My research has not been going in the direction that I intended for it to go. I particularly want to study charter schools and how they can be effective for low-income, particularly black, students. However, I have been reading books…

I am so proud of myself. Yesterday I completed a draft of my literature review. I read a few articles about the achievement gap and setting students up for success instead of failure. I did not realize that I could…

This is dead week and have not made much progress with my research. I am now beginning to truly understand how difficult it is to be a student and a researcher at the same time. It seems as though once…

I watched a documentary called “The Lottery”. It was very similar to the book I read by Paul Tough, except it made me a lot sadder. Reading about children not getting a proper education and their parents being frustrated is…

Hello! I am so excited because I finally made some progress over winter break. I finished the Paul Tough book and I have decided that I would like to focus my research on charter schools. Now, I still do not…

SO…finals are over!!! This is a great thing because “other classes” is the excuse I use most often when referring to the lack of progress in my research. Now that Fall 2010 is officially over for me, I can spend…

I’m frustrated with myself because I want to know exactly what my research question is but I am so interested in so many areas and issues dealing with education that I don’t know how to narrow it down! I am…

Okay so I’m stuck. I want to change my research topic but I am not exactly sure what I would like to pursue. Well, I have an idea of what I am interested in, but I don’t have a specific…