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 Below is a message from a former student, with an interesting poem. Recommended reading! To get back to the WebCT entry page, click the back link on the browser or the back link on the top of this page.
It is for students like this I teach! Thank You!
 Dr. Nilsson
Money well spent
At the beginning of the semester, I made known my intrest in the environment. Before
the semester began, I had been checking out books, about the environment, from my
school library, and reading them. I am an avid reader and if it deals with environment, I
become more absorbed in the reading. That said, (typed) the quizzes were
just like eye candy to me. Having to not only read the information, but also answer the
questions without having to flip back and forth thru the pages, was like a challenge in
which I tested my self.
In this class I learned more than I already knew about the
negative effects of our behaviour towards our earth and its precious resources. I make
it a point to educate others, especially those near me, about the consequences we
bestow upon ourselves when we don't act intelligently or responsibly towards what God
has provided for us. We must be good stewards and take care of our resources...that
means our brains also.
I must finally say that as a college student, few have been the
instructors who have made me feel that I am getting my $$$ worth in education.
Numerous times I've been grouped with other students who have not the slightest idea
about how to put together a sentence. Here we are taking college courses and even
though we might not be taking an English class, we should be well prepared to spell
names and words that should have been part of our vocabulary from an earlier time in
our education. I thank Dr. Nilsson for having the grading criteria he had and taking into
account what we should have known by now.
I learned alot from this class, not only
from Dr. Nilsson, but from fellow students, and me. I learned that in becoming a teacher
in the future, I must not cheat my students from a good education. In order to do that, I
must not cheat myself. I must study and do my part. My employer pays for my
education and I am proud to say that their money is being well spent. With instructors
like Dr. Nilsson, there is real learning going on, if the student so desires. Let me also
share with you that I am a Mexican national and English is my second language, but I
embraced it since I began to learn it and I will continue to improve, not only the
language, but education as a whole. Thanks Dr. Nilsson!
I forgot one more thing............
Pretty Good
By: Charles Osgood
There once was a pretty good student,
Who sat in a pretty good class
And was taught by a pretty good teacher,
Who always let pretty good pass.
He wasn't terrific at reading,
He wasn't a whiz-bang at math;
But for him education was leading
Straight down a pretty good path.
He didn't find school too exciting,
But he wanted to do pretty well,
And he did have some trouble with writing
And nobody taught him to spell.
When doing arithmetic problems
Pretty good was regarded as fine.
Five plus five needn't always add up to be ten,
A pretty good answer was nine.
The pretty good class that he sat in
Was part of a pretty good school,
And the student was not an exception,
On the contrary, he was the rule.
The pretty good school that he went to
Was in a pretty good town.
And nobody seemed to notice
He could not tell a verb from a noun.
The pretty good student in fact was
Part of a pretty good mob.
And the first time he knew what he lacked was
When he looked for a pretty good job.
It was then, when he sought a position,
He discovered that life could be tough,
And he soon had a sneaky suspicion
Pretty good might not be good enough.
The pretty good town in our story
Was part of a pretty good state,
Which had pretty good aspirations,
And prayed for a pretty good fate.
There once was a pretty good nation,
Pretty proud of the greatness it had,
If you want to be great,
Pretty good is, in fact, pretty bad
(Students name removed. I don't put student names on my web pages without permission. If you want your name on the page -- I am a stickler for correct sources, let me know. :-) It deserves to be mentioned!)
I felt elated when I saw my opinion on your web page! Thanks!
OF COURSE you may post my name. I am proud of it.
And because my father instilled in me the love of reading and learning, I think I should
include my maiden name...
Maria Susana Ramirez-Escobedo
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