Another Step Forward

I’ve previously written how I found an online program that will allow me to take the classes I need to become a teacher. Well, I’ve started the program, and am taking educational psychology and integrating technology across the curriculum.

Educational psychology is great so far. My professor’s personal qualifications are impressive and she’s been very clear in what she expects from us. She has a good sense of humor and seems very fair.

My integrating technology professor, however, isn’t a professor at all. Rather, she’s a 7th grade science teacher who is working on her masters who was asked to teach the class. On the first day, her academic mentor (adviser) was forced to teach the class because my technology professor couldn’t figure out how to log-on. The second day of class, my technology “professor” was more than an hour late and an hour-and-a-half long class.

She showed up just in time to answer a few questions about the assignment that was due and next week’s assignment. Both have been relatively easy, but also frustrating because it’s unclear exactly what she expects.

The truth is I’m really happy to be taking the class despite the frustrations. I know that I’m working toward something, while as a reporter I was going nowhere.