***BEWARE! The following post is pure VENTING and has absolutely nothing to do with my family, friends or FABULOUS clients. Also note that if you are a Science Lover, this may not be the post for you to read. However, should you choose to read further, please know that this in no way reflects my view toward scientists. I'm stating that I am NOT one... it's not in my chemistry (ooh... I like how I used a scientific word there! Yay Me!)***
OK... so I just finished looking online at eSanta Fe... and I'm not happy.
Right after I graduated high school (Go Cats!) I started going to Santa Fe Community College and was working toward my AA Degree. I used to want to be a teacher, so I started out with Early Childhood Development as my focus. Later, I changed it to Business. Two and a half years later, and 3 hours short of my AA, I decided to take a short break. At that point I was burned out and needed some time away. Okay... hindsight is always 20/20 and looking back, I should have just finished that last stupid class and graduated. The problem was that it was a science class I had to take and I am SOOOOOO NOT INTERESTED in science! I DESPISE talk of atoms, algae and scientific equations. I'm an artist... give me a camera, a good novel, a blank sheet of paper.... NOT a pair of safety goggles and bunson burner (don't even ask me how I know what a bunson burner is... that totally came out of nowhere). And to be perfectly honest, I just wasn't (and am still not) a degree-driven individual. I was looking forward to being a wife and a mommy. I knew that I wasn't going to get a gazillion degrees under my belt and never saw myself as some corporate career-woman. So any type of math or science class that could hold me back from getting this degree wasn't a big deal to me. Can anyone relate? (BTW... if you absolutely LOVE science or math, more power to you. I'm not knocking you at all. In fact, I totally admire you for being able to make sense out of that stuff. My head just has a much harder time doing that.)
So, I logged on to eSanta Fe to see where I stand and what science *cringe* class I need to graduate. I am thinking that I can take something cool, like a class on nutrition. Nope. No chance. It has to be Biology or something in that area. So NOT cool. So I continue to scroll down the page to see what classes I did take and see that there's not only ONE class I need to complete my AA, but TWO! Hello???? Where did you come from??? Evidently, the Anthropology class I took is now considered an elective or something because they are saying that I need another Social Sciences class. WHA?????? My plan was to whip this class out over the summer and be done with it. Now I have to take TWO??? That's just wrong. I'm so bummed.
Why can't all the classes be based around photography? My ideal class lineup would be something like this....
ENGLISH
TYN1101 Thank You Notes to Clients (how to write that perfect note to help your clients know just how much you love them)
BW1201 Blog Writing (expressing your thoughts through blogging)
WC1102 Website Composition (compose your website to reflect who you are and what your business is all about)
MATHEMATICS
INV1101 Determining Your Investment List (calculating the perfect portrait packages)
MGS1201 Mathematical Goal Setting (Determine the number of sessions to hold to meet your financial goals for the year)
HUMANITIES (this one would be easy!)
ARH1000 Art Appreciation
ARH2050 Art History
ARH1001 Art Fundamentals
NATURAL SCIENCE
NLT1001 Natural Lighting Techniques (taking adavantage of natural light during outdoor shoots)
ODP1201 Outdoor Photography Concepts
SOCIAL SCIENCE
WTC1201 Working with Toddlers and Children
DGP1102 Dealing With Grumpy People
CSP2501 Communication Skills for Photographers (How to make clients give you a true smile)
There you go! I'd have my degree in no time! In addition to all the great photography and computer classes I would immediately take, I could actually make these others count toward the AA! SIGN ME UP!
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