First Day of Class
Today I got up a little bit to late, showered in a rush, grabbed a bite to eat and ran out the door to catch the bus. It was the first day of school.
It looks like school won't be to bad. I am taking 15 credits this semester. Most of the students are apparently trying to take it easy and are taking 12 but since I want to finish my degree on time I need to try a little harder.
I take three hours of classes each day. MWF classes are one hour and TTh classes are an hour and a half each. I have a three on MWF and two on TTh. The school has scheduled an hour and a half for lunch every day. This is really obnoxious because I have no need of this time and it forces me to stay at school much later than I would otherwise.
Today, I started Intellecual Heritage, Social Psychology and Asian American history.
Intellecual Heritage looks like it will require a great deal of tedious reading but actual class periods should be very interesting. The course is taught by a young French woman. I have not yet ascertained whether I will like her as a teacher.
Social Psychology should be both interesting and easy. The teacher seems to be lenient, a plus, and disorganized, not so much a plus. We didn't really cover much course material so I can't yet tell is she will be a good teacher.
Asian American History, the course which I was looking forward to the least, appears like it will live up to my expectations. The teacher, while a nice enough guy speaks very softly so that it is difficult to hear him and he talks very slowly with frequent pauses. As he said in class, "Asian American history is a very quiet history." This class will probably be boring although relatively easy.
*Rabenstrange Answers:*
Palm Boy asks: "How is a 90 minute lunch break obnoxious? Can't you just eat lunch?"
I could eat lunch in one of the normal 15 minute breaks between classes. But since they have an extremely long lunchbreak inbetween my classes I have to stay on campus for an extra 90 minutes. If I could just finish my last class during that period I would also have the opportunity to go out to eat with friends or come home and cook. The other annoying thing about it is that when everyone has lunch at the same time the cafeteria and inexpensive local eateries are packed and the vending machines and convenience stores have really long lines.
8 Comments:
Wonder how the WWII history will be taught in that class.
How is a 90 minute lunch break obnoxious? Can't you just eat lunch?
Oooh, I agree about the unfortunate use of 90 minutes for lunch. I would rather get my work done and be on my way. Of course if you have an exam after lunch you might appreciate the extra study time that day.
It was fun catching up with your week. I've been wondering if you had traveled yet or not. Finally took the time to see where you are. Hope this time is wonderful.
I agree that a 90 minute lunch break is obnoxious. It's much nicer to just eat quickly and get back to the business at hand.
At least it's not a 2-3 hour lunch like France! Talk about waste of time.
At my school we have a 75-minute lunch, not quite as bad as an hour and a half, but I agree with you. It keeps you at school longer, and who on earth takes that long to eat lunch?
Wow! Ninety minutes? That is crazy. I'll bet you could get quite a bit of homework done in that amount of time also. :)
Sounds like you will be busy. I presonally would get stressed with all of that work, but you seem like the type to enjoy it :)
Thanks for the answer. 90 minutes seems like a waste now.
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