Well my review—assessing my work at Seabury over the past six years—is done. It was a very helpful and affirming conversation. The student and faculty reports were favorable. The review session helped to give me some clarity on what my tenure process will look like. Gale Yee, who was my external evaluator, and AKMA encouraged me in my professional development. Their comments and suggestions were very helpful. I walked away from the process feeling supported and excited about my future work. Would that all review processes were so humane.
This past couple of years, indeed this past couple of months, has been full of reviews and examinations. It has also been full of accomplishments and new stages. Hopefully one of these days I will be able to wake up and not feel like my life and work is under review. No wonder I have been twitching whenever an NFL ref says, “this play is under review.” Welcome to my life! In all seriousness, it is nice to see much hard work and plenty of student loans paying off.
Posted by Frank Yamada at December 14, 2005 09:12 PMSorry, but I forgot to turn in my student evaluation of you Frank. Needless to say you get an A+.
Posted by: Brad at December 22, 2005 05:36 AM