Day started off bad
And kept getting worse
I had an appointment with the Education Department Chair at nine this morning. I asked Tom to make sure I was up by 7:30 so I could prepare, have breakfast, relax compose myself before hand, yadda. I woke up at 8:34. So I had to rush, not get breakfast, not as prepared as I wanted to be, but I did get there a little early. I am just lucky I go to school only about 5 minutes from my house and there was no one on campus today so I got a spot at the building I needed to be in.
I needed to talk to Dr. Milligan (dept chair-here after called DC) about bending the rules. I need a class (SPED414), it is only offered in the spring but a prerequisite is that you have been admitted to the TEP (teacher ed. program). I have not. I am one step away, I have to take the PPST because I never took the ACT or SAT. There are three parts; Math, English, Writing. If you take the test at Sylvan Learning Center you can have the grade for the 1st two part immediately, however the third part takes several weeks to come back from being graded. I told her I have it scheduled but have not yet gotten to take it, that I have no doubt that I will pass the class. I told her my GPA (3.75) and that I made A's in my English classes and my Math class at CN. That was not good enough. My pass/fail had to be in the dept. and I had to be admitted to the TEP before I could take the class, I couldn't even sit in on it and add it before the drop/add day because my scores wouldn't be back before then.
This was the last class I had to have to graduate. All the other classes I have to take are electives, I was going to take some fun stuff in the summer, so I could student teach early, next fall, instead of next spring thus graduating early. Instead I now have to wait until next Spring to take this one class and student teach the following fall because you can not take this class while student teaching,it must be done before student teaching.
DC's advice to me, get this: "Change you major." I kid you not. I have been working for three years to get this degree. I have wanted to do nothing in my life but teach and the BITCH tells me to "change my major" ?!?! I can not believe her shit. When I told her I wanted o teach and I didn't want to change my major, she told me that I could put that extra semester to good use and get an add-on. Well duh! Then, she proceeded to tell me I should discuss changing my major with my adviser on Monday when all the staff comes back from holiday's.
I proceeded to thank her for her time, shook her hand and went to my car and cried.
So the plan is; talk to adviser on Monday, Add another class, figure out what add-on I should Add, and start taking the courses needed for that and get on with life.
I must say Tom was extremely supportive when I told him. he insisted that I not change my major because this is what I want to do. "You have a dream and you need to pursue that dream." I could not believe how incredible he was. He was great. I am so lucky to have such a man.
A friend called me today and asked me to help her through some very traumatic times. However I find what she wants me to help her through morally wrong. I want to be there for my friend, but I don't agree with what she is doing and why. I understand she needs a shoulder and I have to be there for her I just wish I didn't.
Girls had a dance tonight I got there early and was the third car in line to pick them up, of course Elizabeth never came outside and I waited forever anyway. Then the drama queen got in the car and started yelling at me! Where were you? Why did you embarrass me? etc etc. Screaming at me, and I just yelled at her the whole way home.
Walked in the door to James out of bed with a tear stained face, "I'm scared, I want to sleep with you, where'd you go?" etc, etc. {No I did not leave him alone, Tom was here, in the living room.) So after dealing with Liz all the way home I had to come in too James crying. *sigh*
Boy am I glad I can get all this out in here, I hate carrying all this inside.
I had an appointment with the Education Department Chair at nine this morning. I asked Tom to make sure I was up by 7:30 so I could prepare, have breakfast, relax compose myself before hand, yadda. I woke up at 8:34. So I had to rush, not get breakfast, not as prepared as I wanted to be, but I did get there a little early. I am just lucky I go to school only about 5 minutes from my house and there was no one on campus today so I got a spot at the building I needed to be in.
I needed to talk to Dr. Milligan (dept chair-here after called DC) about bending the rules. I need a class (SPED414), it is only offered in the spring but a prerequisite is that you have been admitted to the TEP (teacher ed. program). I have not. I am one step away, I have to take the PPST because I never took the ACT or SAT. There are three parts; Math, English, Writing. If you take the test at Sylvan Learning Center you can have the grade for the 1st two part immediately, however the third part takes several weeks to come back from being graded. I told her I have it scheduled but have not yet gotten to take it, that I have no doubt that I will pass the class. I told her my GPA (3.75) and that I made A's in my English classes and my Math class at CN. That was not good enough. My pass/fail had to be in the dept. and I had to be admitted to the TEP before I could take the class, I couldn't even sit in on it and add it before the drop/add day because my scores wouldn't be back before then.
This was the last class I had to have to graduate. All the other classes I have to take are electives, I was going to take some fun stuff in the summer, so I could student teach early, next fall, instead of next spring thus graduating early. Instead I now have to wait until next Spring to take this one class and student teach the following fall because you can not take this class while student teaching,it must be done before student teaching.
DC's advice to me, get this: "Change you major." I kid you not. I have been working for three years to get this degree. I have wanted to do nothing in my life but teach and the BITCH tells me to "change my major" ?!?! I can not believe her shit. When I told her I wanted o teach and I didn't want to change my major, she told me that I could put that extra semester to good use and get an add-on. Well duh! Then, she proceeded to tell me I should discuss changing my major with my adviser on Monday when all the staff comes back from holiday's.
I proceeded to thank her for her time, shook her hand and went to my car and cried.
So the plan is; talk to adviser on Monday, Add another class, figure out what add-on I should Add, and start taking the courses needed for that and get on with life.
I must say Tom was extremely supportive when I told him. he insisted that I not change my major because this is what I want to do. "You have a dream and you need to pursue that dream." I could not believe how incredible he was. He was great. I am so lucky to have such a man.
A friend called me today and asked me to help her through some very traumatic times. However I find what she wants me to help her through morally wrong. I want to be there for my friend, but I don't agree with what she is doing and why. I understand she needs a shoulder and I have to be there for her I just wish I didn't.
Girls had a dance tonight I got there early and was the third car in line to pick them up, of course Elizabeth never came outside and I waited forever anyway. Then the drama queen got in the car and started yelling at me! Where were you? Why did you embarrass me? etc etc. Screaming at me, and I just yelled at her the whole way home.
Walked in the door to James out of bed with a tear stained face, "I'm scared, I want to sleep with you, where'd you go?" etc, etc. {No I did not leave him alone, Tom was here, in the living room.) So after dealing with Liz all the way home I had to come in too James crying. *sigh*
Boy am I glad I can get all this out in here, I hate carrying all this inside.