AOP

It's been a while since I've written... I was busy traveling on a wild west adventure helping some friends move to Nevada.  If you haven't already, you should check out the pictures on facebook.  It was a pretty awesome trip.

Well my new job is in full force by now.  It's so weird to think that just 4 years ago I was sitting listening to the presentation I'm now giving.  So far I've really enjoyed most of the students.  Yesterday's group in particular was really interactive and I found something in common with every one of the students.  Today's group, not so much, but that's okay.  I have had some interesting experiences so far though. 

During the presentation, the students have "homework" where they have to pick out what WRA, ISS, and IAHs (general education courses) they think they want to take.  They have this nice little worksheet where they can fill everything out and bring it to their advisors the next day to help them in enrolling in classes.  I had one student, we'll call him "John", who was noticeably distracted during my entire presentation.  I don't think he looked at the projector screen once.  Come to find out, the following day during his appointment with the advisors, he didn't have a single thing written down on his worksheet.  When the advisor asked him why, he said it was just too confusing and he had no idea what to do.  The advisor asked John if he had asked me for help (keep in mind, I asked them TWICE if they understood what they were supposed to be doing.)  His response?  "Well, no..."  Ugh! 

Then the other day I had another student, "Bill" who came in with a lip ring which he played with during the entire presentation.  His only question?  "So, if we get married during the semester, can we get out of our housing contract?"  Now, I do appreciate the students asking questions.  But my presentation was on pre-vet classes.  I think when he asked the question we were on the slide covering how to get into vet school.  So where that question came from, I have no idea.  I can't imagine even contemplating marriage at age 17/18 and I certainly wouldn't have picked him as a guy considering settling down, but I guess that's a lesson in not judging a book by it's cover.

Now off to work a horse show this weekend!  Hopefully it won't be too rainy!