Not much happening this week, kind of boring if you ask me! This blog will be dediciated to talking about school and how frustrating it's becoming. I am hoping that some of you are in the same position as me. Here's my story:
I graduated from Raritan Valley Community College last December with a 3.6 GPA. I was ready to become an Eary Childhood Education student at Kean University. I thought all was going to go well from there, I was excited, I was happy, I felt successful, but I was all wrong. Kean had disapointed me, this was the first of many.
I went to orentation only a few weeks before the start of the Spring 2011 semester, nervous, I brought my dad along. I walked into the CAS building unfamilar of my surroundings and not knowing a single soul. We made our way into the auditorium for the meeting that I was told was "mandatory". The start of my frustration started with this orenetation starting about half an hour late. Many people become annoyed and ancy sitting there waiting for this meeting to begin.
Next, the mircophone didn't work so the speakers had to speak as loud as they could so everyone could hear them, which was still hard to interpret. The meeting went on, most information was very pointless to me. Soon, the meeting was finally over and we were told to split up based on our majors. Well, to make this story short, my group was sent to about four different rooms until we were where we suppose to be, or so we were told. "Finally." I thought. I thought that the group session was the most organized part of our orentation, all is well right? WRONG.
Soon after, we were sent to a computer lab to make our schedules. Honestly, THIS was the worst part of my Kean experience. I had a hold on my account and no one knew why, so of course that took about twenty minutues to resolve. I was able to register, but not knowing what courses I needed to take. The staff in the room knew less than we did, so they were not helpful the slightest bit. Annoyed and mad, a group of us left the computer lab to go speak with an education advisor. An hour later, we were able to make our schedules, still unsure of what classes we are required to take. The entire orentation was unorganized and stressful and mostly because we had no idea what to expect or do. Not too long after the semester began, I found myself taking two of the same courses, one intended for special education majors and other course intended for education majors, little did I know that I had an issue again, thanks to Kean. It got resolved, but not in the way I wish it would have.
Next, the mircophone didn't work so the speakers had to speak as loud as they could so everyone could hear them, which was still hard to interpret. The meeting went on, most information was very pointless to me. Soon, the meeting was finally over and we were told to split up based on our majors. Well, to make this story short, my group was sent to about four different rooms until we were where we suppose to be, or so we were told. "Finally." I thought. I thought that the group session was the most organized part of our orentation, all is well right? WRONG.
Soon after, we were sent to a computer lab to make our schedules. Honestly, THIS was the worst part of my Kean experience. I had a hold on my account and no one knew why, so of course that took about twenty minutues to resolve. I was able to register, but not knowing what courses I needed to take. The staff in the room knew less than we did, so they were not helpful the slightest bit. Annoyed and mad, a group of us left the computer lab to go speak with an education advisor. An hour later, we were able to make our schedules, still unsure of what classes we are required to take. The entire orentation was unorganized and stressful and mostly because we had no idea what to expect or do. Not too long after the semester began, I found myself taking two of the same courses, one intended for special education majors and other course intended for education majors, little did I know that I had an issue again, thanks to Kean. It got resolved, but not in the way I wish it would have.
This leads me to my current issue of being an education major. No one ever told me when I was a freshman that I needed to take the Praxis in order to take certain courses and to even graduate! (I am the worsttttttt test taker, the worst!) If I would have known that about three years ago, I would be a senior graduating in May like my orginal plan and not a junior on the 10 year plan....I know that I can do it, but this is just something I can't wait to get over with. I don't know why im rushing to be out of school, I am sure it's better than having a real job, but I would love to be on a path of sucess, rather than the path of frustation. I hope that I eventually pass what I need to and receive the right information before I am in my 30's, I mean after all I am only 21. There's a possibilty right? Giving up is the wrong path, right?
Are any of my fellow education majors with me on this one?
Sincerely yours,
jersey_girl
I know the feeling of frustration with Kean. I actually just changed my major a year ago from English Ed to just English standard because of all the annoyances of the Education major. The testing, the month long process of getting near an education advisor so I could register, the classes that were a waste of time and all for what? To not be able to find a job in this state anyway? If I want to be a teacher if a different state I would have to be recertified in that state, so I gave up. I've decided to pick up an Art History minor, or maybe a double major depending on how I feel. If I want to get certified, I'll do so later.
ReplyDeleteKean over complicated EVERYTHING and people are SO RUDE. You ask for help from anyone who works here other than a professor and you get nothing but attitude. I've loved 98% of my professors, and I love my classes, but oh my god, the administration is TERRIBLE.
So I'm with you 100%. Good luck with everything!! I'm powering through a 10 year plan myself. You are not alone!!
this sounds like my journey as well!! but stick with it girl!! you can do it! i graduate in may and when i was at that point i NEVER thought i'd make it! for the praxis honestly look at are you smarter then a 5th grader (at least for the second praxis! i never took the content one because i'm only K-5, which maybe might be a good option if you dont want to take the English praxis...but honestly if you have ANY questions i recommend talking to Gail Verdi or Pat Ippolito they both saved me through all those horrid times! Ippolito will tell you exactly what you need to do each step of the way and he will try everything to help you out! he is awesome!
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