Do you know how to read?

Ok, apparentally I love to blog...I think this is my third in two days.

I just need to get this off of my chest and Ryan is working on an accounting project so, you are all the lucky recipients of my vent.

So, I have to take a dang astronomy class this summer. It takes up way more time than I anticpated and it is definetly not something that I enjoy studying. Well, the lab for the class is Monday and Wednesday 8-11pm. Yup, until 11pm which makes this class even more of a drag. So, of course I am sick AGAIN (with another cold) and I dont want to go to lab...but, of course I went. Well, my lab teacher is a TA with a THICK accent but, seems nice enough. Tonight, we were suppose to use our star wheels and find stars/constellations/planets, etc in the sky. Okay problem #1 we are in Tempe on top of a roof at ASU does not make for great star gazing but, I understand. Problem #2 he gives us NO direction as to what freakin star is which to help give us a start. Problem #3 he now has to sign off on every student's drawing of the sky with the correct label. This makes it IMPOSSIBLE to ask for help. Trust me I tried three separate times before I was even able to talk to him. Problem #4 students are high agigated at him due to his lack of help and explanations. Okay, so during all of this I am being understanding and feeling sympathetic towards him because I figure he just doesn't know that he sucks as a teacher and why all of his students are irritated at him. The tension is now in the air! Ok, so the TA finally signs off on my drawing and I head back into the classroom to attempt to finish the rest of my lab. As I am reading and trying to figure out which star/planet/moon belongs in which constellation I am feeling lost and completely overwhelmed. But, the TA comes walking in...so, I proceed to ask him how to find the answer. He then proceeds to ask me in a derogatory (sp?) way if I know what a book is, or if I know how to read, and if I know how to use an idex? Are you FREAKIN KIDDING ME??? I was floored and irate all at the same time. Yes, duh I know how to read and use an index and I certainly know what a book is. However, I can NOT find my freakin answers in my audobon (book). So, I proceed to tell him very politely but, curtly that I did not appreciate him talking to me in such a rude and that yes I did know what a book is, etc. So, he then decides to show me the table of contents and that the index is in the back. So, at this point I took the book out of his hands and sat back back down in my seat. I then sat there for another ten minutes fuming and attempting to find my answers. I never found them...so, I am talking to my Professor tomorrow. So, yes in case any of you are wondering I do know how to read, and I know what a book is and I even know how to use an index. But, sometimes the answers are still hard to find!

Good night!

1 comments:

I hate A-hole people like that. It's like.. you are a teacher for a reason.. FREAK! I hope he gets what is coming to him!

June 6, 2007 at 2:47:00 PM MST  

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