"Dear, Dear! How queer everything is today! And yesterday everything happened just as usual: I wonder if I was changed in the night? Let me think: was I the same when I got up this morning? I think I remember feeling rather different. But if I'm not the same, who in the world am I? Ah, that's the great puzzle!"
Are we all feeling a bit like Alice yet, having fallen down the rabbit hole but not having yet reached the bottom? Wishing for a bit of cake to make us larger, or a sip of, well, something to make us a bit smaller? Well, welcome to Student Success Seminar!
We're going to spend the semester talking about issues that crop up as you all make the transition from one environment to another--social issues, personal issues, academic issues, etc. And many of our thoughts on these topics will make their way onto our class blogs. You'll be able to read some ideas from me and Jason on our blogs, and you'll also have access to your classmates' blogs--let's face it, some of the best ideas you'll be exposed to will come from your own peers.
You'll be blogging on topics as posted by me and Jason every other week, and your posts will always be due by Friday night at 11:00 pm (honestly, do you really want me to read anything you write after 11:00 pm on Friday?) Each entry should be at least 200 words and must be in grammatically correct Standard English--capitalize you "I"s and spell out Y-O-U. There's a spellcheck that comes along with your blog--please make use of it. As you type, please remember that Blogs are available for everyone to see--your classmates, your professors, your Grandmother, your preacher, potential dates, and potential employers--and you should conduct your typing accordingly.
And so....
"The time has come," the Walrus said,
"To talk of many things:
Of shoes--and ships--and sealing-wax--
Of cabbages--and kings--
And why the sea is boiling hot--
And whether pigs have wings."
"To talk of many things:
Of shoes--and ships--and sealing-wax--
Of cabbages--and kings--
And why the sea is boiling hot--
And whether pigs have wings."
Here's our first Blog topic, i.e Blog Topic #1: Please tell us all three things: 1.) Why did you decide to go to college? 2.) Why did you decide to come specifically to Converse? and 3.) What could possibly be possessing you to make you decide to study music? Oh, and let's throw in a fourth question, just for kicks: 4.) If you woke up tomorrow and couldn't do any kind of music anymore, what would you do instead? All due on your respective blogs by 11:00 pm this coming Friday, September 4.
Enjoy!
