Last night I looked at my face in the mirror and asked myself just that question. I had recently returned from a meeting, before which I had attended an intense two-and-a-half hour class. This class was taught by three teachers, but the teacher of my discipline is rumored to be the toughest teacher on campus. The name Dr. Williamson usually causes students to either go a bit pale or to express deepest sympathies to those who are enrolled in any of his classes. Now, not only is this class a Williamson class (for me), but it is a senior-level course. WHAT WAS I THINKING? Repeatedly throughout this first class (which opened with a test and included a pop-quiz later) Dr. Williamson stressed that it was going to be a hard class and we needed to do work worthy of a 4000-level course. This is definitely no freshman class. Come to think of it, neither are my other classes.
I am taking seven classes this semester, only two of which are freshman-level courses. First comes my freshman Bible class: Acts--Life of the Early Church. Then comes a senior Bible class in which we read and write about 6 current events each week, discuss them as a group, take tests, and make brilliant connections between the Old Testament and the things happening in our world today. Then, another senior-level course, Marriage and Family Communication. This class is going to be super-awesome. It discusses the dynamics of interactions between family members, which will be not only a lot of fun, but also very helpful to an aspiring biblical counselor. My Comm III Research and Presentation class, sophomore level. This is basically a rhetoric course, with four speeches, some outside projects, some tests, and one biggish (7-10 page) research paper/presentation. And the hilarious professor really rocks my socks off, even though he's already decided to poke fun at me in every other illustration he makes. I think I'm just a make-funnable person. I'm also taking the sophomore level Psychology course, which... is your basic Psych II class. Ah yes, I am involved in the concert choir, both singing and playing piano, which is already quite a lot of fun. All the girls on my hall can probably hear strains of choir songs floating around whenever I take a shower. Poor girls! And finally, America's Founding Era. This is a class that can be taken for Bible, Literature, or History credit. I am taking it for History, from Dr. Williamson. This is the class I had last night, and it is going to be one awesome class! It will definitely be very, very challenging, but very good as well. In addition to all the fabulous primary-source history I get to study, this is a travel course. This March, I get to go to the East Coast! I get to watch a play in Ford's Theater! I get to visit Mount Vernon and John Adams' home! I get to go to DC! These are all things I planned on doing at some point anyway, and I am just thrilled that I get to do them now. Aw yeah!
Well, last semester my only complaint was that my course load was too easy, and not as intellectually challenging as I would have liked. My advisor let me stick my fingers in my schedule this time around, and now I am taking three senior and two sophomore classes. I definitely don't think I'll have the same problem this semester. Truly, I feel like I am back in high school again! How weird is that? =)
2 comments:
haha, highschool again! It's a good feeling isn't it? Thats how i feel after our breaks you get back and your like ahhhhhh! but its a good kind of ahhhh! hope all goes well with your super challenging class!
So good to hear how things are going for you this semester, Kimberlee. It sounds like an extremely heavy, though excitingly challenging, load. Our prayers will be there with you.
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