More school frustration

When we are going through grade school and especially high school most of the stuff that we learn we learn in class and and are given reasonable amounts of time in class to do the work that we need to do, but then you come to college and find out that its quite the reverse. Why is it that most of the learning and work must be done on our own, especially when a college students time is much more valuable than a high school student? You would think that we would want our students to be prepared for college so we would structure the learning more closely to how colleges do it. That way we don't develop bad study habits and perhaps more people might go and be successful in college. I mean if that how colleges are going to do it. Or maybe we can change the way colleges teach. One or the other, something has got to change. Hmmm... i wasn't going this direction with this entry but it has wandered this way, but maybe thats one reason why we need those waivers from the government on private school tuition. If we aren't getting the necessary skills and education from public schools why should we be forced to continue to go there just because we don't have the money to pay for anything better. This way it will force a reaction from public schools to restructure in order to stay alive. In my opinion, it will raise the standard of learning all around. But who's asking for my opinion...

Orney Awards 07

Every year for the past 5 years a lot of the guys in this picture put on an awards ceremony for Christmas ornaments. Every year the popularity grows bigger therefore making the competition harder. Each person who goes makes a Christmas ornament and submits it to be judged, and then they hold this awards ceremony to give out trophies to the winners. Well me and my roommate Jasen decided that we were going to submit one. And well....
consequently we took 1st place. This is us with the first place trophy. As well as Maloni and my other roommate Eric. Eric is one of the people in charge of the awards and well... Maloni didn't win. Also me and Jasen were the first men to have actually won 1st place, that was pretty cool.







This is the ornament that we made. The theme of the ornament is A Christmas Story. Thats right there is an iPod in there playing the movie and a clay re-creation of the leg lamp with a working light in it. There are some other additions to it to give these people some culture, Starry Night by Van Gogh and on the other wall behind them (not seen in the picture) is the Three Musicians by Picasso. I painted Starry Night and Jasen did Three Musicians. Needless to say, a lot of effort went in to this as it paid off as can be seen above.

Another one bites the dust

Well its official, Maloni is now married and another friend lost. He might turn up again in like a year or so but i don't really expect to see him except major events and in passing. Oh well. The reception was a pretty good one. He being polynesian and she being mexican/ native american you know there was a lot of dancing. It was pretty much a living legends show but for free and lots of good food. I don't have any pictures or anything but i'll try to get a hold of some. Oh and another reception that i caught the garter. Lets see if it pays off this time. My money is in no. All around though it was a good time. got to see lots of people that i haven't seen in a while. But now though, with the dynamic duo broken up all eyes are on me now to get married. We'll see...

School frustration

So in school, i guess that it is customary for teachers to assign reading assignments that would be use or tested on in the following classes. I have a problem with this, or else i wouldn't be writing on it. So they are telling me that i need to go take time out of my busy schedule to read on some subject and use it in the class. Well my question is WHAT THE HELL AM I PAYING FOR THEN? If you aren't teaching the necessary stuff and i have to read it myself what am i doing there? The amount of info that some one gets out of reading the book only takes like 5 mins to cover and most of the time they have to go over it again because everyone forgot it. In addition teachers were in the same place i am in, they know that a student's time is over taxed and they don't have time to read 70 chapters. Professors y'all need to do your job because i'm there to learn from you and not the book on my own time.

UFRA 07