A task assigned for us students was to find areas that reflected social support in our school and make those things speak out – in a good way or inadequate way- so the powers- that- be will notice and do something about them- after all, we are a public health school.
Some of the pictures taken were
Susie Shy 45 
It looks cold. Is this in Boston?
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wow, there are good things, and not so good, huh? How’s it going Susie?
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Hi Lucy, Its ok, going on- it is quite limiting and not liberating as I thought it would be. I thought when I came to the US, I came to a country where one could learn with a free mind but learning here comes at a cost- that is – don’t question- don’t ask questions. There are very few teachers that encourage questions and that hinders learning. I am disappointed because I came to learn from asking questions and learning.
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I do hope youe classes are going well.Will you go home for holidays.
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BC, I am going yes, and so looking forward to it. I am saying this respectfully but this term has exhausted me- the environmental justice project has pushed me to the limits. Please pray that I can hold on till the holidays.
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You got it.
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Is the “isolated student” photo taken in a library Susie – very modern looking and the nice wooden floors too.
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Yes, it is in the Forestry school
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That’s perfect with all those beautiful wood floors.
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It is beautiful – how much of wood must have been cut down to make it, do you think – is it apt for what school it is .
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That is a good question Susie and I bet I could find out if I knew the dimensions – the reason I say that is because in the Upper Peninsula of Michigan, they have a forest of hardwood and they are the primo place that makes basketball courts for the National Basketball Association or for special events like the college basketball championship finals. In this small story, you’ll see that it takes 30 trees to make a basketball court:
https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/ncaab/2014/04/04/final-four-floor-originated-in-tiny-michigan-town/7292355/
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well done-I have missed you and hope all is well.
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I am good, ma’am- how are you ?Have you moved yet?
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So good to see a post from you again Susie. I will be praying for your school. I read your comment that you felt limited in asking questions. That to me would be so odd as I learn by asking questions. I, also, would have thought that professors would gladly welcome questions and students who seek to learn more and are listening enough to ask about things. That is so different from the colleges and universities in our area of the country.
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Faye, Me too, I am so glad you agree, I always thought America is a country that encouraged the questioning mind- but it looks to me that professors here, believe in letting sleeping dogs lie and conforming to the norm and basically opt for “less trouble”. Answering questions would require research, or guts to say , you don’t know or even to say, let me look it up and get back to you.
I loved your post, Faye on change and the chicken.
Susie
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