Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on March 4, 2008 - 14:02.
I hesitate to trash talk on the internet, but for those who are considering moving to Emporia solely for their education program I'd think again. I did not grow up in Emporia, but I did grow up in Kansas (Lawrence, specifically). I found this website through googling a teacher program that I was interested in, and I was surprised to see that Emporia came up on the list.
Although their school of education might be very good, as someone who has moved from a college town to the east coast, I would *not* consider moving back to a place like Emporia. It is isolated and fairly rural. Before making a commitment be sure to look up more information on Emporia and make an informed decision about whether it would be a location that best suits you. If you come from Western Kansas, this might be an excellent fit. If you're coming from NYC, Boston or DC--maybe not so much. This is especially important if you want to work with urban or minority students. Although I have been told that there are pockets of minorities in Western Ks, mostly hispanic, that most people are unaware of, the reputation of Kansas as 95% white is still generally true.
Please note that I'm not making these comments out of allegiance to KU, although I did grow up there. If Emporia has such a great education program, then they should have a doctoral program as well. Although the fact that the debate so far seems to employ terms like "jealousy" makes me question how well informed the public is about the reasons why Emporia does not have a doctorate program. If you're considering Emporia, all the power to you, just make sure you know what you're signing up for...
Emporia as a place to live....
Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on March 4, 2008 - 14:02.
I hesitate to trash talk on the internet, but for those who are considering moving to Emporia solely for their education program I'd think again. I did not grow up in Emporia, but I did grow up in Kansas (Lawrence, specifically). I found this website through googling a teacher program that I was interested in, and I was surprised to see that Emporia came up on the list.
Although their school of education might be very good, as someone who has moved from a college town to the east coast, I would *not* consider moving back to a place like Emporia. It is isolated and fairly rural. Before making a commitment be sure to look up more information on Emporia and make an informed decision about whether it would be a location that best suits you. If you come from Western Kansas, this might be an excellent fit. If you're coming from NYC, Boston or DC--maybe not so much. This is especially important if you want to work with urban or minority students. Although I have been told that there are pockets of minorities in Western Ks, mostly hispanic, that most people are unaware of, the reputation of Kansas as 95% white is still generally true.
Please note that I'm not making these comments out of allegiance to KU, although I did grow up there. If Emporia has such a great education program, then they should have a doctoral program as well. Although the fact that the debate so far seems to employ terms like "jealousy" makes me question how well informed the public is about the reasons why Emporia does not have a doctorate program. If you're considering Emporia, all the power to you, just make sure you know what you're signing up for...