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| 2010 ADK Classroom Attendees Greet You! |
The other instructors and I are very much looking forward to our experience together this summer. As always, we are hoping for nice weather but we can't always count on this. We CAN count on a great experience though - no matter what the weather has in store.
This is a public blog, but usually most blog visitors are students getting ready for the class and our time together. But, everyone is welcome to follow this blog.
If you ARE a student in the 2011 Adirondack Classroom course, please post a comment to THIS blog entry to let us know that you have found the main course web site. In your comment, please also tell us just a bit about yourself (where you live, academic background, teaching or not, etc.). We always like to have some idea who is coming to join us.
Again, Beth, Tim, and I are looking forward to seeing you very soon.
Karl
Greetings!
ReplyDeleteMy name is Jason and I live about one hour north of New York City. I am currently a candidate for my Master’s Degree at SUNY Cortland and am anticipating completing it in the fall. I also completed my Bachelor’s Degree from SUNY Cortland a few years ago. In September I will be working as a substitute teacher. Most recently I was a long term sub working 1:1 with a student in a self-contained classroom. I have been looking forward to this class for a while and am excited about the activities that are currently on the schedule. See you on Sunday!!!
Good day from Lake Placid, NY. As I sit in Starbucks on Main Street getting free internet I have been trying frantically to catch up on my HW for ADK Classroom and Field Biology which starts immediately after ADK Classroom. I find myself distracted by the activity and people watching as the Ironman approaches and droves of tourist cars drive through town with summer vacation students and parents. Having read the literature provided in this class and having a mostly anti-capitalist stance many things come together as the class nears. From big oil, to forest destruction, to government malfunction, and mostly this nations blind faith that someone else will do the work to make a change I hope that my experience in the ADK Classroom will help me to better facilitate change in not only youth but the elders and my peers. Let us all try to buy less and buy local. Let us all remember that not all organisms have the ability to heal as magically as the human body. Resiliency has its limits. I look forward to learning from all of the students and teachers on how to convey a change for the better. Cheers. Matt
ReplyDeleteGreetings from Ithaca, NY
ReplyDeleteHello, my name is Julie Bakos. I have a bachelor’s degree from Wells College in Public Affairs/Policy & I minored in Childhood Education (1-6). I have not officially been teaching for about three years now. Instead, my husband and I have had two daughters. Our son will be entering high school this Fall. I have worked at Dewitt Middle School as a long term substitute in 6th Grade Science. I absolutely loved this job and the age of the students.
I enjoy most outdoor activities and am looking forward to this experience!
Good Morning! My name is Courtney, and I am finishing up my Master's degree from Cortland this summer. I also atttended Cortland for my undergrad work and am looking forward to our upcoming class.
ReplyDeleteThanks for the posts, so far! We know not everyone can post (firewalls and lack of Internet access). It still looks like the weather at Raquette Lake should be pretty good next week and it should also be a little cooler there than here in Cortland County. Be prepared for cooler nights - especially in comparison to last night! :-)
ReplyDeleteHello again - Just ran across this article about alternative energy and so-called "blight" that people use to oppose projects like Dr. Slade writes about in Adirondack Green.
ReplyDeletehttp://minnesota.publicradio.org/collections/special/columns/news_cut/archive/2011/04/not_on_my_ugly_blighted_utilit.shtml
One of my counter-arguments is that people need to remember the "blight" created by removing the tops off mountains in WV (and elsewhere) to get coal.
http://earthjustice.org/our_work/campaigns/stop-mountaintop-removal-mining
I don't know about you, but I find this far, far more offensive than a few solar panels (PV) on a utility pole.
There is no free lunch for access to energy. By buying electricity from a utility that burns coal, as a society we are making our decision.
See you all soon!
Karl
On this hot summer night I am greeting everyone and hoping you are comfortable enough to sleep. It will be interesting what it will be like sleeping in bunk beds for a week.
ReplyDeleteMy make is Kathy Bernhardt, and I am extremely excited to have a reason to not have to be attached to my phone all day long. It will be a hard habit to break, but a welcomed one.
I am interested what it will be like to speak with authors and learn ways to save our beloved mountains so that our future has the pleasure of sharing the same experiences we will be in only two days from now.
~Kathy
Hey everyone! My name is Cherith.
ReplyDeleteYou may assume that I was procrastinating this post but that is not the case. I have been working just outside of Philadelphia all summer at Valley Forge Military Academy with their summer camp program. Thing is, being a Military Academy, practically every website is blocked, including this one. I just got home (Elmira) today so now I finally have unlimited internet access. Too bad it's already after midnight and I'm exhausted.
Anyways, I'm really excited about this class. I have been to the 5 ponds wilderness area, mainly Star Lake, in the past and I loved the environment. I'm also lookfing forward to the mid 80's that are anticipated for the weather. It has been over 100 every day this week in Philly and it was nearly unbearable. Regardless, I'm excited to get this class started. It's my last class of my Master's program. I'm currently also working on my Thesis and my elective. Whew, it has been, and continues to be, a busy summer.
See you all in a few hours!