I really ought to make a school sub-category, rather than filing it all under the general 'babble' category. Then, I could tag entries appropriately, and anyone who doesn't want to read about my college foo wouldn't have to.
But yes, intrepid freshman went back last night for second day of classes, and of course, this is when the real work started. Geography was interesting, we went over the basics of the study, got some numbers on how big the earth is, talked about the tropics and the poles, and...realized that our teacher is a bit of a fruit bat. She's funny, she's engaging, but she's also kind of pleasantly batty.
English, now...in the first class meeting, the Good Doc told us that we'd do a majority of our work in class. Those who felt they wanted to 'get ahead' by doing the reading and answering some of the study guide questions could do so, but it wasn't a requirement. And yet last night, she asked who had their speech and their ad--things we were supposed to look up during lab time that we haven't had yet.
I'm beginning to think that when she says that she's passing things out for those of who want to 'get ahead,' we should *all* be doing the work to 'get ahead.' So...it's not really homework, but it is, especially since 5 or 10 percent of our grade is a 'teacher subjective' thing, where she looks at our behavior, our class participation, and grades us accordingly. Doing work ahead of time falls under that teacher subjective thing, I'm quite sure, and it's going to be a *lot* of work.
By the same token, it's also very thought provoking and very interesting, so while I will have to bust my ass this quarter, it'll be worth it. I hope. If she doesn't send me off to the loony bin as a gibbering mess.
In other news...
It's been raining today, and very weird. Goes from dribbling to coming straight down in sheets, to blowing to the left, then blowing to the right...it's quite freaky. There's a break in the clouds right now, but it's probably another sucker hole, since I can see more grey to the west.
I am ready for summer. Or, at least, ready for warmer mornings where I don't freeze during my brief walk to the car because it's cold out and my hair's wet.
We'll be having visitors soon--I turned up with extra tickets to Jimmy Buffett, so some friends of ours are going to come down and go to the concert with us. Yay, JB next Saturday!
Work drives me nuts. Whiny people drive me nuts. Nothing is new there.
I'm also baffled by people who continue to ask for help with something, even though I've told them that I either know nothing about what they're asking for help with, or have told them that I won't answer their questions because they don't *need* help if only they'd expend a little bit of effort.
There's a gem show this weekend, but I'm not sure I'm going to go. Money's part of the issue, but I also think that I really need to start cleaning the apartment, and start in on packing. We're not even sure when we're moving yet, or where, just that we are, but...it would save time and frustration later if the non-essential stuff started now.
And...it's FRIDAY!
Posted by Liz at April 8, 2005 09:59 AM