Today in class we did a better big words speed dating session. It helped me formulate a better idea of what my project will turn into, but probably more importantly it made me realize what the gaps in my argument are. My elevator pitch went something like this (although it evolved every time I gave […]
Goals Revisited
I will meet with important place-based/indigenous education people from the grad school (Greg Smith, Liza Finkel, Se-ah-dom Edmo) to discuss potential readings and/or questions to add to my concentration I will revisit my concentration questions and modify them as needed, taking into account some questions I’ve encountered while in New Zealand and in my science […]
Towards Better Big Words
When Jim told us that we would eventually be coming up with our own environmental theory during the class overview in the beginning of the semester, I was skeptical. I didn’t feel comfortable dealing with other people’s theories, let alone creating my own. Like many things in college, I decided to put it on the […]
Advice from a Thesis Survivor
I briefly talked to Rebecca about her thesis during the poster celebration, but I’ve been in contact with her throughout the process so it was interesting to hear her thoughts and advice about writing a thesis. I can say I saw her in the highs and lows of the process, which was nice to experience […]
Relief, Reflections, and Moving Forward
The process we went through to conceptualize, create, and carry out our praxis projects was a lot like our journey to the Doerner Fir in (almost) Douglas County — long, winding, riddled with trial and error, a bit frantic, but worth it in the end. Who knows, maybe Jim planned it that way all along […]
Grounding Experiences in Theory
Our class discussion on Tuesday about potential praxis projects made me realize how much we’ve learned throughout the semester. I must admit it wasn’t an easy journey getting through all of the readings that we did, but now that I have some distance from them and a way to ground them in a real world […]