Thank you so much for visiting my blog, I truly appreciate your feedback and contributions!
I am currently a doctoral candidate in the School of Education Policy Studies at the University of Maryland, College Park, where I also received degrees in Electrical Engineering (2003) and Mathematics (2004). Besides working on my dissertation, I also teach Precalculus and AP Calculus to 11th and 12th graders at the McKinley Technology High School in NE Washington, DC. For more information about me, including teaching experience, dance background, and prior publications and presentations, please see my profile and University of Maryland terpconnect page.
I have several purposes for starting this blog:
1) Receiving feedback for my thoughts-in-progress as I embark on researching and writing my comprehensive exams and dissertation. I truly appreciate all comments and value your privacy, which is why "anonymous comments" are allowed and no moderation will be made for comments I do not agree with.* I will also do my best to reflect on and respond to all comments.
2) Overcoming writer's block and inauthentic voice through continual writing, reflection, and conversation.
3) "Setting the mood" for writing my comps and dissertation; I find that when I am able to first colloquially explain and discuss something in an informal environment, my academic writing becomes more authentic, articulate, and precise.
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Thank you for visiting! I very much look forward to your comments and suggestions! I also appreciate any feedback on mistakes, oversights, updates, possible additions, or inconsistencies on this website. Please comment here on this blog or email me at ioana.stoica@gmail.com.
~ Ioana
I would totally agree with you with your purpose #2. Writer’s block can really be troublesome when working with your dissertation, and a lot of people can’t avoid it. So, it would be a good idea to have a blog like this to have a break in PhD dissertation but still practice writing. Anyway, how’s your dissertation going, Ioana? I hope it is doing well!
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