school shmool
i got my first graded paper back in class today, and the only criticism she gave me was that i didn't include a full citation for the chapter of a book she photocopied and gave us in class. i got an a. i must say i'm relieved, because i was really concerned from the way she speaks in class that her expectations were really high; either i'm a much better bs'er than i'd ever imagined or she's all talk. i talked to a few people after class who said they've gotten the impression that she'll give you a hard time until she thinks you're thinking, and as long as you do that, you're fine.
it's clear to me that she still thinks i'm very young, in my early 20s maybe. everyone else in the class is a grad student, and they've all said they're either about to graduate or at least not in their first year, and she made a comment today about how she thought everyone was at least 21, then followed it up with "or very close to it." while talking to her after class, i mentioned taking a break and returning to finish my degree that will have taken 7 years all said, so maybe that will start to clue her in. if not, maybe i'll finally call her on the fact that some of the things she's said to me clearly suggest she's making assumptions. the most obnoxious of which was "i find it hard to believe that an undergraduate senior doesn't have any ethical dilemmas to work through." bah.
she also doesn't seem to like me very much, and it only gets worse as the semester goes on. she didn't seem to appreciate me saying that i'm not in favor of affirmative action, and she seems to be personally offended that i don't have any plans to get my masters and that even if i did, it wouldn't be lis. i almost feel like trying to piss her off by actually letting out my unfiltered opinions. lord knows she'd hate my equal opportunity offender stance.
i got something in the mail the other day that said i'm apparently in the top 2% of my academic standing. that shocked the hell out of me. i mean, i know i've been doing really well since i started back at school, but it seemed odd to me that apparently so few other people do really well, too. i was only hovering around top 10% of my class in hs, so this seems really strange to me. i'm certainly not working any harder than i did in hs. strange.
i've signed up for comparative politics this summer. it'll fill my last required course, and the plans are to take 2 phys ed classes in the fall. right now, i'm thinking self-defense and ballroom dancing, but we'll see how the schedule works out. i'm definitely starting to see the light at the end of the tunnel. i'm finding myself daydreaming in class about taking time off of work and just doing nothing for a while...vacation somewhere maybe....maybe both. i wonder if this is how old people feel as they approach retirement. that's it...i'm about to retire from college. i sure hope the pension pays well.
it's clear to me that she still thinks i'm very young, in my early 20s maybe. everyone else in the class is a grad student, and they've all said they're either about to graduate or at least not in their first year, and she made a comment today about how she thought everyone was at least 21, then followed it up with "or very close to it." while talking to her after class, i mentioned taking a break and returning to finish my degree that will have taken 7 years all said, so maybe that will start to clue her in. if not, maybe i'll finally call her on the fact that some of the things she's said to me clearly suggest she's making assumptions. the most obnoxious of which was "i find it hard to believe that an undergraduate senior doesn't have any ethical dilemmas to work through." bah.
she also doesn't seem to like me very much, and it only gets worse as the semester goes on. she didn't seem to appreciate me saying that i'm not in favor of affirmative action, and she seems to be personally offended that i don't have any plans to get my masters and that even if i did, it wouldn't be lis. i almost feel like trying to piss her off by actually letting out my unfiltered opinions. lord knows she'd hate my equal opportunity offender stance.
i got something in the mail the other day that said i'm apparently in the top 2% of my academic standing. that shocked the hell out of me. i mean, i know i've been doing really well since i started back at school, but it seemed odd to me that apparently so few other people do really well, too. i was only hovering around top 10% of my class in hs, so this seems really strange to me. i'm certainly not working any harder than i did in hs. strange.
i've signed up for comparative politics this summer. it'll fill my last required course, and the plans are to take 2 phys ed classes in the fall. right now, i'm thinking self-defense and ballroom dancing, but we'll see how the schedule works out. i'm definitely starting to see the light at the end of the tunnel. i'm finding myself daydreaming in class about taking time off of work and just doing nothing for a while...vacation somewhere maybe....maybe both. i wonder if this is how old people feel as they approach retirement. that's it...i'm about to retire from college. i sure hope the pension pays well.