my last class, too

i never felt as good as when i pulled out of the parking lot after class on sunday. going through my mind was "goodbye western, if i ever come back, it won't be for a long, long time!" that feeling of joy lasted all of 2 hours when i realized that i had left my computer charging cord in the classroom. so back to wiu i went, only to find that the building was locked. so back to wiu today. these two trips taught me my lesson. when i received my bachelor's degree (from wiu) i never thought i would go back for another degree, much less to wiu. and now, many years later, here i am. i hope i enjoy the eds and phd programs! i guess it is inevitable.

as far as our class, i feel that this class was a good class to end with. many things that were covered in other classes helped me understand the topics in this class. i think the work i did with job descriptions will help me better when i start applying for jobs. i think i will be more aware everything in the job description, where as before, i might not have been as thorough.

the futures wheel was an activity that i actually used in a meeting with my principal today. we were discussing declining enrollment, so i went to the white board. it was really beneficial to have such a valuable tool.

as part of my internship, i am going to give a school culture survey. i wasn't sure what to include until we did our survey in class. in fact, many of the projects we did in class will be used by me in some fashion during my internship.

i really learned a lot from the people i was grouped with in the small group work. you all are great representatives of this program and will make great administrators. thank you for allowing me to learn from you.

while i didn't like the idea of taking a final exam, as i completed the exam i was able to reflect on what all i had learned in this class. we covered a lot of information. information that will make me a better administrator, some day.