Huzzah! I just finished and turned in the first draft of my first paper for my Master's Degree in Communications and Leadership. It is the draft of my Personal Philosophy of Communication paper. Before starting the course I didn't know I needed a philosophy of communication. Wasn't hard for me. I'm always having a philosophy … Continue reading First Paper — editorial perspective
Category: Education
Journey to a High School Reunion — First Grade
First Grade. What do each of you remember about first grade? i don't really remember very much. Actually I only have one story for myself, and one for my older brother. Both of us attended the South Corning Elementary School. One day he didn't want to stay at school and just started walking home. Home … Continue reading Journey to a High School Reunion — First Grade
Tell Me a Story
Ever notice how no event, no fact, ever goes unadorned by a narrative? Anything you see you try to associate a story with it. In Chapter 3 Em Griffin introduces Ernest Bormann's Symbolic Convergence Theory, or "fantasy theme analysis". Basically it is a theory about how groups use stories. Fantasy doesn't mean that they share things … Continue reading Tell Me a Story
Objective vs. Subjective, or not vs.
At this stage I'm not sure whether I am taking a communications course or a philosophy course. Chapter two is talking about the Behavioral Scientist vs. the Rhetorician. Objective vs. Interpretive. Basically the historical Objective vs. Subjective debate. See a definition: Subjective information is one person's opinion. In a newspaper, the editorial section is the place … Continue reading Objective vs. Subjective, or not vs.
I Love to Tell the Story…
In my first graduate school text book, A First Look a Communication Theory, seventh edition, By Em Griffin, the author makes the following quote at the beginning of the first chapter: This is a book about theories -- communication theories. After that statement you may already be stifling a yawn. Many college students, after all, … Continue reading I Love to Tell the Story…
Journey to a High School Reunion — Kindergarten
I mentioned in an earlier post my idea of reviewing my educational experiences as a background to my 30th high school reunion. That starts with kindergarten. I didn't attend the Horseheads Christian School until 3rd grade, so my kindergarten story won't start at the school my series is supposed to feature. If anyone in the … Continue reading Journey to a High School Reunion — Kindergarten
More than just stealing from yourself ….
Since Amazon has seen fit to delay my Master's course study books another two days (they are supposed to arrive today -- unless I get another e-mail delaying them even further), I have fallen to reading the one book that has arrived: Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association, Sixth Edition. Now, in high school … Continue reading More than just stealing from yourself ….
Journey to a High School Reunion
I am going to date myself. I have no problems with that. My dad never had a problem with his age, nor do I. So, I am going to date myself. This summer will be my 30th high school reunion. A lot has happened in 30 years. A lot of what happened in high school … Continue reading Journey to a High School Reunion
Homecoming 2013 — New and Old
Homecoming was a long day, and somewhat different than the homecomings I remember from the student side. I kept on feeling like their should be a homecoming parade. Instead, there was a fall festival on the quad. When I mentioned the lack of parade, my classmates talked about it probably stopped when the students finally … Continue reading Homecoming 2013 — New and Old
Houghton College — Founder’s Day 2013
Quick blog at end of a long first day of Homecoming weekend. Day started out with Founder's Day chapel. I could say a lot about the excellent chapel speaker (and he was good), but I won't. As many blogs, I'll make comments on the minutia of things. The Houghton College Choir sang at chapel. As … Continue reading Houghton College — Founder’s Day 2013
At The Rainbow 