Rant Time

So this summer I had to take Spanish classes to fulfill my foreign language requirement, as SDSU decided to drop the foreign language I was originally taking. Not only did this put a major kink in my original summer plans (traveling, taking major related classes, sleeping in, etc) I tried my best to keep a positive attitude and so far managed to enjoy the time spent with my classmates as best I can.

My main problem with these classes now is that we're being "taught" by grad students instead of actual professors. Grad students!! While my first teacher lectured relatively well and I managed to understand the material with relative ease, this current teacher is driving me up the wall. Instead of lecturing us on the material she just has us do group work for the entire class period, and when no one around you understands the material you all end up more confused then you were before. She refuses to lecture us no matter how much we try to tell her that we DON'T KNOW WHAT'S GOING ON, and she not only assigns random projects and questions to write out, but approximately 30 homework assignments to be due each week, which we are all behind on because she couldn't get the site code to work for the first week and a half.

So now we're not being taught but expected to write 10 questions of our own per week, finish the past week's homework along with the current week's, do writing assignments, make a blog in Spanish about a Spanish speaking country and record vocal exercises, all without her ever explaining what the hell it is we're doing. And this is all in our own time, and doesn't include the large amounts of classwork that she expects us to finish at home if we don't finish in class, which we never do. I'm not a violent person, but this lady makes me feel like abandoning my rule against violence so I can punch her hard in the face.

Every time I ask a question about something I don't understand she gets this self righteous smirk on her face and tells me to ask the question to her in Spanish because "This is a Spanish class and if you don't try to speak it you'll never learn" and I just want to slap her so hard and tell her that if she actually did her freakin job and TAUGHT us instead of acting like a smart ass little bitch then maybe I'd respect her enough to honor her stupid little requests. I did NOT pay $1800 so some little tart would make me do group work all day and judge any and all mistakes I make as if I'm a few IQ points from being brain dead.

This anger isn't healthy for me. I need to find a way to relax before I snap at someone.