students in the class (wow, this is … Continue reading → Continue reading →

This evening, when I explained to my Spanish Professor why I hadn’t progressed much in the language between semesters and what I had been doing that has changed my goals and immediate plans, he said that it sounded as if … Continue reading → Continue reading →

You know, whom am I kidding with the sacred rule of protecting identities on weblogs? All you have to do is follow the links back and you’ll find a name. In my post EDUCATION: The Unlisted Courses, I mention my … Continue reading → Continue reading →

This is going to sound like a real suck-up post, but it isn’t meant that way. With the opening of the semester I just thought it timely to write about the finer side of education after I’ve complained about the … Continue reading → Continue reading →

Yesterday in a comment I wrote the words, “coulda’s, woulda’s, and shoulda’s don’t help…” Sometimes they do, though. While it’s useless and frustrating to think of the paths not taken, it does bring with it the ability to focus on … Continue reading → Continue reading →

When I decided to finally go for a degree almost four years ago, I felt that it was something that, while being interesting and valuable to life, was mainly done to get that “piece of paper” that opens doors closed … Continue reading → Continue reading →

Blogging has indeed kept me somewhat connected with my study of the Spanish language as I check regularly to read Spinning en español. Although I do not totally trust the translation as completely accurate and proper, knowing what I wrote … Continue reading → Continue reading →

One of the first placement or personality type tests I took as a kid I kind of cheated on. I tried to gear my answers towards the creative and ended up being typecast as a tractor driver. In first grade … Continue reading → Continue reading →

After a demoralizing revelation about my own research techniques with a final paper this past semester, and with the spotlight on this very subject by my former professor, I feel somewhat guilty about returning all the library books back tomorrow … Continue reading → Continue reading →

From an e-mail from Professor Stephen Ersinghaus, a.k.a. The Great Lettuce Head: “If you follow the GLH series on research you will note that I do have a subtle plan developing. I will be posting on how to use tools … Continue reading → Continue reading →

Yes, if you’re going to be a doctor you should not only study Biology for the exams and papers, but truly learn it because we all believe you’re going to know and remember this stuff when we come to your … Continue reading → Continue reading →