Whew

As you can tell by my blog title, I’m feeling a little frenzied.
Truth be told, I actually have had “whew” and “another whew” as my working blog title the past three weeks. This week was the first I let it stand. I probably shouldn’t be admitting this.

For some reason, this term has seemed to move at warp speed. I’m not the only one who thinks this. Nearly every student or colleague I’ve talked to agrees. The zeitgest of Spring Term 2014 is that it’s moved too quickly.

Courtesy of Lainey Powell (Flickr Creative Commons)

And the next few weeks will fly by even faster. Just three more classes and some portfolio reviews and the term will be over. That means this is the last time I share insPiRation this term. And my students have just one last round of blogs to write.

As I wrote in the beginning, I love finding articles to share that spark students’ interests. Finding music, travel, craft beer, cinema, food, nutrition and global health stories with PR angles forced me to read the news differently than last term. And it’s always fun to keep up with sports, fashion and social media. I loved watching students grow and improve as writers as they blogged. Each student is a stronger blogger than when he or she started.

So despite the crush of term’s end, give these last posts everything you’ve got. Slow down and show me everything you’ve learned.