I received a kind, eye-opening comment today regarding my previous post about the portfolio/ blogging workshop. As a result, I would like to clarify the last part of my message. It is VERY important to take your academic career seriously IN ADDITION to gaining "out of the classroom" experiences such as workshops, motivational speakers, or internships. In retrospect, I feel that I may have mislead my readers to think that these experiences were more important than academics. What I meant to convey is there is a delicate balance between academics and alternative forms of learning, and I think students sometimes forget that, including myself. I apologize for the confusion, and I wish everyone good luck in the last few weeks of classes. Thank you for the comments as well. ENJOY THIS BEAUTIFUL SPRING WEATHER (finally)!!!
Tuesday, April 24, 2007
To my readers:
I received a kind, eye-opening comment today regarding my previous post about the portfolio/ blogging workshop. As a result, I would like to clarify the last part of my message. It is VERY important to take your academic career seriously IN ADDITION to gaining "out of the classroom" experiences such as workshops, motivational speakers, or internships. In retrospect, I feel that I may have mislead my readers to think that these experiences were more important than academics. What I meant to convey is there is a delicate balance between academics and alternative forms of learning, and I think students sometimes forget that, including myself. I apologize for the confusion, and I wish everyone good luck in the last few weeks of classes. Thank you for the comments as well. ENJOY THIS BEAUTIFUL SPRING WEATHER (finally)!!!
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Hi Alyssa -- Don't be too hard on yourself. Thomas Merton is a kewl guy; and he meant well, and so did you, when you quoted him about learning outside the classroom. A balance is needed in learning, to be sure. I've noticed that we tend to learn KNOWLEDGE inside the classroom, but we tend to learn WISDOM outside the classroom. Both are required to lead a successful and fulfilling life -- and I believe that you already have both qualities in abundance. :)
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