little excuse for our stupidity

I'm in my first class for my second masters, in Higher Education Administration. Don't ask. I'm not 100% sure why I'm back in school....OR why I'm already thinking if I want to attempt again to get into a PhD program after I finish this one...I did just say I'm in my FIRST class of the program right?

ANYWAYS, the term paper for this class, is researching the founding of a university, and its first years. I've chosen Hampton University, which was founded in 1870. At the time, there was no standard education, for whites or blacks. The elementary through high school system that we have no didn't exist. Let alone for the newly freed slaves. Colleges opened their doors and first had to teach folks how to read. Not saying that things now are a walk in the park. But considering all that people had to go through in those days, people today have little excuse. I've learned a lot in this class and it really has put a lot in perspective for me.

But not even just the development of the education system. The internet!! Showing my age, I remember going to the library and going to the little card catalog, writing the book number down, and heading to the shelves to find it. Things like Googlescholar.com put the old way to shame! I have been able to find copies of entire books online, that I can just print out. Many of these books, written in the 1800's are not even available in the public library anywhere in the city. When I started this paper, I didn't think I'd have enough sources. And now, I have too many! I love the internet!!

So as I think was my point, we have no excuse. The wealth of information that is just at our fingertips...literally!! Now stop reading my babble, and go google a book or something! :)