Been a while since I've written.
I knew this PhD thing would be hard- really hard. I didn't expect it to be as hard as this. I did well enough last semester (did I already mention that in a previous entry?). I got a 3.97. In my one class, my final paper pulled me out of a certain C, which in grad school is failure.
This semester, I again have three classes: Issues in Adult Education; Social Theory and Lifelong Learning; and Collective Action and Social Movements. That last one is a sociology class, and is taught by Dr. McCarthy, who is a huge name in that field. He attended his first protest in 1959, and has been there-done that. He joined the PSU faculty in 2000, so he was unaware of the protests here of the 80s.
His class has the most reading involved- as much as the other two classes combined. Also, it's Sociology, which I hadn't taken a class in since undergrad... in the 80s. All but one other person in the class are sociology majors. All but one of those are PhD students. That exception is an undergrad senior, who is going to graduate with her bachelors and masters this year (and is also taking PhD courses.) In any case, the whole sociology thing isn't my forte. So, there's a bit of a learning curve.
Things have been up and down. Some days I break down sobbing. Some days all is well.
Today is sunny and cold. Classes are done for the week, but I still have a lot to do. I have a skype meeting with my GA boss in a few minutes. After that, I'll take an hour or two to relax before getting back to work.
I hope it's worth it in the end.
Be well
I knew this PhD thing would be hard- really hard. I didn't expect it to be as hard as this. I did well enough last semester (did I already mention that in a previous entry?). I got a 3.97. In my one class, my final paper pulled me out of a certain C, which in grad school is failure.
This semester, I again have three classes: Issues in Adult Education; Social Theory and Lifelong Learning; and Collective Action and Social Movements. That last one is a sociology class, and is taught by Dr. McCarthy, who is a huge name in that field. He attended his first protest in 1959, and has been there-done that. He joined the PSU faculty in 2000, so he was unaware of the protests here of the 80s.
Floor of the HUB. Took this last week
His class has the most reading involved- as much as the other two classes combined. Also, it's Sociology, which I hadn't taken a class in since undergrad... in the 80s. All but one other person in the class are sociology majors. All but one of those are PhD students. That exception is an undergrad senior, who is going to graduate with her bachelors and masters this year (and is also taking PhD courses.) In any case, the whole sociology thing isn't my forte. So, there's a bit of a learning curve.
Things have been up and down. Some days I break down sobbing. Some days all is well.
Today is sunny and cold. Classes are done for the week, but I still have a lot to do. I have a skype meeting with my GA boss in a few minutes. After that, I'll take an hour or two to relax before getting back to work.
I hope it's worth it in the end.
Be well
Thanks for the update! Hope the semester goes well! :c)
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