Learning how to dig up the bodies

[pbray]

Went to the first session of "Introduction to Criminal Investigation" tonight, which was a lot of fun. It's a very small group, just seven students. Average age is probably 30, and I'm not the oldest student.

What surprised me is that apparently no one else had thought to read the opening chapters of the textbook ahead of time. It's been quite a while since I've been in school, but to me that was mere common sense. After all, presumably there was a reason why we were required to purchase the text, and going over the course syllabus wasn't going to consume the full three hour session.

That aside, the instructor was engaging, and it was great to be back in a classroom. Though it made for a very long day. Full day of work, an hour drive to campus, three hour class, and an hour drive back. Good thing it's only one day a week.

Comments

[nightwolfwriter.livejournal.com]

Good luck with the class!

I received my diploma today from Howard Community College for my Associates in English. (I know, that, plus my BS in History and 5.00 will get me a venti chocolate mocha with a shot of raspberry and whipped cream at Starbucks.) Still, it was fun being back in school and the instructors, for the most part, were a lot of fun to visit with. There's something to be said for being a contemporary of the instructor this time around.

wishweaver starts her Master work in Network Security tomorrow night and hopefully, as soon as she finishes, I'll get accepted into one of the MFA programs around here so I can pursue a Masters in Creative Writing & Publishing Arts.

I do admit, I enjoy being a student. *grin*

[pbray.livejournal.com]

Congrats on the associates degree!

An MFA program in Creative Writing could be interesting. I met several students and graduates of the Popular Fiction program at Seton Hill at Balticon last year, and I'll admit I was a bit envious of them. Would have loved to have that opportunity a few years back, but it's the CompSci degrees that pay my bills :-)

[jennifer-dunne.livejournal.com]

I bet you're the only one who bothered to go up over the weekend and make sure you could find your classroom, too. :-)

Never mind reading the text, I'd be pretty impressed if every member of the class had actually purchased the text before the first session.

[pbray.livejournal.com]

Only 4 of us brought the text to class. I'm charitably assuming that the others simply found it too heavy to carry.