Crap!! Thanks for catching that (don't want Todd yelling at me!). I usually get it right, but it must be the sleep deprivation- 6 days with pre-schoolers and a sick mother.
I had the extraordinary good fortune to be able to do something like this. I'm a high school teacher and managed to get a sabbatical after seven years working at my first school; I took a year off to study student-centered learning, alternative assessment, and cognitive theory. In addition to studying and visiting universities, I travelled a huge loop through the western states, stopping in at the best independent high schools along the way to try to learn best practices and see their implementation of new ideas in education.
If you ever have the chance to do something similar, I recommend it whole-heartedly and unreservedly. That said, I wish I'd taken more time to backpack and spent less time in the car. Next summer I hope to do something similar, but on a 45-day backpack...
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Beware the wrath of Todd!
At the same time, I did manage to coordinate about half my time in the mountains and following fall color. I wrote about my travels (with photographs, of course) at my website.
If you ever have the chance to do something similar, I recommend it whole-heartedly and unreservedly. That said, I wish I'd taken more time to backpack and spent less time in the car. Next summer I hope to do something similar, but on a 45-day backpack...