the encouragement lounge: Good advice

Monday, February 22, 2010

Good advice - ask for help

Hi friends,

My wonderful colleague Melanie Booth also writes a blog for adult students. Recently, she posted about the importance of asking for help from others as you work through this challenging journey. She also offers ideas regarding who you might ask for help. Check out her post:

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Have a good Monday!

Harriet

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Dancing With FeyFebruary 22, 2010 at 3:46 PM
Learning to ask for help is a really good lesson. I'm used to asking for help in certain things, but I'm learning that I need to ask for help in other things: for example, possibly going to the ADA office about my ADHD.
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Harriet SchwartzFebruary 22, 2010 at 4:05 PM
I agree. Those support folks are there to help. You can do this!
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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.