So this class is "Foundations of Educational Practice" and in most cases the class is just about as thrilling as the title is. Pretty much we read articles about educational reform written in the earl 1900s and then discuss them. Are they important? Do you agree? Best point? etc etc. I have to give the professor props...he is fun and knows his stuff. I do however am questioning whether or not this type of class is necessary for my teacher training...will it actually help me???
about a 2 minute walk from my apartment!ED 511:
Ok so this is my Science Methods course...or really how to be a science teacher. It is rather enjoyable, but I do feel like it could be better. I learn a lot about how I teach and how I can improve myself. The only thing is there is a lot of emphasis on 3 page long lesson plans. Yeah...we will see how that works out for me.
BIO 575:
My symbiosis class. This class is exactly what you would think it would be...all about symbiosis or animals/amoeba/fungi working together. On the macro level I find this subject fascinating...problem is that most of it is on the micro level. It is interesting. A bit challenging. I am able to keep up with the Bio kids so i am pretty pleased overall with this class. The teacher is my advisor so he tries to make the class fun...sometimes that is a fail.
GEO 650:
This is my Environmental Field Methods courses. I have to say this course is hard but I LOVE IT! The reason I love it is really the professor. Although he went to Duke (cough cough) he really knows his stuff and explains it well. Ok also he is SUPER flexible about assignments and grading and makes it obvious he just wants us to do well. I am learning tons!
Ok so overall I am really happy with my classes. As I have sad before my classmates are another story. While I find a fair amount of them smart, a bunch of them don't impress me too much. It's definitely not UNC, but hey what is?
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