STUDENT COMMENTS FROM THOSE WHO HAVE ENROLLED IN
THE NDCA SUMMER FOLK ARTS INSTITUTES

These comments are among those compiled each year by the Office of Continuing Education, North Dakota State University.

• "This was one of the best off-campus courses I've taken. The instructor is a storehouse of knowledge! This course helped me to discover things about myself."
• "Revitalized my teaching of folklore and folk art and
  put things in perspective for me. . . ."
• "Excellent, enjoyable class! Instructor knows so
  much and communicates it so well !!!"
• "Fosters a desire to learn more about the 'richness' of cultures found right around us. Valuable lessons to apply in the classroom. Field trip was great!"
• "Very interesting, I found out more about North Dakota's background and ethnic groups in the week of the class than the 25 years I have lived here."
• "This workshop was outstanding. Instructor was very knowledgeable and motivating. This has opened a new door for me and I plan to implement this as much as I can in my curriculum.
• "Super instructor - his enthusiasm is contagious. . . .
• "Course was extremely interesting, informative, useful and fun. Enjoyed the life philosophy woven throughout the course."
• "Everything [was positive]. It was nice to take a
  class that had some substance to it!"
• "I had almost forgotten that learning can be fun."
• "Class very valuable in what was learned about other ethnic groups and the process of how to teach folklore and folk art."
• "In gaining an understanding of our own heritage, which leads to an appreciation of it, we enhance our self-esteem. In doing so, we feel free to explore other cultures and appreciate those as well."

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