So, I have survived the first two weeks of grad school! As I haven't talked about my Child in the Family System class, I suppose I'll share how that one is going. It's....an interesting experience. The class is more of a developmental psych, or Life Span Development as is the new popular term, than an actual examination of how children relate within a family. I'm actually sort of disappointed by this as I thought it would have been interesting to examine different types of families and the psychological affects on a child as he or she develops. But I'm a nerd like that.
I also have a bit of a gripe with the professor. She tends to homogenize groups of people which is one of my many personal pet peeves. For instance, on Tuesday night we were discussing people with Down's Syndrome. She stated that all people with Down Syndrome are absolutely wonderful sweet natured people....Well, the cheery disposition isn't one of the symptoms of Down Syndrome. If she had said, "In General..." I would have been okay but for some reason this annoyed me. I hate when a marginalized group of people are lumped into one personality characteristic. I see it happen a lot in the gay community. "All gay men are so catty!" or "Lesbians just aren't funny(A personal side note, Fuck you, I'm hilarious)." It's not that these statements can't be applied to some gay men and women, but you can't say they all are.
I wasn't really angry but it was more of a small annoyance. But other than that, I really enjoy the class. I have a forty minute presentation coming up in a few weeks on Childhood Obesity. It should be interesting as my group member and I plan on talking about food deserts, the affects on self esteem in males versus females, etc.
So far, I actually haven't had too much experience in the classroom as Monday was Labor Day and I had my class cancelled on Wednesday due to the severe amount of rain and flooding we had. This is probably why my brain feels like it won't turn on. I've attempted to start my reading several times and actually find the material engaging. However, my brain begins to wander and I find myself preferring to sit on my ass and stare at various screens. I am hoping that forcing myself to be active and interactive tomorrow will jump start my brain.
On another note, speaking of the rain, it seems it killed my car. Or rather, my car's battery. Feeling stir crazy yesterday, Shannon and I attempted to leave the house only to find that my car wouldn't start. It seems I have enough battery left to work the lights but not enough to jump start the car. And of course, this would happen when my entire family is in Tennessee for my step-sister's wedding. The wedding I couldn't go to because I didn't want to miss my Wednesday class....the one that was cancelled because of the rain. Because there are no cars left in our driveway and because I don't know anyone in the immediate area, I can not jump start my car to see if it is indeed the battery(for the love of god I hope it's the battery). This means that Sae(Shannon's preferred nickname) are going REALLY stir crazy now.
Thankfully, my aunt is picking us up on Sunday to go to Philly to visit my cousin. I am excited to see the outside world....
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