Last night was Kellogg Institute 2011's farewell dinner at the Broyhill Inn, an Appalachian State University property, and it was lovely and up to the very high standards to which everything around here seems to be held. There was dinner and thank you awards. Each participant received his or her Kellogg Institute pin. (We were told that certificates would come after completion of our year-long practicum projects and papers.) Then there was music and dancing and just a really great time. No tears, just fun. We all expected to be emotional, but it didn't happen.
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With Dr. Hunter Boylan and Dr.
Barbara Bonham, at cocktail reception |
It was close to midnight when we finally got back to the residence halls. We knew we had our final class in the morning, and everyone had last-minute packing to do. Before we knew it, it was time to get up; we hadn't yet been to sleep. Nobody was tired; those trusty adrenaline neurotransmitters were apparently there when we needed them.
Dr. Boylan's final lecture was titled Re-Entry: Tips for Post-Kellogg Survival. It was outstanding. And, by the end of it, everyone --
everyone -- was in tears. He covered all the reasons we became educators, why we care so much, and why our jobs in the field of developmental education are so important to many people in general and to society, as a whole. He included
* unreliable Internet connection ...will continue when I am no longer on the side of a really tall mountain ...
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| Hard to believe, a month ago we didn't know each other ... |
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