A Day in the Life of a Master(s) of Education

Hello out there blogger world, hope all is well and such with you and yours. The other day I was surfing the wonder that is the Internet when a friend of mine said that I should check out this website, juicycampus.com. So for lack of better judgement I did. Boy was that not a good idea. First for those of you who are not familiar with this website, I'll give you a little summary. It is an anonymous website where anyone, but most likely students of the University/College can post comments feelings, blogs, etc about anything involved in the campus. So back to what I saw on the VT page, SLANDER. So many people were on this website saying god awful things about persons on this campus. Honestly I was truly ashamed as a student and a human being. I couldn't understand how people could be so mean and angry on a VERY public media outlet such as the Internet. I mean I know that once you put something on the Internet it is there for anyone to see but still it was a bit extreme for my tas...

SO 2009 is my year of possibilites....I know that it means I'm putting a lot of pressure on this one year, but I have too. This is the year that I can say that my president is black, this is the year that I graduate from college, this is the year I begin what will be my adult life. All of this in one year...and it is scaring the living daylights out of me. I'm so not ready to accept all that is coming my way, the anticipation has gone now the dread sets in. I dread paying bills, I dread looking for a job and an apartment, I dread having to make decisions that set the tone for what is my life. I try not to compare myself to others because I believe that it can lead to either one of two things...self righteousness or self doubt, neither of which I want a yearly subscription to. However right now I can not help but to look at my peers and others around me and to consider where I stand amongst them. Right now I am not happy with the results in most catagories in my life including l...