Jiayi Fang

      I signed up for the Diwali Paint Night event at the Purdue Graduate Student Center during mental health week. When I signed up, I only saw the word "paint". Although I didn't quite understand what the word "diwali" meant, I thought it was probably about painting something.     So when I arrived at the event and saw three small ceramic bowls on the table, I thought they were used to hold materials. It wasn't until the Indian girl next to me started painting the small bowls that I realized: Wait, am I going to paint materials on this clay bowl! ?      I checked on the website. Diwali is the most popular traditional festival. In order to welcome the godness Lakshmi, Indian people will decorate their houses with bright colors. Lakshmi is the goddess of happiness and wealth, two of my favorite things, haha. I was so lucky to participate in this event by accident. Godness Lakshmi     Two hours passed quickly. While I was concentrating o...

    The selection of journals is a crucial step for a potential researcher. It’s essential for researchers to access the latest trends in their research field, as time limited and every minute counts.     Therefore, to locate the right journals, I set some regulations before searching. First, the recommendation journal list I got from my advisor. Second, the journals which publish articles relevant to my research field. My core research field is civic education so that’s my research key words. Third, I will check the impact factor according to the instructions on Brightspace, of course, the higher the better.     Through the three regulations, I find 3 journals which I think will be very helpful for my future research. Here are my journal lists: 1)Journal of School Choice     The journal was first published in 2006 by Routledge, Taylor & Francis, and has 4 issues every year. The 2023IF of this journal was 1.44, and 2023JIF was 0.443. The journ...