Favorite student stories

It's that time of year, and you hear it from everybody:  They're so busy.  I hear it from my adult learner students at Granite State College even more at this time of year- in addition to the pressures of the holidays, they juggle writing papers and finishing up the end-of-the-term work for their courses.  They're amazing and I never fail to be impressed.

I was talking yesterday to another faculty member at Granite State College, and she said one of her students referred to herself as a "scholar."  I loved that!  I love the idea that my students can go from having only had a high school degree to starting to feel that they're SCHOLARS!  (And they are!)  That's a good indicator of the difference in how you can feel about yourself once you decide to take the bull by the horns and start taking adult college classes.  There are lots of adult education resources available to help you too.  We do everything we can to guide you on the path to getting your degree.

One of the most rewarding things I do is to go to the graduation ceremony every year.  There are so many tears:  tears from the graduating students, their proud families, and of course, from me.  I'm so happy for them and proud of them that it always brings me to tears.

I always bring plenty of tissues.