the encouragement lounge: Reader Week 2009

Friday, July 3, 2009

Reader Week 2009

Jammies or no jammies??

This from Donna in Pittsburgh....

"As you wake up Saturday, you realize that you must spend the day writing a paper for Harriet's class. Do not lounge around in your jammies. Get dressed! You will feel more energetic and soon sparks will be flying from the keyboard"

What about you? Do you work best in your jammies or sweats or does that make you feel lazy???

2 comments:

Paperback WriterJuly 3, 2009 at 7:20 AM
I haven't iaid attention to this but I have a feeling that I might do my best work in comfortable clothing but not jammies; jeans and button downs most likely.
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UnknownJuly 6, 2009 at 5:59 PM
I'm a jammies gal! Although a shower helps. :)
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Working adult students, on my mind...

I hope this blog will be helpful to friends and others involved in a variety of endeavors. However, I created the blog with students in mind and continue to develop it with that specific group as my focus.

I believe that with the increase in evening, weekend, and low-residency programs, students are working more and more in isolation. If we were all full-time students on campus, we would have the informal support that comes with being able to go down the hall and talk with a colleague, etc. But instead, we are working late nights and weekends at home in front of the laptop.

With that in mind, I hope the encouragement lounge provides brief moments of respite and energizing connection. This does not at all replace valuable face-to-face contact. Many aspects of the academic journey can only be addressed via in-depth conversations with colleagues and teachers. And I would always rather sit down and talk with someone than to communicate online. Nonetheless, my aim is to give you one more channel for quick hits of support.