What an extraordinary connection. I attended a workshop awhile back about how to partner with high schools to help seniors make the transition from high school to college research a bit smoother. I came away with the contact information of a high school librarian who was interested in bringing her students to a college setting! A good match for sure.
We both pursued the idea, and today, the first group of students from the high school will be on campus to learn how to find scholarly resources to write a required paper. Over the next few days, we will host 100 students and help them find journal articles and books on their topics of interest - issues like teen suicide and violence in the media. Hefty subjects.
I'm not sure what I expected. But what we encountered were extraordinarily polite and well mannered and serious young men and women who were better listeners than some of our college students! They asked terrific questions, and didn't let things slide if they didn't understand something. It was a joy and pleasure helping them find resources. If this is any indication of the level of student coming into college next year, it will be a great class. I wish them all well on their papers.
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