So last Friday I declared my major! That's right, I am officially an English major now! To celebrate, I went home for the weekend to my Dad's house and filled out the FAFSA for next year. It's nice to know that's out of the way for awhile!
The next thing I have to apply for is admission into the Teacher Education Program, which is a lot more extensive (and expensive!) than just filling out a piece of paper and have it signed by the head of the English department! Admission into the T.E.P. involves taking the West-B test, disposition surveys, having my fingerprints taken, getting recommendation forms filled by non-family members, along with a myriad of other things. So this week and next week I'm going to printing out a lot of papers and ferrying them off to various people.
Also last Friday I signed up for Spring quarter classes! I only have one more basic skills requirement to fill, and that's Math 101, so I'm taking Math 101 at 9 in the morning Monday through Friday. The other two classes I'm taking are towards my major, English 302 and English 303. 302 is Introduction to English Studies, basically an introduction to what's expected of an English major and such. 303 is Poetry and Poetics with the same English teacher I had Fall quarter. I'm excited to be taking major classes now. I already know I'm not going to be a mathematician or scientist, so I'm sick of taking those classes.
Kara, Rose, and I are going to have a tour of the duplex we'll be living in next year! I already have so many plans on how I'm going to decorate my room!
Loren and I just got back from a really well-done presentation by a girl who graduated CWU in 2009. She was in Tunisia teaching some classes when all the revolution stuff started happening, and the presentation was basically about her experience there during all the turmoil. She also went into the background of what happened there, so it was really interesting. She graduated as a Sociology major I think, and travels all over the world teaching classes about American Culture to other cultures to broaden understanding between nations. I'd really like to do that someday, but who knows. It was really interesting to hear her perspective on it, especially in light of the events going on in Libya right now. I've been getting most of my info from Al Jazeera.
Holy Smoke! I guess teachers don't just teach anymore? Good luck with all that. As hard and difficult as it may be, getting your teaching credentials will be well worth it, especially with your major. Had Aunt Christy done that too, she might be in a much better place right now.
ReplyDeleteYour Spring quarter load looks "Interesting". My recent small exercise with Poery writing was, let us say, dismal! But you have years of experience and practice under your belt already!!! You will wow them!
And now tons of snow. We got plastered and are not leaving until Sunday, when it will rain it all away.
Good luck to all those protesters. Hard to imagine wht it would be like there - good to get some first-hand info.