learning never stops.

i was thinking...

i am at a point in my academic career, where i feel as if i am being tested more than i am being taught. i feel more pressure than internalization. i guess it kind of makes sense, i am coming up on the end of my tertiary level of university. at this point, i would assume that the directors of any program would expect you to know certain foundational pieces of information. but i wish it didn't seem as if they are losing sight of the fact that we are still there to LEARN.

as i am writing this, i can see how personal responsibility plays a part in this whole graduation thing. if i don't feel satiated by my days lesson, there are always office hours and supplementary materials. but i feel like i should walk away with the basics of the subject down. i feel as if they should try and relate the lessons to real life situations. maybe things they have seen, or been through. thats why i love my religion/death and dying professors teaching style. i dont even feel like i'm at temple university. i feel like i am abroad, interviewing, seeing, hearing, learning for the first time. i feel interested, engaged, excited. i LOVE it. he reminds me of why and how i want to teach. his stories are fascinating, to say the least. right now, we are discussing Yoruba and Kongo religion, which of course ties into Santeria religion as well. oh, and Haitian Vodou. gaining new perspectives on how they perceive life, death, sustenance. its crazy when you start to tie these things together. the yola and the cross, etc. he is such a hybrid religiously. he is like a surfer, free spirit, never wears shoes in the classroom type dude. so enthusiastic about everything.

i love when people have a love for life and its experiences. so much to learn from them. anyway, i will end my blogging and recommence the studying. smooch & ttyl.

nina