Trinity will resume classes on Saturday — HOORAY! — and even today, many offices are open as our administrative team gets back to business.
Among many important items on today's agenda — REFUND CHECKS! These are disbursements that students need, the balance on their federal loans. We'll be distributing checks from noon to 4 pm today at the Business Office. Many staff worked hard all week though the blizzard to be sure that student checks are ready on time. Thanks to this great team in the Business Office and Enrollment Services…. Full Article
My neighbors were stunned. They all came out to stare. It was 2 pm, and my car had obviously not left the driveway all day. (See above) The nice young man who lives next door thought I might be ill, so he kindly did the first shoveling of my walkway. By the time I emerged from my cave (below) in mid-afternoon, the driving snow had covered his first good effort, but I was so touched by his kindness that I "shoveled" the new inch that had covered his walkway (he took 15 inches off mine!) My other neighbor, relieved to see that I was alive, donned cross country skis and took off down the street while a family on a dogsled (pulled by the Dad, with the Dog and kids on the seat) mushed down the street. Full Article
In the final installment of this series of reflections on the state of teacher education, I am lifting up just a few more comments from faculty — all comments are posted to the "comments" part of this blog on prior days, but these are thought-provoking and seem worth repeating here:
Dr. Deborah Litt adds these thoughts to the discussion:
"I would like to add some comments about the role of institutional constraints in hindering improvement in our most troubled school systems. Full Article