Watching at the bedside as R's 98 yo dad is passing from us ( Read more... )

I have been struggling with the methodology form that is the next step in my dissertation journey. Not so much because it is hard, but because it is b*o*r*i*n*g, and there is no real deadline, so tomorrow is always another day ( Read more... )

I have been working on my MRF since July. Ug. Just saying that makes me nuts. Part of the fun is learning all kinds of new things that have no relevance to my dissertation, but are too fascinating to resist ( Read more... )

Officially given the go-ahead to write the Methodology review Form for my dissertation. Holiday fun!

Heard from my mentor/ dissertation chair unexpectedly today. He was pissy about the department chair's comments on my proposal. Mostly it was minor tweaky stuff, no big deal. He thought the chair was attacking the qualitative assumptions, but I thought he just wanted those assumptions clarified. Shouldn't take more than an hour's work. Let's ( Read more... )

One thing I have noticed as I have trained to teach at other online schools is that no one meets the standard set by Capella. The library resources are unmatched, the support is easy to find and actually helpful, and the professors are outstanding. The academic standards are higher than anywhere else I have worked with, including the school of ( Read more... )

I have been trying to facebook, really, but it is so brief and superficial that it leaves me unsatisfied. It's like dating, fun, but ultimately not as intimate as a real relationship ( Read more... )

I am hoping I never see my comps exams again. I should know by Tuesday next week if I am rewriting or not ( Read more... )

Ok, so even without the help of you-know-who-you-are, I have two teaching job nibbles. One of the City Colleges of Chicago runs an open adult ed section, where anyone can apply to teach a class. So, I applied and we are meeting next week to discuss a June thru August class on Family Violence Dynamics. Actual teaching experience ( Read more... )

It has been unnecessarily hard to find a mentor. I write someone who is listed in the bios (it seems rude to write to more than one at a time, what if they all accept?) and that person writes back, sorry, no time or memorably, sorry, I don't work there any more. So, frustrated, I write my adviser and ask who is available. She gets someone to ( Read more... )