I am a fucking moron

[johnstonmr]

But it's ok.

I realized, talking to another teacher this morning about our profession,
that I had completely forgotten to register for Grad School on
Monday. So I fired up the Intertron and went to register . . . and
discovered that both the classes I wanted were full, not even
waitlisted, but CLOSED.

So I did what any self-respecting Grad student would do: Called my wife and
told her I'm a moron, then got my book of MA requirements out and started
looking over the offered classes for this semester.

I ended up taking 200E, Curriculum & Assessment. It's a T/Thur class that
meets from 4:30 to 5:45, taught by one of my favorites, so that'll be
good--he's British, with a sense of humor, and uses sci-fi examples in his
lectures. The course looks at how Curricula and assessment instruments are
designed for Language classes, and how to improve them. The only
requirements are two projects, which is common for this prof. I look
forward to it, even though my concentration is literature and I normally
avoid Curriculum theory.

I also signed up for another class that is undergrad level, as my program
allows me to take 2 undergrad classes as part of my MA, but I think I may
need to let it go. The meeting time is not ideal, so I'm going to discuss
it with my wife and see what she thinks. If I need to lose it, *shrug* I'll
live.

However, next semester, I need to get my ass ON the ball and register the
day--the HOUR, if possible--I'm supposed to.

Comments

[milescochran.livejournal.com]

Your department has 200 level classes that are full? Wow.

I know over in Comms we talked to our dept. secretaries when we filed our plan of study and had them register us most of the time. It meant that the dept. knew what classes would make and which wouldn't and it helped us get registered super easy. Also as a grad student you can generally add into a 100 level class over their cap since professors like having grad students in there to raise the level of conversation.

[ktbee.livejournal.com]

I did register on Monday for the one core class I needed (LIBA 200C), but the other class I wanted AND the program director said was a viable class to take in an email wouldn't let me waitlist it saying I did not meet the prereqs. The department secretary said she would look into it for me.

I want that other class (HIS 280B). *pout*

If I do get into the other class, my schedule would be T/Th 6:00-8:50 since one meets Tuesday and one meets Thursday.

*fingers crossed*