A no-longer incontinent dog no-longer in Plovdiv

One of mom's biggest dilemmas these days is what to write for her masters thesis. For those of you who don't know, she has to write a "reflective" paper on her teaching experience, in this case the Fulbright term in Bulgaria. The paper is supposed to be a piece connecting the theory with the practice. Students have to do an internship throughout the term and write thesis on it.

Mom got away with the internship part because she was allowed to write her thesis on the Fulbright term. That was a good thing because she would in no way survive if she had to teach on top of the full-time job and classes. However, it is a trade-off. Most students at the Graduate School of Education do their internship in places like the International House, Immigration Centers, Community Centers, etc. They have between 5-10 students on an average. Adult students. They come to class to share their experiences which, for the most part, have to do with methodology challenges. Just like the book says. Reflection, action, more reflection, blah blah, perfect.

Then there is mom, who goes to class with the same reflection almost every time: "this was my choice of teaching strategy because that was the only way to survive in a classroom with 27 18-year-olds, who did not want to be there and could not care less about English". Nice. How do you put that in the "reflective paper"?