Oh, the middle

Here we are. The middle of the semester. The time of year when I begin to wonder if everything will be completed, if I'm learning what I really need to be learning, when I wonder if I'm as impervious to stopping/dropping out as I think I am, and when I reflect with wonder on all I've learned since September.

Our 966 class session on March 2 was the most interesting, educational class I've had so far in this program. Not because of what I learned, but because of the honesty with which it was presented. I am an ally for the gay community. An outspoken one. A passionate one. However, I often wonder if I'm doing enough, or if I'm understanding what needs understanding to be most effective. The terminology conversation helped me speak openly about what I know (do I really know what I know? Perhaps that's another blog post altogether) and what I just plain have no clue about. Discussing how the readings apply to real-life practice helped me think of things in a concrete way not just "if I were a student affairs practitioner, I might do X, Y and Z."

As I research for the upcoming literature review, I wonder what the implications for lesbian, gay and bisexual communities is in the online sphere. Do they differ from the face-to-face environment? Do they differ for undergraduates and graduates?

Thanks to LJ and Julie for making me think.