Frustration and plans for the future.
I've had it.
I've really, truly, deeply had it.
I have to get out of that school.
I decided during Christmas break that I'm definitely leaving SAMK; no matter what, nothing could make me go back next fall. You know all the stuff people talk about that place: poor teaching, miserable place. I was naive (stupid) enough to think it's just people trashing the local school like they trash everything local here. Well, I was wrong.
SAMK is the kind of place where you don't wish to go - it's where you'll end up. Everyone there is either desperately trying to stay in Huittinen or couldn't get in anywhere else (anybody can get in there, trust me). So I'm sure you can imagine how high the general motivation level is: depressing. And it gets worse: when coming from a high school that, let's all face it, is rather high-class (I've come to realize that now) it's undescribably frustrating to attend classes you know are no use for you or anyone for that matter. For example the teaching of languages is pathetic: in English class you can't even hear the teacher, you don't know what's going on, the teacher certainly doesn't care about anything and she can spontaniously strat writing answers to a listening comprehension we never listened to; in German class, well, my mom mistaked the teacher for a hobo, I've learned nothing new, two courses and seven studypoints(?) later we haven't gotten as far as perfect tense and our test consists of questions like "name all the days of the week in german" and the sad part is that those who've never studied the language before can't even do that.
I always thought I can study any crap as long as I get to study languages on the side, Apparently you can't even do that there.
(Now you didn't really think I give a rat's ass about business economics? It's boring as hell. xD)
And if I hadn't made up my mind a while ago I would have made the same decission today, for sure. Why? Because I learned that one of the few qualified teachers (they can be counted with one hand, trust me) begins her maternuty leave on April. I'm very happy for her of course but this doesn't excatly improve my situation here.
I'm so outta here.
Now I'm trying to get into Tampere Uni and this time I'm taking it seriously. I've ordered the books for both history and general literature and I have to say I'm rather excited about this. Actually, the history book sounds interesting: it's a about contagious diseases in pre-industrial Finland ("Rutto ja Rukous" xD;;) And I was being serious, it really does sound interesting, now how sad is that? Wish me luck! :)
P.S. I think the fact that I'd rather get up God knows how early and sit on a bus for almost two hours every morning just to get to school and then travel back home (I can't move to Tampere just yet) rather than stay in SAMK says pretty much everything you need to know about that school.
I've really, truly, deeply had it.
I have to get out of that school.
I decided during Christmas break that I'm definitely leaving SAMK; no matter what, nothing could make me go back next fall. You know all the stuff people talk about that place: poor teaching, miserable place. I was naive (stupid) enough to think it's just people trashing the local school like they trash everything local here. Well, I was wrong.
SAMK is the kind of place where you don't wish to go - it's where you'll end up. Everyone there is either desperately trying to stay in Huittinen or couldn't get in anywhere else (anybody can get in there, trust me). So I'm sure you can imagine how high the general motivation level is: depressing. And it gets worse: when coming from a high school that, let's all face it, is rather high-class (I've come to realize that now) it's undescribably frustrating to attend classes you know are no use for you or anyone for that matter. For example the teaching of languages is pathetic: in English class you can't even hear the teacher, you don't know what's going on, the teacher certainly doesn't care about anything and she can spontaniously strat writing answers to a listening comprehension we never listened to; in German class, well, my mom mistaked the teacher for a hobo, I've learned nothing new, two courses and seven studypoints(?) later we haven't gotten as far as perfect tense and our test consists of questions like "name all the days of the week in german" and the sad part is that those who've never studied the language before can't even do that.
I always thought I can study any crap as long as I get to study languages on the side, Apparently you can't even do that there.
(Now you didn't really think I give a rat's ass about business economics? It's boring as hell. xD)
And if I hadn't made up my mind a while ago I would have made the same decission today, for sure. Why? Because I learned that one of the few qualified teachers (they can be counted with one hand, trust me) begins her maternuty leave on April. I'm very happy for her of course but this doesn't excatly improve my situation here.
I'm so outta here.
Now I'm trying to get into Tampere Uni and this time I'm taking it seriously. I've ordered the books for both history and general literature and I have to say I'm rather excited about this. Actually, the history book sounds interesting: it's a about contagious diseases in pre-industrial Finland ("Rutto ja Rukous" xD;;) And I was being serious, it really does sound interesting, now how sad is that? Wish me luck! :)
P.S. I think the fact that I'd rather get up God knows how early and sit on a bus for almost two hours every morning just to get to school and then travel back home (I can't move to Tampere just yet) rather than stay in SAMK says pretty much everything you need to know about that school.