I'm done university.
FOREVER!!!
Showing posts with label university. Show all posts
Showing posts with label university. Show all posts
Monday, April 28, 2008
Thursday, April 17, 2008
I can do it...
I had a wonderful birthday yesterday, and it was lovely to take a day off of studying, guilt free!
I was getting my nails done yesterday by my friend's mom, and she was asking about finals and when I'm done all my assignments and tests. I said on Tuesday (the 22nd). "Oh wow, 6 days!" she said! I expressed that those 6 days might as well be a month for what I have left to do and she said, "Well, God created the whole world in 6 days."
She's right. He did. AND, on the 7th day he rested. I'm looking forward to that 7th day. I can do it...
I was getting my nails done yesterday by my friend's mom, and she was asking about finals and when I'm done all my assignments and tests. I said on Tuesday (the 22nd). "Oh wow, 6 days!" she said! I expressed that those 6 days might as well be a month for what I have left to do and she said, "Well, God created the whole world in 6 days."
She's right. He did. AND, on the 7th day he rested. I'm looking forward to that 7th day. I can do it...
Monday, April 7, 2008
Freedom!!!
After 7 loooong years of university (wow, I must be nuts...7 YEARS!!) today was my last day of classes.
It was a bit anticlimatic, as I still have assignments due and 4 finals, but NO MORE CLASSES. I never have to go to classes again and listen to what other people think about what THEY think is right for all classrooms. I mean, I've had some really good classes, but at this point, I just want to be in the classroom. Teaching my kids. In my own classroom!!! MY OWN CLASSROOM!!! (I say it, but I still can't believe it).
I'm working on one of my final assignments tonight. I'd better get back to it. I bought some NIBS to keep me up, and wow, they're so fresh. Have you ever had really fresh NIBS? They're amazing.
Okay. Back to it.
You watch this. I'll get back to work.
It was a bit anticlimatic, as I still have assignments due and 4 finals, but NO MORE CLASSES. I never have to go to classes again and listen to what other people think about what THEY think is right for all classrooms. I mean, I've had some really good classes, but at this point, I just want to be in the classroom. Teaching my kids. In my own classroom!!! MY OWN CLASSROOM!!! (I say it, but I still can't believe it).
I'm working on one of my final assignments tonight. I'd better get back to it. I bought some NIBS to keep me up, and wow, they're so fresh. Have you ever had really fresh NIBS? They're amazing.
Okay. Back to it.
You watch this. I'll get back to work.
Saturday, February 16, 2008
Zzzzz...
I slept in until 2 in the afternoon today*. I'm on midterm break for a whole week...it's not a break from midterms for me because I wrote my LAST MIDTERM EVER!!!
I'm going to end this post now...I'm typing with just my left hand because Walter is lying on my right arm.
*Granted, I was at my friend Michelle's till after 3 am, so I didn't get to sleep till almost 4!
I'm going to end this post now...I'm typing with just my left hand because Walter is lying on my right arm.
*Granted, I was at my friend Michelle's till after 3 am, so I didn't get to sleep till almost 4!
Sunday, January 13, 2008
Pictures of pictures
So I FINALLY printed off some recent pictures to put in the gazillion (okay, like, 14) frames that I have. And when Dad was here, he put up my shelves that have been waiting to go up for a year and a half. Anyway, I'm so pleased with the way it turned out, I thought I'd share some pictures...of pictures.
I narrowly avoided a disaster with one of my classes. I'm eternally indebted (althought I haven't told her yet) to a girl in one of my classes for catching my mistake. She was talking about EdPsych 390, one of the classes required for graduation this spring. I was confused, because I thought 390 was called Exceptional Learners, and I thought, Isn't the class we're in right now called Exceptional Learners? In fact it was.
When I was registering for 390, I was scrolling through the sections offered and found one at the PERFECT time called "Exceptional Learners & Classroom Implications." So I registered for it and was enjoying the class and the prof. Well, it just so happens that 390 and the one I signed up for, 414, have almost the exact same title. So I wasn't registered for a class required for graduation and had Jocelyn not said something and confused me, I may have gone through the whole semester and then been, well, screwed.
Unfortunately, I couldn't fit 390 into my schedule (well, I could but it would require me taking it on Tuesdays & Thursdays and right now I only have Mon.Wed. classes and am not willing to give up that schedule!) so I'm taking it online. I'm a bit confused about how that whole thing works, though, so I'll let you know how it goes.
I narrowly avoided a disaster with one of my classes. I'm eternally indebted (althought I haven't told her yet) to a girl in one of my classes for catching my mistake. She was talking about EdPsych 390, one of the classes required for graduation this spring. I was confused, because I thought 390 was called Exceptional Learners, and I thought, Isn't the class we're in right now called Exceptional Learners? In fact it was.
When I was registering for 390, I was scrolling through the sections offered and found one at the PERFECT time called "Exceptional Learners & Classroom Implications." So I registered for it and was enjoying the class and the prof. Well, it just so happens that 390 and the one I signed up for, 414, have almost the exact same title. So I wasn't registered for a class required for graduation and had Jocelyn not said something and confused me, I may have gone through the whole semester and then been, well, screwed.
Unfortunately, I couldn't fit 390 into my schedule (well, I could but it would require me taking it on Tuesdays & Thursdays and right now I only have Mon.Wed. classes and am not willing to give up that schedule!) so I'm taking it online. I'm a bit confused about how that whole thing works, though, so I'll let you know how it goes.
