2nd draft is upon me

On 2/16, I got feedback from David:  

"This is a fine first draft.  I'm impressed.  I encourage you to stake the strongest and clearest set of claims you can and argue vigorously for them.  I also encourage you to find out more about the history of the University and of education.  Does it matter to your argument that the University is an invention of the middle ages, a time when Europeans weren't reading Greek literature, even in translation?  I've suggested some materials for you to look at.  You'll find others as well.  Talking more about your own sense of vocation as a teacher would strengthen your argument as well.

Excellent progress!"

I am now in progress of diving deeper into the questions he asked in his feedback.  I got more books from the library yesterday to address the things, based on his recommendation.  I also realized that the work on something like this can never truly be complete.  At some point, good enough will have to be good enough.  

Another tidbit is that I realized there is a theme in the area of my interest:  Adult education.  Maybe and Ed.D. would be ok to pursue?  I prefer a Ph. D. in a content area but we shall see.

Today I am focusing on my paper for Tragedy since my Hinduism paper is done (draft 1).  I also have Antony & Cleopatra to read so I better get busy instead of sitting here in my blog!

I also met with Arieahn this week (after my meltdown).  I have 2-3 courses to propose, working up course descriptions and objectives.  (Leadership Lessons from Literature, Communicating Across the Organization, and Implementing Corporate Training Programs).  Time to get busy!

I turned it in!

My cleaned up draft went to my advisor Sunday night 2/3 while the Patriots were losing the Super Bowl. 

Next stop:  Hyde Park to meet with David!