I have secured Margaret as my chair. That is very exciting as I am sure that she will push me to do my best work. I have just finished reading our text for the research design course. It is by creswell and it has helped me to gain a much better understanding of the dissertation process. I have been thinking that I would want to do something that would be an actual experiment. I am thinking I would like to design an experiment based on some of the theories of culutrally relevant pedagogy. I am also thinking that a mixed method approach would be best suited for this. We will see how I feel after this week. Perhaps I can get someone like Bill Watkins or Janice Hale to be on my dissertation committee.

-Kai