I went from an academically flaccid program to its polar opposite. My new program is one where I am always busy. 3-5 articles a week, a chapter, forum posts and weekly papers force me to stay on task. Staying on task isn't just about completely my homework but understanding that this effort will let me live my dream.
My main struggle is to stay positive. I find myself getting frustrated when professors value proper placed parentheses over passion. There is a hypocrisy in graduate level education programs. The readings and professors harp on and on about being supportive and working with strengths of the students, over the assignment are very black and white, write and wrong. I definetly feel like my strengths are not being addressed. I am learning so much, but I am not bringing anything to the table. I understand that that is how graduate studies function, but I am a much stronger teacher than I am a writer...as I'm sure my readers can understand.
The ink of the scholar is holier than the blood of the martyr
Random Factiod: Currently obsessed with Lupe Fiasco, Lasers out March 8th!
La Cultura Cura
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