no...not the flight of the conchords song...this is the crunch time of the semester for me. one of my professors made an excellent point that right now, we are nearing the end of the semester. he proceeded to point out that halloween is actually the end of the semester for the higher ed program because after halloween, it's pretty much just presentations and finishing things that were already assigned (i wish all of my profs would've been notified of this). i've come to the realization that take home midterms....not a great idea. i have found that over the past few years it has been very frustrating to me when i have profs who have not been taught how to teach a class. with a teaching background i pick out everything they do incorrectly when they teach. like assigning busy work, or lecturing for 2.5 hours straight, or not giving clear instructions as to what you're supposed to do on a test or assignment...luckily in the higher ed department i won't have too many of profs like this because most have some sort of education background. unfortunately, i have a finance manager as one of my profs right now....absolutely breaks every teaching theory ever written and it drives me nuts.
but as far as just about everything else goes life is going smoothly here. i do miss my fall weather in PA though. yesterday was the 1st day that it wasn't in the 90s here in about 2 weeks. it's been a productive week and a half. i've worked a few nights, i've gotten a lot done in the office, kat came up for the weekend, i got some resources for my research on pepperdine, i've gotten other homework done...so overall a good couple of weeks plus the pens, steelers, and nittany lions haven't lost in a while (although some games have been scary). i'm definitely ready for thanksgiving break to get here to see my best friend get married and enjoy some cooler weather not to mention eat some amazing food!!
