Kieu- Foreword, Acknowledgements, and Introduction

You know, I never really understood the purpose of reading these sections before. I figured I would eventually come across the things the author referred to if I just read the rest of the book. Besides, what importance did the acknowledgement section have for me? I didn’t know the author, let alone the people he/she was thanking. However! I did realize one thing as I truly tried to read this first assignment and I found it within the acknowledgement. Never mind who Shelly Harwayne, Diane Snowball (cool last name!), and Sue Slaven were. What mattered was that the author actually had a group of people who helped and supported her in the process. That’s something we, as a cohort, need to see too. It is extremely important for us to form the relationships now, so that we have a support system once we have graduated and are starting the first day of our life in the classroom. I suppose it is unrelated to the actual purpose of the book, but that’s what I read. :)