Week 7: You are Valdosta State to our students<\/p>\n
For me, this is nice to think, but we are a team. And, even though I have been at Valdosta State University since 1999, I feel like a small part of Valdosta State University. I am a Professor in a program in a college in a university. I teach graduate students-MSW students. Our students come to class in the evenings and on weekends.\u00a0 Sometimes I don\u2019t feel like a true teacher because I don\u2019t teach four days a week a couple of times a day, but I especially do my time with the online course preparation and grading.<\/p>\n
I get to know students that way-and one of the items for this week is \u201cMake it a goal to talk to at least 20 students this week.\u201d\u00a0 Do the students I teach count? And, then there was the guy on the stairs asking for directions.\u00a0 Doing these weekly posts has made me more mindful of the students. \u00a0Sometimes I wonder if students want relationships with us? \u00a0Professional relationships, mentoring relationships-yes, and even if they aren\u2019t holding a big sign that says, \u201cI am a student, mentor me\u201d this is our role. To show them how to be professional and to guide them in this academic, professional and adult world we are living and working in.<\/p>\n
So I guess in that way I am VSU, and I am a professional social worker. \u00a0And, for some of our students- not only are the faculty VSU, but our building, our floor and our classrooms are VSU. I believe I have a responsibility to push the students out beyond our classrooms into other programming and educational experiences at VSU and in their communities.<\/p>\n
Now that I am done with the seven weeks and themes, I have some more up my sleeve. So stay tuned. I usually post on Wednesday or Thursday of each week.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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