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May 24, 2004
Summer School
First semester of summer school starts tonight. Macroeconomics. Ugh. But because the community college cancelled my original class while we were on vacation (and thanks so much to the school for that little welcome home surprise) I had to do a little frantic re-arranging of my summer classes Saturday morning. And the few classes I could use the first semester were already full. Except this one, which meets Monday & Wednesday nights from 5:30 to 10 p.m. Double ugh.
But we'll see. It may be better than I anticipate. I've been flipping through the textbook this morning and it doesn't look too bad....written on about an 8th grade level I'd say. So the reading assignments shouldn't be too difficult. But there's all these chapters on the Fed and banking and so on that made my brain hurt just looking at it. Not an area in which I'm particularly interested....or at which I'm particularly good. I should be able to survive 5 weeks of it, though.
I just hope the instructor isn't a complete and total dork. After all these years in 'higher education', I have very little patience with instructors who are dorks. Come to think of it, I've never had much patience for that. My high school guidance counselor once told me "Rita, when you're in college, you're going to find all kinds of teachers....including some that are not very good at what they do. I predict that some day you're going to run across one that is so bad that you'll stand right up in class and tell him just how the cow ate the cabbage. And God help him when you do."
Heh.
There's been a few close calls over the years, but that hasn't happened.
Yet.
Posted by Rita at May 24, 2004 11:29 AM
Comments
Have trouble? Email Sandra. Her job entails compiling stat data on that level and she also teaches on the graduate level.....
Posted by: Bill at May 24, 2004 11:53 AM
Groan...pain...head pounding...flashback to excruciating macro classes...
Be strong, Rita. Don't let the theories and calculations see you sweat..they can sense fear!
Posted by: david at May 24, 2004 10:54 PM
Thanks Bill. I'll do that if I run into problems.
David, the theories I can handle. The calculations are another story. The instructor seems pretty good, and I think it'll be more interesting than I originally thought. There is one short term paper required so I'll need to relearn ALA citation style that I haven't used in 10 yrs. Shouldn't be too tough.
Posted by: rita at May 25, 2004 07:42 AM
She has some pretty cool software she uses, but don't ask me what it is or where she gets it.
Posted by: Bill at May 25, 2004 10:02 AM
I stand in complete awe of your commitment to school! Good luck!
Posted by: yayaempress at May 25, 2004 10:34 AM