It’s been an intense week. As I discussed in a previous post, for students on a semester system, May is crunch time. It usually involves pulling all nighters, even bringing pillows to the library, and doing our best to survive finals’ week. This stressful time is then followed by relief to be done, and for…
It’s time to focus. I have to write. I have to read. The injustice of it all? It’s a beautiful 72′ F. outside, with a brilliantly blue sky and a soft breeze. I’m currently stuck in the family housing study center lit by florescent lightning. The laughter of children and families playing together outside in…
In his article, Why Education Researchers Should Take School Food Seriously, Marcus B. Weaver-Hightower (2011) brings up numerous questions academic researchers could be attending to when it comes to food in schools. The article begins by providing the reader some context as to what a big business school food is, and the political, social justice…
I’m trying something new. I decided to add a grad school diary page to this blog because I reached a turning point the other day in my program that ties into me starting this blog. First, however, some historical context. I’ve been in grad school for 4-years now. It’s actually a trip to think about,…