Saturday, February 10, 2007
The U-Pass
Wow...I can't believe it passed. We just had a referendum at the U of S regarding the U-Pass. It is a mandatory, $120 fee for a bus pass applied to all students whether or not you take the bus. They tried to pass it a few years ago and it failed. I can't believe it passed.
Okay, so people who take the bus have to pay almost $400 a year for their bus passes...well, I pay that much between gas and my parking pass!
And I understand the environmental benefits to taking the bus, but our city simply does not have a good enough system to allow me or many other people who have busy lives to take the bus quickly and efficiently from one activity to the next.
I can't believe it passed.
Okay, so people who take the bus have to pay almost $400 a year for their bus passes...well, I pay that much between gas and my parking pass!
And I understand the environmental benefits to taking the bus, but our city simply does not have a good enough system to allow me or many other people who have busy lives to take the bus quickly and efficiently from one activity to the next.
I can't believe it passed.
Thursday, February 8, 2007
I did it myself!
Hey hey....I went to check out the new Walmart today! It's huge!!!! It's really nice too...really clean, really well laid out. It's nice.
And then...I did it myself! It has self-checkouts! It's crazy cool. You just walk up to them, scan your stuff, put it in a bag, and pay a machine! I know there will be some people reading this that will be all, you know, anti-technology and stuff, but you've gotta admit...it's cool.
I should go get some work done before tonight. We're going to a concert at Circle Drive Alliance Church...Hiram's back in town! He was one of the soloists at our choir Christmas Concert this year and he's amazing! Check out his website! Buy his CD!!
Oh, this week's Sheaf came out with a couple of responses to that guy's editorial. I guess they got like, TONS of responses and they just published a couple. Check it out! Letters are close to the end of section A.
And then...I did it myself! It has self-checkouts! It's crazy cool. You just walk up to them, scan your stuff, put it in a bag, and pay a machine! I know there will be some people reading this that will be all, you know, anti-technology and stuff, but you've gotta admit...it's cool.
I should go get some work done before tonight. We're going to a concert at Circle Drive Alliance Church...Hiram's back in town! He was one of the soloists at our choir Christmas Concert this year and he's amazing! Check out his website! Buy his CD!!
Oh, this week's Sheaf came out with a couple of responses to that guy's editorial. I guess they got like, TONS of responses and they just published a couple. Check it out! Letters are close to the end of section A.
Tuesday, February 6, 2007
Would you want this guy teaching your kids????
This article appeared in last week's issue of The Sheaf...the University of Saskatchewan's Newspaper. Unbelievable. It has caused quite the to-do in the education building!!! (It's on the last page of the link).
And here is my response:
To the Editors of The Sheaf and Mr. Datla,
I am writing in response to Mr. Datla’s editorial about teachers.
First of all, I am assuming that Mr. Datla’s main intent was to get a rise out of people by grossly exaggerating some stereotypes about teachers. The reason I assume this is because I have to believe that someone who is pursuing higher education and is hired by The Sheaf is intelligent enough to examine his claims and know that they are unfounded and ridiculous.
For example—I do not believe that Mr. Datla truly believes that kids are morons—he used to be one himself. And if he does believe that, will he believe that to be true when he has children of his own? He implies that only the students in advanced classes are worth teaching and will ever amount to anything. It ignores the countless stories of great men and women who started out, as Mr. Datla would call them, morons.
If I have misinterpreted Mr. Datla’s intent and he truly does believe what he said, then nothing I say will change his mind. If he does believe what he says, he is admitting to believing that people from a low socioeconomic status are a waste of time and that teachers are completely devoid of ambition, talent, and zeal. If Mr. Datla truly believes his claims to be true, then all parents (and all future parents) should thank their lucky stars that Mr. Datla will NEVER teach their children.
Regardless of Mr. Datla’s intent, I am disappointed that The Sheaf would print something so blatantly marginal and discriminatory toward a group of people who devote their lives to the education and well-being of children (who, I might add, will grow up to be teachers and engineers and welders and doctors….and journalists).
Sincerely,
Gina ______
And here is my response:
To the Editors of The Sheaf and Mr. Datla,
I am writing in response to Mr. Datla’s editorial about teachers.
First of all, I am assuming that Mr. Datla’s main intent was to get a rise out of people by grossly exaggerating some stereotypes about teachers. The reason I assume this is because I have to believe that someone who is pursuing higher education and is hired by The Sheaf is intelligent enough to examine his claims and know that they are unfounded and ridiculous.
For example—I do not believe that Mr. Datla truly believes that kids are morons—he used to be one himself. And if he does believe that, will he believe that to be true when he has children of his own? He implies that only the students in advanced classes are worth teaching and will ever amount to anything. It ignores the countless stories of great men and women who started out, as Mr. Datla would call them, morons.
If I have misinterpreted Mr. Datla’s intent and he truly does believe what he said, then nothing I say will change his mind. If he does believe what he says, he is admitting to believing that people from a low socioeconomic status are a waste of time and that teachers are completely devoid of ambition, talent, and zeal. If Mr. Datla truly believes his claims to be true, then all parents (and all future parents) should thank their lucky stars that Mr. Datla will NEVER teach their children.
Regardless of Mr. Datla’s intent, I am disappointed that The Sheaf would print something so blatantly marginal and discriminatory toward a group of people who devote their lives to the education and well-being of children (who, I might add, will grow up to be teachers and engineers and welders and doctors….and journalists).
Sincerely,
Gina ______
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