Important Information!

I wanted to let all of my readers know that Monday, April 16 is the Preview Day for Accepted Masters students. I know that I have spoken to many of the accepted FPE students and I sincerely hope that all of you can make it--as well as the rest of the accepted students. It is a great way to see how the students, faculty, and staff at GSE all interact with one another. It will also be a great chance to meet other masters students. Unfortunately, I was unable to attend the event last year and I really regret it. I heard it was a great day and I can assure you that we (the admissions staff) have put a lot of time and energy into making it a memorable and helpful day. Choosing a grad school is a big deal!!! By attending the preview day we will be able to show you that Penn is a great place in which to study, live, and explore!

If you plan on attending, please RSVP by clicking HERE!

Besides planning for the Masters Preview Day I have been busy doing some research for my Cultural Perspectives on Human Development course. I have decided to write my final research paper on language revival--specifically the revival of the Irish language in recent years and how it impacted schools and culture in Ireland. I studied abroad for a year in Ireland and I never met a single person who's first language was Irish, yet every person my age that was Irish all knew how to speak the language. I always found it so interesting that a language that is used by such a small group of people (comparatively) and in such a small place is still alive and well. All of the streets signs are in English and Irish, which surprisingly only happened in recent years. I'm looking forward to learning more about the impact that the language revival had on schools in Ireland, in particular the difficulties that occurred because of the division between the Republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland.

Besides doing some research I enjoyed some relaxing time with family for the Easter holiday. This is the first weekend in over a month that I wasn't either away for the weekend or out all day with plans. This will probably be the last weekend that I'm not going crazy trying to write a ton of papers or out trying to enjoy the last few weeks of grad school. It is definitely bitter sweet. Let me know if anyone has any specific questions for my next post and I'll try to accommodate your request!

Happy Easter!

~Lezlie