Random rants and ramblings...

Another semester begins. I only have 4 classes, but I am already slightly stressed.

I am taking 2 teaching classes. I usually find these fun because you would hope that the teachers teaching you how to teach would be good teachers, right? Usually they are—I’ve found a couple inspiring professors here at Kent. I’m also in a Teaching Journalism class. I love to write, but sometimes I am a little weak on article writing. I mean, I used to write for a newspaper and I got an A in Media Writing, but I still don’t always feel comfortable with the formality of newswriting, plus I am going to have to learn all of the boring rules and court cases for media. And I’ve heard the professors tear your work to shreds. Oh well, I guess it can only allow me to improve.

My other class is an online lit class. For some reason, even though I consider myself technologically savvy, I always have trouble following online courses. I get really confused as to where/when to submit assignments, it’s bothersome having to go through a list to respond to posts and yadda yadda. It was the only available course to fulfill one of my requirements though so I couldn’t take an in-class version.

I have a ton of reading to do for that class plus two more. For some reason I naively thought I wouldn’t have that many tasks by the first or second class session, but I have several hundred pages to read — and write responses to. I still have to buy one of the books. I have to read like 10 chapters, Lord knows how long those will be.

Obviously, I am procrastinating.