Writing Textbook Challenges Students in Creative Ways
William Palmer’s "Discovering Arguments: An Introduction to Critical Thinking, Writing, and Style" textbook is the solution to a problem that began 15 years ago.
Posted: Fri, February 18th, 2011 at 3:48PM
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Spring Term at Alma is a one-month immersion on a single academic topic that offers learning experiences not typically available during the more traditional 15-week fall and winter terms. For example, during Spring Term 2012, students observed lizards in Bermuda, studied modern economic development in India, performed dance in Taiwan, examined renewable energy in Europe and investigated medicinal plants in the Amazon rainforest.
Graduate Profile
Kerry Dembowski Bryan
Graduation: 2009
Major: Elementary Education
Even at a young age, Kerry Dembowski Bryan ’09 knew that she was destined for a career in education.
“When I was 7, I got a letter from my teacher before school started,” she says. “I remember telling my mom that when I was a teacher, I would send out letters, too. Since then, my passion has never changed. I love working with children.”