Writing A Term Paper!

This journey of putting together a college packet has been a good one for Isaiah. Alan and I have had to help him quite a bit along this journey. What we have come to realize is this: for the past three years, Isaiah has written ZERO term paper! I know... I can't believe it. But it's true!

For the application to Soochow University's Philosophy Department, each student is required to submit a 3000 word/five page research paper on the broad topic of Philosophy. Each student can decide what to focus on. We went and got books. Abby loaned him a book on writing research paper. On Sunday night, Isaiah said, "I can't write this paper!" And we realized... it's not that he can't, but he doesn't know how!

It has been a scramble. But he has started... We have put down on paper almost 2000 words and we're on page 4! There is light at the end of the tunnel.

I say this has been good because when he goes to college in September, he will be writing lots of papers. Oh... for the Philosophy paper, he decided to focus on Bertrand Russell. (Don't ask me why?!?!?!) I would have chosen Henri Nouwen or Francis Schaeffer or Ravi Zachrias or any of the Christian philosophers.

The deadline to send everything in is 10pm on Thursday, March 23rd. But... we have already been warned: DO NOT WAIT UNTIL THE LAST MINUTE! The computer system might be so overloaded that we might miss the deadline. (Procrastination seems to be a common illness among students!) So... we hope to send things in by Wednesday night. Last night we went on after 10pm and they really DO shut the system down after 10. Wow... I was really surprised! They were so prompt!

In addition to this, he has his section tests at school this week. Then on Sunday, March 26th, he signed up to take the TOEIC test!

Seek Him First!