Spring semester has officially started. I'm taking two classes this semester: Remediation of Reading Difficulties, and Seminar in Reading Research. Both of them are very work-intensive and require in-depth projects such as case studies, research papers (12-20 pages... yikes), and presentations. I usually only take one course per semester while I'm teaching, but I decided to double up this time around. If I take two classes this semester, one in Summer I, and two in Summer II, then I should be able to do my Reading Clinic in the Fall and then I will graduate in December. Yay me!
Grad school is a hassle sometimes, but I really do enjoy learning. (I'm a big old geek that way.) And I like grad school classes much more than undergrad, only because the people in my classes actually want to be there. In undergrad, we all showed up because we had to... if we even bothered to showed up, that is. It's nice to be around people with the same interests as you.
And speaking of which... the people in my classes are very nice, but all female. Not a single solitary man to be found anywhere. I even have all female professors. That's the problem with being an education major, especially elementary education. All the guys want to teach high school, and very few of them are interested in becoming Reading Specialists. Oh well. I should be used to that by now.
But sheesh... where's a girl supposed to go to meet people anymore? (And before anybody comments and tells me to "join a club" or "get involved in an activity outside of school/work" - PLEASE save your energy. I don't have time. I can email you my syllabi and work calendar if you don't believe me.)
Okay, I'm done ranting.
Shoot, it's already after 8 PM. "American Idol" is on, and I still have to write my lesson plans. Choices, choices...
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