tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5738534444392348639.post948791726086223469..comments2024-03-27T05:22:54.254-04:00Comments on Two Reflective Teachers: Slice of Life: Reflections in the Middle of a College TourMelanie Meehanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15771712134098949362noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5738534444392348639.post-70884532265171707882014-07-22T16:21:39.603-04:002014-07-22T16:21:39.603-04:00Choosing a college--what a difficult job! Wishing ...Choosing a college--what a difficult job! Wishing you all the best! Jaanahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02027755562339582129noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5738534444392348639.post-13975569555826236782014-07-22T15:55:30.661-04:002014-07-22T15:55:30.661-04:00So much depends on the tour guide. I'll never...So much depends on the tour guide. I'll never forget touring Harvard with our oldest, Elizabeth. We had an awful tour guide who focused on just the most mundane things. Later, we were taken on another tour by a friend's daughter, a student there. Different tour - could have ben a different college! The drinking thing is a real issue now, as are issues of sexual assault. We live in a different world, but we raise kids who reflect our own hearts and souls. They have been listening to us, all the years they have lived under our roof - and that is what they will take with them to college...which will be a joyful time of learning, of finding themselves, of returning home to share what they are always in the process of becoming: their true selves. We just have to trust that.Tarahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13626451110946889157noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5738534444392348639.post-80960004580466394612014-07-22T13:36:28.388-04:002014-07-22T13:36:28.388-04:00Wow. That's actually really frightening. A co...Wow. That's actually really frightening. A college education gets you what?!? My eyes would have been bugging out of my head during the tour! Hmmm...lots to think about, but knowing you raised Julia to reflect, compare and analyze all situations. (You could each do a plus/delta or pros/cons to compare ... just to remind her of what you saw and heard...) My girls are only 4, but this day will come. I wonder how colleges will begin to look different thinking about 21 century learning, integrating more technology, etc. For the money, we want the BEST education to prepare our children for life! Best of luck in your decision making! :) Hang in there. Michellehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04822472844833732246noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5738534444392348639.post-87000708449236002432014-07-22T13:00:28.689-04:002014-07-22T13:00:28.689-04:00I know how you feel. I remember loving two college...I know how you feel. I remember loving two colleges my sons wanted nothing to do with. I have to keep reminding myself, it's them going not me! The trouble is I'm the one paying. In the end it is best they choose what fits them. Good luck!!Julieannehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08876141420632207823noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5738534444392348639.post-51212215583332649452014-07-22T12:28:53.532-04:002014-07-22T12:28:53.532-04:00It is wonderful that your daughter has you to talk...It is wonderful that your daughter has you to talk through these things you are noticing on each campusLoraleehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10196420351567403826noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5738534444392348639.post-59558453763551531562014-07-22T09:14:25.317-04:002014-07-22T09:14:25.317-04:00My oldest is also in the middle of this process. A...My oldest is also in the middle of this process. And the thing that strikes me, nearly everywhere, is the luxury of the facilities. Yikes. All so different than when we were going through the process ourselves. Good luck.Lisa Keelerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05470821331643318304noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5738534444392348639.post-15366828256535106052014-07-22T08:46:48.042-04:002014-07-22T08:46:48.042-04:00You are definitely coming at this from a different...You are definitely coming at this from a different perspective than your own college days! (Not the least bit of which involves financing this education!) Best of luck with the search! Julie C.https://www.blogger.com/profile/11048051813369900200noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5738534444392348639.post-55559311638248165822014-07-22T08:24:35.667-04:002014-07-22T08:24:35.667-04:00I know a college prof who says he can always count...I know a college prof who says he can always count on chalk! He hates having to use technology. Looks like your daughter has some thinking to do. Enjoy the rest of your visits!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5738534444392348639.post-72109677249047770992014-07-22T08:18:16.089-04:002014-07-22T08:18:16.089-04:00It is truly a changed world. I too, noticed a chan...It is truly a changed world. I too, noticed a change in values and message between the time my two daughters went on the college search circuit (only 3 years apart). Good luck and hang in there!Rissahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02751796723272597880noreply@blogger.com