Paper Update

I feel like I am on the right track with my paper. I still have some more research to do after having my conference and I definitely need to do some editing and rearranging but I still have plenty of time to get that done. The biggest area that I am putting my time/energy into right now is determining where I want my focus to be. During my conference, we discussed narrowing my focus to Cincinnati textbooks alone but I have to admit that I am unsure if I want to move in that direction with my paper. Honestly, what drives me to research and write more is the desire to learn how American culture as a whole transformed textbooks. If I look into Cincinnati solely, I feel as though I am narrowing my audience way too far. Plus, I feel as though Cincinnati would be a bad case example for modern day texts. During the 1800's Cincinnati was a center of culture and advancements. Many schoolbooks were published here. However as time progressed publishers moved away and printing houses left as well. So I have little to no modern examples of Cincinnati published school-age textbooks. I could look at textbooks used in Cincinnati school's curriculum, but that changes so much from school to school.  Because of this, I think I am going to focus more on general school books. I believe with the right research I can adequately explain my reasons for using a variety of books.

So again, I am feeling pretty good about my paper. I definitely need to sit down and spend several hours straight simply researching more and writing down my findings. However, I think I have a pretty good timeline set up in my head, and I should have no problems getting this paper done.