“I’m so ticked off, I’m starting school today…I can’t wait!” This was an expression that my seven year old twin daughter Sophie expressed the day she was going back to school after Christmas break. I asked, “What are you ticked off about?” She responded, “I am ticked off because I am just so excited!” I quickly realized that she didn’t understand what ticked off meant. I asked, “Do you know what ticked off means?” She said, “Excited?” I responded, “Ticked off means you are mad at something.” She quickly corrected herself, “No, I am not mad at going to school! I am excited!” We had our laughs afterwards.
Today, I start my first day back to graduate school after my month long break after the holiday. I really enjoyed my first term of graduate school Fall term! I believe I have found my niche studying Social Work! My goal is to become a licensed clinical therapist. The opportunity to learn and gain knowledge is always good! It makes a huge difference when the subject at hand is interesting. So, to my classes of Foundations of Social Work Research and Human Behavior Social Environment: Micro Theory here I come! In the words of my seven year old daughter, Sophie…I too am so ticked off I am starting school today…I can’t wait!
Newfangled Native American 