A Bit Cheesy

I started another graduate class last week. It's my 3rd one, with only 4 left after this one before I get my reading license. My hope is to be a reading specialist when I go back to work. I'm in no rush to go back to work right now, and I am enjoying these classes. It keeps me up to date on what's going on in education, and I'm able to use the credits to keep my teaching license updated. There are graduate students and undergraduate students in my classes, which I sort of appreciate and sometimes enjoy, though at times, I have noticed a bit of immaturity by some of the undergrads. I'm sure that I was a bit immature when I was in my early 20's. Who isn't?

What I really appreciate about IUPUI is that they have no tolerance for absences or tardies. Granted, there are exceptions. Your grade is directly linked to participation, and you can't participate if you're not there. It was not that way at Grand Valley, and I definitely skipped classes, I'm ashamed to say, especially during my sophomore year. I'm finding that I am so much more focused this time around. Maybe it's because I know how much me going to school is costing my family, both monetarily and otherwise, as I have to be away from my family and Chad has to come home early from work on Thursday's so that I can give myself enough time to get to class.

As I spend an hour in traffic every week on my way to class, I have time to think about how blessed I am. I am blessed to have husband who is so supportive of my dreams, and supports the idea of me bettering myself. I am blessed to have the opportunity to further my education and to collaborate with fellow educators. And, I am blessed to live in a country that affords me this option. My hope is that others realize how blessed they are to live in such a great country, where opportunities are endless and obtaining one's dreams are within reach, with hard work. My hope is that people will stop complaining about this country and those who govern it. As President Obama stated, "It's time to turn the page."