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So, I am finally feeling sufficiently good about myself to admit that I didn't get either of the fellowships I applied for. I received the rejection letters about a week and a half ago. But, since then I got a lot of positive feedback on my work and today I had a good meeting with the woman who did a midquarter feedback session with my class. For the first time ever I feel like a moderately competent teacher. She called the discussion I led "skillful." She thought the activity I devised was useful and well crafted. She showed me the comments students made (she retyped them to maintain anonymity) and they 1) like the readings and 2) think they're really learning things, making progress

*does a happy dance*

So now that my ego bubble has been restored, I can face the fact that I was turned down. So, I'll be going on detached study next term, and using my last term of fellowship the term after that, if I'm ready to graduate. If not I'll just stay on detached study and graduate the following fall. This means I'll be leaving Ann Arbor for good at the end of April and going home! I love MN :D