Keene State College

I read an article this week by McCloud that talked about how many undergraduate students rush through their college experience without reflecting on their learning and that was definitely me at the beginning of my college career.  I just wanted to get through my classes so I could get on with teaching.  I had a plan to graduate in three years taking summer classes and a heavy schedule.  Two years into my plan I realized I liked taking all the different classes required for an undergraduate degree.  Coming from a small high school we only had very basic classes.  I was able to take Russian, philosophy, and astronomy to name a few while at Keene.  I ended up staying for the full four years and taking extra classes.  All of which have been useful because elementary teachers teach all subjects.  I found as time went on I became more efficient with my study habits and better at figuring out what the teacher was looking for.