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Last night, I talked to my friend, Richy. I love the fact that I have a friend named Richy. What a rad name. Anyway, I was talking to him about how I felt about my present situation, specifically university, and how much I disliked it.
It's not that I don't want to further my education, I most certainly do, and it is definitely not that I don't want to become a teacher. It's just, well, I am not interested in any of my classes. I love practice teaching on Mondays, but all my classes during the rest of the week suck. Well maybe not, I don't know, someone else might like them well enough, but not me. I'm in a program called "Contemporary Studies." My university boasts being one of the few universities to offer it. It's based on the theory that learning is not an isolated experience, so all the classes in contemp. studies interrelate. Example, I learned about Plato's parable of the cave in Social and Political Thought and also in Reading Poetry. I think I learned about it in one other subject, but I forget which. So, in theory this is a pretty rad concept. In reality, it is so hit-me-over-the-head-with-a-brick general, that I find no interest in it. I can't stay awake for an entire class no matter what the subject. Trying to pay attention puts me to sleep. The only way I can stay awake the majority of the time is if I'm drawing or writing (not notes, creative writing). I'd rather switch my BA ten times trying to do something specific then take this mindless crap.
Richy's advice was to take a year off of school altogether. Just work for a year, or something along those lines. I don't know where I'd work though, as nothing interests me at this current moment in time. Then he suggested changing schools. This sounds like a vair rad option, but unfortunately, the program I'm in right now is the best in the province (not contemporary studies, con-ed). So, I guess the best option I have is to suck it up and finish the next 4 years. Then, when all of it is said and done, I can quit life and go be a teacher somewhere far away... and hopefully enjoy being one.
I really want to disappear.
To end on a happy note though. Happy St. Patrick's Day!!!! Woo! Let's go pinch people... including myself apparently. I forgot to put on something green...oh well, I'll fix that as soon as I finish this...or now...done done. Oh wait, I was wearing green...><. Oh well, now I'm wearing extra green. ^-^ Yay for being a quarter Irish! Anyway, have a great day!
-Xenos
It's not that I don't want to further my education, I most certainly do, and it is definitely not that I don't want to become a teacher. It's just, well, I am not interested in any of my classes. I love practice teaching on Mondays, but all my classes during the rest of the week suck. Well maybe not, I don't know, someone else might like them well enough, but not me. I'm in a program called "Contemporary Studies." My university boasts being one of the few universities to offer it. It's based on the theory that learning is not an isolated experience, so all the classes in contemp. studies interrelate. Example, I learned about Plato's parable of the cave in Social and Political Thought and also in Reading Poetry. I think I learned about it in one other subject, but I forget which. So, in theory this is a pretty rad concept. In reality, it is so hit-me-over-the-head-with-a-brick general, that I find no interest in it. I can't stay awake for an entire class no matter what the subject. Trying to pay attention puts me to sleep. The only way I can stay awake the majority of the time is if I'm drawing or writing (not notes, creative writing). I'd rather switch my BA ten times trying to do something specific then take this mindless crap.
Richy's advice was to take a year off of school altogether. Just work for a year, or something along those lines. I don't know where I'd work though, as nothing interests me at this current moment in time. Then he suggested changing schools. This sounds like a vair rad option, but unfortunately, the program I'm in right now is the best in the province (not contemporary studies, con-ed). So, I guess the best option I have is to suck it up and finish the next 4 years. Then, when all of it is said and done, I can quit life and go be a teacher somewhere far away... and hopefully enjoy being one.
I really want to disappear.
To end on a happy note though. Happy St. Patrick's Day!!!! Woo! Let's go pinch people... including myself apparently. I forgot to put on something green...oh well, I'll fix that as soon as I finish this...or now...done done. Oh wait, I was wearing green...><. Oh well, now I'm wearing extra green. ^-^ Yay for being a quarter Irish! Anyway, have a great day!
-Xenos