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Date Posted: 19:34:01 11/06/10 Sat
Author: debi
Subject: Come back from the dark side, Page
In reply to: Page 's message, "Fellow junkie going through withdrawal here >>>>" on 13:41:52 11/06/10 Sat

We miss you. In about a month I'll be freed up for a couple of weeks anyway to maybe participate more. My next classes are Anthropology and a (hopefully) online music course, since UF feels that, despite the bazillion credits I bore into their institution, I still need more elcetives, social sciences and foreign langauge. My reintroduction to college life has been overwhelming but good and I hope to continue the trend, maybe minus some of the overwhelming part. Long story short, I hope to get more writing time in and share here with you. Rayne and Keresh have been speaking to me some so I might have somethign to share soon, barring total collapse on my behalf because of a paper and a final project for this class.

Aaagggghhhhh!!!

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Page, 22:17:01 11/06/10 Sat

...the credit hour distribution in American colleges? All those (pardon me for saying it) useless electives when you could be taking courses that actually apply to your major. DD2 is majoring in Secondary Education with a minor in Math, but only two or three courses per semester have anything to do with either of those studies. Instead she must fill it out with Fine Arts Drama, Photography, History of Rock and Roll (and where was this class when I was in college, I'd like to know?!), World Civilization and Astronomy! If it weren't for electives I'd wager a Bachelor's Degree could be achieved in two years instead of four.

Oh.

Just figured out why they make you take all that. Four years of school costs way more than two. Aha.

Btw, I'm mondo proud of you for going back to school. There are times I think I should go back (there's a four-year college just down the road from me; I can see it from my front yard!) but I'd want to major in history and what am I supposed to do with that besides teach? And I know I don't have the patience to teach! So when you get your degree I'll just enjoy it vicariously!

Hugs,
Page

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[> [> [> [> What the hell am I going to do with an English degree? -- Debi, 13:13:33 11/07/10 Sun

Yeah, the way they distribute the credit hours is seriously messed up. Your DD, did she go from a 2 year to a 4 year college? If so, the 2 year college neglects ti inform their transfer students that the requirements for the AA degree don't give you all the required courses you need outside your major to graduate with a BA from the four-year school. I warned my friend who is planning on doing the same thing I've done to make sure he covers all his prerequisite courses BEFORE he transfers.

I could teach with an English degree, but I don't think I'm cut out for the teaching gig. People annoy me waaayy too much.

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