College

College Waltz Party

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When I was in college, I would never have had my parents stay in my off campus housing, nor were there any waltz parties that they would have been welcome to. But here we are staying in my daughter’s house and welcomed at her waltz party, like that is normal. For some reason this gives … Read more

A Dance and a Dorm Room

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Apparently St. John’s College, Annapolis is easier to get in to than to stay in. There is a major exodus of freshman before Thanksgiving; they decide either they can’t cut it or don’t want to. This is also true at other points in the four year process as well, I am told, where either students … Read more

A Seminar on Socrates’ Apology by Plato

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The parents were given the homework of reading Plato’s Apology, which is his account of Socrates’ defense at his trial. (Apologia in Greek means defense, not to say you are sorry…) The parents then, on Saturday morning of Parent’s Weekend had our own seminar on this reading to experience what it is like for our … Read more

Parent’s Weekend at St. John’s College

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It has been our role today to rejoice in our oldest child thriving in a rigorous college setting. She is happy, stimulated, challenged and exhausted. We are proud of her hard work and ongoing diligence to a demanding program. We sat in on her class today – a baffling discussion where no right answers were … Read more

Big Day: College Drop-off

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Well, we finally pulled out of the driveway and drove to Annapolis. My daughter burned CD selections on the way for us to listen to, which included everything from tango music to Techno. My favorite choice was Julie Andrews singing “Confidence” from the Sound of Music where she has “confidence in confidence alone” as she … Read more