We've just finished first week of school and yet so much has happened. Week one has been long and exhausting, but classes have been good thus far. As I am only a few months away from graduation, I am now taking my hardest classes. This semester will have plenty of challenges, and there will be moments where I won't be able to handle everything. This is especially true because this semester I have three evening classes that last till around 9:30pm. It's not the first time I have had evening classes, but having them two days in a row is probably going to be difficult.
One of my other difficult classes this semester will probably be my senior history capstone class because of how hard the research will actually be. For my capstone paper, I decided that I will conduct my research on the 1920's, specifically the prohibition era. I have previously done research in that area but I am still debating on where to go with that topic. One of the biggest challenges for this class is not only the professor but my peers. I want to make sure that the level of work I produce is on par with the work that my friends are producing too. The other concern that I have is if I will be able to manage my time well enough to complete the work that I need to do.
The other classes that push me hard are my Education classes. Last year the single subjects had a major issue with fieldwork placement. This year, we have the same exact issue. I love my program a lot but why do I have to be penalized for the lack of work that professors make when it comes to the fieldwork classes? Not having field work at the current moment, or for who knows how long, is both a good and bad thing. It's a good thing because it allows me to have open mornings and early afternoons to do work, but it's a bad thing because it puts me at a disadvantage next semester when I plan to start student teaching.
My last class is probably going to be one of my favorite classes this semester. The class is all about the civil war and it will be very interesting to see how the class will connect issues from the 19th century to things going on now. This for me will hopefully not only be interesting but also an "easy A" class, considering the fact that I had the same professor for a class last year and passed her course with an A.
Overall I am excited to start this last year. I don't know what kinds of challenges I will have to face, or what memories will be made, but one this is certain; I plan on having fun. So far the start of my senior year isn't as bad as I originally thought it would be.
