February 17th, 2017

Consistent Constructive Criticism, Hooray!

I’m making the rounds getting feedback on my papers and have one more stop to make next week.  But so far, it’s all good.  I’m getting good solid B to B+ grades on my writing and the comments are the same.  I write too conversationally and too much like a —-  Journalist!  But that’s okay.  It would be much worse,

February 15th, 2017

Yikes! Foul Language in Class!

I am the oldest person in my class and I know I come from different, shall we say, sensibilities. But I can’t get used to swearing in class–even by the professor.  I cringe every time I hear it.  I know I should be more open-minded about it but I keep hearing my father in my head saying, “Martha, if you

February 12th, 2017

Rested and Recharged!

Got my paper back after class on Monday and got a B+. Also, got some really good feedback from the professor on the content.  He said I was a little too journalistic–not surprising–and I needed to be more critical and more detailed with longer paragraphs.  Also, not surprising feedback to a woman who has been writing 600 word columns for