internship.

1. LOCATION
    -The greatest thing about this internship is Mississippi itself. Being here made me realize how little culture and history I know about Amherst and even my hometown. I've learned so much about Oxford, the Delta, and the entire state in general. It felt like more of a vacation than a job at many points during the summer because there is so much to experience--the food, the small towns, the historical monuments, the different fun places.

2. STRUCTURE
    -Another nice thing about the internship was how it was set up this year. I liked the rotation schedule because it kept things interesting. We were able to learn a lot about the Teacher Corps from the School of Ed, about how to lesson plan with Dave, and about the administration side of a school with Joe. We also got to interact with the kids themselves, which is extremely important, and listen to some incredible speakers. The two months went by extremely fast because of this. The experience was very rich.

3. PROJECT
    -Although the project was somewhat difficult to accomplish without a car and with little knowledge of the area or contacts, I truly enjoyed doing it. It allowed us the chance to take something we're interested in, and may possible do theses on, and produce something for others to enjoy and learn from. Plus, it gave us something to do in our downtime at the summer school :)

1. TIME
    -Although I loved how dynamic the internship was, the rotation schedule was kind of hard the second month. We had to get up by 6, go to summer school until 3, and then most of the time we had a meeting that would like until 4 or 5. This got extremely tiring and I found myself not wanting to pay attention to speakers, etc. as closely. I'm not sure how this could change--maybe have the interns drive a van down to the school so they can leave before role plays?

2. ONLINE STUFF
    -Blogging I understand. There needs to be some sort of evaluation/reflection. However, I would just make up blog topics in the beginning and have the interns choose like 6 or 8 that they want to do by the end. You could say you need to blog by certain dates, but at least everyone could do it on whatever they desire. I would definitely get rid of twitter and del.icio.us though. Maybe introduce them, but don't make the necessary.

3. THE OTHER INTERNS
    -JK :0)

As for advice for next years interns, I would say come into the internship with an open mind and be willing to do anything. I think the reason I had such a great time was because I truly got to know the first (and second year) teachers. I made sure to be involved in whatever activities they had planned (volleyball, bbqs, etc.) Everyone has something unique and interesting to offer and they are what made the time here pass by so quickly. The future interns should also make the trip to the Delta and make it a point to see towns other than just Oxford. I'd say, just make the most of your experience.