Show me the facts.  That is what people want, the facts.  How do you get the facts?  You provide data.  Not just any data, data from a reliable source.  When listening to interviews and reading some books about research in the education world  I have come to the conclusion that almost all professionals want data to go along with any research project.  I would almost go out on a limb and say that if any Joe off of the street tries to write a hypothesis for a new teaching technique no one would even listen to him unless he had some type of data to back himself up.  I love data, but I also hate it.  I feel like as an educator and a professional sometimes people should just believe what I say.  But, they want data to back it up.  I understand why, it just gets annoying sometime having to back up any idea you have with some data.  On the other hand I love proving my theory’s correct with a good chunk of data. 

This week I had to select just one action research project.  I had a hard time with this because I wanted to do many research projects, but unfortunately I just do not have the time for that.  I think if someone offered me a job doing educational research I could do that job. We will see if I feel the same way at the end of my research project.