The Light Shining Into My Window

Ah, another milestone has passed- I've begun my second year at university. The intensive summer band camp began last Monday (not the one two days ago, but the one a week and two days ago), and was heralded by rain. Lots of rain. It was kinda strange packing everything up again and moving out. Over the summer I had gotten so used to being back home- it was almost like I had never left. I managed to get my jobs, see my friends (although I'm sad it was only twice), and co-exist somewhat peacably with my family: pretty much like it was in high school, only not. It was kinda strange this year moving back in: it was just my dad helping me with my massive amount of stuff (and when I say massive, I do mean massive- 2 cars full!). My mom was at work all day and couldn't join us, which was kinda really sad. That probably also could be the reason that I didn't have sheets on my bed until roughly 11 that night, but in any case.

I have got to admit, this being my second year makes such a huge difference. For all that my credit hours made me a sophomore last semester, I've only begun to feel the changes of being a sophomore now. I feel older and wiser, and it makes me laugh to see the new freshmen making the same mistakes and errors in judgement that I did. That, and the fact that in every one of my classes, save one, I know somebody in it. Can you say yay? It makes it all the more compelling to go to class (as though skipping were an actual option for me). I now live in the top notch of housing, with my own bedroom with a locking door, and a full fridge and microwave- quite an improvement from my tiny mini fridge, community bathrooms, and a microwave down the long long hallway that I had last year!

So, I appologize in advance, but I MUST rant somewhere about the stupidity of some of my classes. That is to say, one in particular: teacher math. Math 128 is interim math for teachers, and supposedly should teach you how to teach math. Great, fine- whatever. I fully admit, there's been some new termanology added to the curriculum since I sat in the little student desks. It's great to learn something like lattice multiplication, which obviously helps the kids! However, what's not cool is learning the same stuff that my brother, a freshman in high school, is learning, only slower and a bit more dumbed down. Friends, I wanted to dig my brain out with a spork. Thinking about that class and sitting through an hour and a half of it makes me want to start the process even now! Near the end I was doing worksheets (which, by the way, were printed off a website geared for supplying teachers with worksheets to give to their elementary school students) that had no purpose, just so I didn't have to listen to the professor read the notes she had typed out from the book to the class. It astounds me just how little some people know, too. I know, I'm far from the norm around here: going from AP Calculus in my senior year to teacher math 2 is a bit of a jump in the wrong direction, according to most. But still... there were girls in my class utterly bewildered with the basic concepts of geometry that my teacher attempted to teach us. Terrible.

Anyway, i don't think I have much energy left to post more, so I'll say sionara for tonight. :)
~r