Thank you and Farewell, At least for now

First of all, I wish to express my deepest thanks. Dr. Teri, as my instructor, you critiqued my work in order for me to improve and make it better. You showed me how to take big pictures and narrow them down to smaller pieces; the pieces of the puzzle do not all fit together at once, it takes time. So, Dr. Teri, thank you for making me a better educator and advocate. To my colleagues, thank you for your continued support, some of you I just met in this course and others I have had throughout my Master's program. I have learned a lot from each of you and will take what I have learned with me beyond this course into my future career.

Secondly, as I look ahead I realize that a passion I always had in the past, but got away from, has been reignited and will be used as I continue on my journey. I am going to write; it was suggested that I write a curriculum based on my capstone project and I am going to do it. Beyond the curriculum for my capstone project, I wish to write a coordinating curriculum on math using the same concept. Additionally, I also want to try and write a children's book or book series.

Finally, as I look back on this course I realize I am not the same person I was when we started eight weeks ago. I now truly believe that I can make a difference and I have an existing community of practice to support me along the way. I think of the expression "Rome wasn't built in a day" and take a deep breath knowing that advocacy efforts are not completed over night and may take time, but the end result will make changes positively impacting the field for years to come. And as I mentioned above, issues are tackled little bit by little bit, so the big issue you wish to impact can be changed piece by piece.

I wish all of you the best as you continue on your path to accomplishing great things.