Saturday, October 17, 2009

A man, a mission, an essay

Can you believe it’s only a month and a half away? I can’t. And soon I’ll probably be saying, “I can’t believe the bibliographic essay is due next week.” Hopefully by then I’ll have my topic chosen and all of my sources in order. As for now, I’m still undecided and haven’t made up my mind on what I am going to do it on.

But, that doesn’t mean that I haven’t been thinking about it. So far, I am leaning towards synchronous vs. asynchronous. Hopefully I’ll get down to business real soon and look up some articles on the good old Internet. I haven’t done that yet, but never fear, I’ll get down to it.

I have been thinking about different topics and none have really stood out to me. There hasn’t been any specific topic that has ignited a fire in my soul. But then again, I probably don’t expect that to happen. So, for now, you can expect that I’ll be writing about synchronous tutoring versus asynchronous tutoring. I’ll delve into the deepest depths of the subject and bring out all the remarks of the scholarly world that pertain to the subject.

Of all the subjects I have thought about, this one seems the best so far. I feel that I am at least more interested in this than the others that have scrolled through my brain. And I know as well as the next guy that it is pointless to write about something that doesn’t interest you. Many a paper have I had to write that simply bored me to death. I don’t’ want this paper to be that way because it will make it so much harder. If I am not interested in what I’m writing about, I’ll probably put it off until the last minute and end up doing a so-so job on it. So, unless something stands out to me in the near future, you can plan on Derek Stout submitting a paper about both the woes and joys that accompany this particular subject.

On a related topic, I was recently enjoying the company of some rather jovial friends. As we conversed, one of them was telling a rather enjoyable story and said “me and my friend” and the first thing that went through my head was “my friend and I.” Isn’t that neat!? It just goes to show how tutoring has impacted my personal life. I’ve got English on the brain and when I hear it being misused I often find myself correcting it.

Okay, I know that that wasn’t really a related topic to the prompt, but five hundred words can be a lot. I’ll I really needed was three words “synchronous versus asynchronous.” But, I gave it my all and decided that a small story that related to the course would be in order. If I was out of line, I seek forgiveness and hope that my folly will not be frowned upon and held against me. Well, there you have it.

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