I love my program. I love my program.
I love the program I'm studying for my second degree.
But there are moments where I feel like I could be, you know, working, because I already know much of the material we're covering.
Like today, for instance. We're doing a lesson on CSS and HTML. And not raw, for that matter -- Dreamweaver-aided HTML and CSS.
I've been doing this, unaided, for ten years.
So I'm sitting here, doing homework for other classes. And blogging. And answering questions the prof asks when no one else knows the answer.
I'm paying to sit in a lab and tutor others.
It's a frustrating double-edged experience for me.
I love this program because it's what I know, it's what I do, and it's already landed me two jobs (not counting my freelance gigs) before even graduating.
But it's frustrating because I've spent so much money on what equates to lessons in Photoshop, Illustrator, logo design, poster design, layout design, illustrations, photo manips -- things I was paid to do only a year ago.
That being said, I wouldn't change anything. I am happy here, even if I'm bored.
I knew the choice I was making when I left the paper. And I think I'm better off having taken that huge risk in the first place.
Sometimes, I just want a challenge, other than the challenges of trying to help my peers understand the material.
But there are moments where I feel like I could be, you know, working, because I already know much of the material we're covering.
Like today, for instance. We're doing a lesson on CSS and HTML. And not raw, for that matter -- Dreamweaver-aided HTML and CSS.
I've been doing this, unaided, for ten years.
So I'm sitting here, doing homework for other classes. And blogging. And answering questions the prof asks when no one else knows the answer.
I'm paying to sit in a lab and tutor others.
It's a frustrating double-edged experience for me.
I love this program because it's what I know, it's what I do, and it's already landed me two jobs (not counting my freelance gigs) before even graduating.
But it's frustrating because I've spent so much money on what equates to lessons in Photoshop, Illustrator, logo design, poster design, layout design, illustrations, photo manips -- things I was paid to do only a year ago.
That being said, I wouldn't change anything. I am happy here, even if I'm bored.
I knew the choice I was making when I left the paper. And I think I'm better off having taken that huge risk in the first place.
Sometimes, I just want a challenge, other than the challenges of trying to help my peers understand the material.