Reflections on this course

Truth be told, when I saw the title of this course, "RESEARCH," I dreaded it -- I am an English teacher, and I know how to research and how to try and teach the research process, but the word still conjures up stressful feelings.  Luckily, within the first week, through our book, lectures, and discussions, it was clear that this was not traditional research, and as I learned more about how were were supposed to conduct action research, the negativity disappeared.  In fact, even though I am in a way glad that my project will not be implemented until next fall, I am also anxious to get started.  I will spend the next couple of months getting my teacher/student questionnaires created and ready to distribute by year end.