School of Education

The Nasty Side of Visiting Home (or your Parents visiting too much)
(This is a long post, but it's very important!) What’s the fastest, least painful way to remove a band aid? You rip it off quickly and soon forget about the “Ouch!” it leaves behind. I don’t mean for this to sound harsh, but going to college is the exact same way. Constantly visiting home is one of...
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Surviving Fall Semester: The IU Edition
Disclaimer: This list applies almost exclusively to girls--sorry boys. I'm not good with your fashion! For those of you who are Indiana natives, none of this will be new. But for our new out of state students, you're in for a surprise: Fall semester is comprised of three types of weather: blistering...
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Beyond Welcome Week: What To Do Once You're Settled In to IU
Welcome Week is going to be awesome-- no classes, no class work, and plenty of time to meet new people! But the awesome doesn't stop there-- you're going to IU! It's always awesome! Once you've settled into your college life a bit, make sure to start the year off on a good note by preparing yourself...
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Finding Truths, Expanding Understanding, and Globalizing Through Education At IU
     It's been a while since I've posted on WeAreIU and some things felt unfinished so I thought I'd post just one more for the Summer.  Things with Tree Machine have slowed down for now and I've been spending most of my time with summer school and work at Opey Taylor's.  I had a chance to go to...
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Thoughts On Life And How They Relate To Education At IU
This is kind of a long post, but it holds a lot of value so if you read it at all, read it to the end… As usual here are a couple tracks for your thoughts.  One day I’ll learn to produce great tracks like this, but for now just enjoy a few of my many influences. ....take your pick.... Tree Music:...
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Favorite Study Places On IU's Campus
As the year winds down and it becomes the ultimate crunch time before the summer, many of us IU students are looking for places on campus where they can get assignments and studying done while not getting distracted until said assignments and studying are done. Although Indiana University is...
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The World Has Turned: How IU Classes Can Make You Think
"The world has turned and left me here..." Yesterday I found myself sitting in anthropology when the instructor asked the class, "If you could have one of three things, what would you choose?  Money, Prestige, or Power? To my surprise I was one of two that raised their hand for 'prestige.'  We both...
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Making the Most Out of Your Spring Break - The Jamaican Field Service Project
Spring Break. Most people spend it relaxing with family or hanging out with friends at home or in tropical locations. This year, my spring break was spent in Jamaica. No, I was not on vacation with my friends. I was volunteering with the schools all over the St. Elizabeth Parish with the Jamaican...
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Finding your Hoosier Home After All
I can still remember the night before I left for college… I was sitting in my room crying into my pillow for hours. I could not stop thinking about the fact that this would be my last night really living at home. I am not someone who embraces change; I absolutely hate changes, and I knew moving to...
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A B1G Break from School
48 hours from now I will be back at home in Fishers, Indiana watching some of March Madness on television and enjoying the fact that I will not have the stresses of homework and studying for a week.  Nine weeks into the academic semester at IU and I am more than ready for a break.  School work right...
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