lots on my mind = very long post
so much is going on...
earlier this month i learned from the head of my program that they have lost NASP accreditation. That's from National Association of School Psychologists. What this means is that if graduated tomorrow, i would be able to work in IL but i would have to swim through a pile of paperwork if i wanted to work in another state. Luckily, i have 2 more years before graduation and by then the program SHOULD be accredited by then...but still, this is disheartening. Even worse, is that the program knew this was happening in January and didn't tell the students until April. I heard through a rumor before i heard from them...which hurts because I think i deserve to know whats going on in my program as it happens. It's sad...I've lost faith in the program not only because they were unable to keep their accreditation but that they hid it from me as well. bad form.
i'm also currently stressed because of a decision i have to make about an assistantship i was given for next year. the university counseling center offered me an assistantship which at first I was really excited about. It would be a great experience for me....however, i've heard from multiple sources that the counseling center is terrible about working with students. they don't seem to understand that their assistants number 1 priority is school....they make you set your hours the first week and are not flexible at all if something comes up. I also heard that one of the people i work directly with is some kind of raging b*tch who is on a major power trip... i'm not sure how true all of this is...but judging the number of people i've heard it from (and not only from students...) i'm really worried about this. like at first i really really wanted to work at this place. but i have a full schedule next year...i dont want to be bullied at my job on top of everything else.
this month has been sad....the shooting at virginia tech was unbelieveable....i was shocked that they didn't close the campus down after the first shootings. they assumed the guy had left?? they left the campus open on an assumption? i really hope campuses across the nation have learned a lesson from this. i was watching the news when they had a brother of a girl who had died and a brother of a girl who was in critical condition after being shot 3 times... it was the saddest thing.
also...just a day? or a few days after the virginia tech shooting, the supreme court passed a law banning late term abortions. can someone tell me why a bunch of guys who have no history in medicine can ban an abortion that is only used when the life of the woman is in danger? late term abortions make up something like .1% of all abortions....why was this done? it seems to me they've started to chip away at the rights of women. nobody is a fan of abortion. i hate this misperception. just because i am pro-choice does not mean i am pro-abortion. it means i know that i shouldnt force my own opinion on other people. if you dont want to get an abortion then dont get an abortion! if your circumstances are such that you see an abortion as being your best option then i think you should be entitled to a safe legal abortion. I'm not naive enough to think that if a woman is desperate enough to get an abortion and that if they are illegal she wouldnt go looking in some dark alleyway for an answer. The extremely religious who want to change laws in this country to reflect their own personal beliefs need to be reminded of how we were started in the first place....fleeing from religious persecution? ring any bells?? uuughhh....7 years of the bush administration has really gotten to me. i cant take much more of this. if we get another bush as a president i'm going to start looking for property in canada.
Anyway...the rant should probably come to a close now. my stress level is at a peak....and this is all while i have end of the year projects and finals going on...dangit! in a few weeks i'll be able to relax...take some long awaited summer vacations....and focus on exercise and actually reading for pleasure. summer can not come soon enough!
oh! and in regards to my last post....it's true...i was punked :)
i hope you all have a good day. laters.
earlier this month i learned from the head of my program that they have lost NASP accreditation. That's from National Association of School Psychologists. What this means is that if graduated tomorrow, i would be able to work in IL but i would have to swim through a pile of paperwork if i wanted to work in another state. Luckily, i have 2 more years before graduation and by then the program SHOULD be accredited by then...but still, this is disheartening. Even worse, is that the program knew this was happening in January and didn't tell the students until April. I heard through a rumor before i heard from them...which hurts because I think i deserve to know whats going on in my program as it happens. It's sad...I've lost faith in the program not only because they were unable to keep their accreditation but that they hid it from me as well. bad form.
i'm also currently stressed because of a decision i have to make about an assistantship i was given for next year. the university counseling center offered me an assistantship which at first I was really excited about. It would be a great experience for me....however, i've heard from multiple sources that the counseling center is terrible about working with students. they don't seem to understand that their assistants number 1 priority is school....they make you set your hours the first week and are not flexible at all if something comes up. I also heard that one of the people i work directly with is some kind of raging b*tch who is on a major power trip... i'm not sure how true all of this is...but judging the number of people i've heard it from (and not only from students...) i'm really worried about this. like at first i really really wanted to work at this place. but i have a full schedule next year...i dont want to be bullied at my job on top of everything else.
this month has been sad....the shooting at virginia tech was unbelieveable....i was shocked that they didn't close the campus down after the first shootings. they assumed the guy had left?? they left the campus open on an assumption? i really hope campuses across the nation have learned a lesson from this. i was watching the news when they had a brother of a girl who had died and a brother of a girl who was in critical condition after being shot 3 times... it was the saddest thing.
also...just a day? or a few days after the virginia tech shooting, the supreme court passed a law banning late term abortions. can someone tell me why a bunch of guys who have no history in medicine can ban an abortion that is only used when the life of the woman is in danger? late term abortions make up something like .1% of all abortions....why was this done? it seems to me they've started to chip away at the rights of women. nobody is a fan of abortion. i hate this misperception. just because i am pro-choice does not mean i am pro-abortion. it means i know that i shouldnt force my own opinion on other people. if you dont want to get an abortion then dont get an abortion! if your circumstances are such that you see an abortion as being your best option then i think you should be entitled to a safe legal abortion. I'm not naive enough to think that if a woman is desperate enough to get an abortion and that if they are illegal she wouldnt go looking in some dark alleyway for an answer. The extremely religious who want to change laws in this country to reflect their own personal beliefs need to be reminded of how we were started in the first place....fleeing from religious persecution? ring any bells?? uuughhh....7 years of the bush administration has really gotten to me. i cant take much more of this. if we get another bush as a president i'm going to start looking for property in canada.
Anyway...the rant should probably come to a close now. my stress level is at a peak....and this is all while i have end of the year projects and finals going on...dangit! in a few weeks i'll be able to relax...take some long awaited summer vacations....and focus on exercise and actually reading for pleasure. summer can not come soon enough!
oh! and in regards to my last post....it's true...i was punked :)
i hope you all have a good day. laters.