I feel like I am it. The worst student ever. I gave up reading for my classes after 2 weeks. I barely pay attention in class, I procrastinate like it’s my job on huge assignments. I want to be a teacher, but I would HATE having myself as a student. *sigh*
I almost fell asleep in class… AGAIN. Then again how I am supposed to stay awake in a class entitled Administration and Supervision of Reading Programs… I fall asleep thinking about the course name. I’m having another “this is the wrong degree for me” moments and it’s frustrating, because I need to just get through it, get my permanent certification and teach high school English and forget all the crap I’ve been learning about literacy. I know that’s a horrible way to view your degree and I should probably switch degrees, but at this point, I just want to get the hell out of the role of student and into the role of teacher. I don’t feel like I’m learning anything worthwhile in this class (or the other classes to tell you the truth) and I don’t agree with the idea that teachers need to be life-long learners to be able to teach. I understand keeping up with research/trends/new ideas in your field, but that doesn’t mean sitting in a classroom for 2-3 hours a night listening to professors give their own views of literacy and not really teaching you anything except how to ignore everything they say while feigning interest.
And no, not all professors are like that. Some professors are engaging and interesting and awesome to listen to. There are some people that I would LOVE to be able to take a class from. (Although, in one case that would mean I’d have to be a freshman again… and also be in Virginia). The professors that I have (especially the one tonight) are NOT engaging, interesting, and definitely not awesome to listen to. They are not even good to listen to, they are just…… them. *sigh*
Dammit, another negative post.
In better news, I will be in Ireland from February 23rd-March 2nd, so I don’t know if I’ll be updating everyday because I don’t know if I’ll have internet access, but I will update if I can. I’m really excited about the trip.
