August 29th, 2005
Day 1, just begun
Today is the official first day of school. I think I have already spoken too much in class. I’ve filled my daily quota, so I am not allowed to talk in Crim, which I have in about 50 minutes.
I’m a talker, despite being a little shy, so this is going to be difficult. I think it’s more important, though, that I learn to keep my mouth shut and listen to what other people are saying than raise my hand if I’m not going to contribute anything worthwhile.
Also, I need to not try and figure out what’s going on in New Orleans while I’m in class. It just eats my battery life and distracts me from what my prof is saying.
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Gunner!
Just kidding, I have to fight the urge to speak sometimes, too. I’m just naturally a pretty talkative fellow, but I do find when I listen that other students have great points that didn’t occur to me. Sometimes.
Hehe… @ what Dave! said.
I stole my orientation counselor’s thunder today because he forgot to cover the important stuff which I already knew about. I’m sooo going to write a letter to apologize.
BTW, how’s everyone @ New Orleans? You’ve got any relatives there? Hope they’re going to be okay.
Dave stole my thunder…GUNNER!
But somehow I knew you would be.
You’re learning so fast! Better no reputation than a bad reputation. These first classes will be the “first impression” that many of your classmates will have of you. Better to let them get to know wonderful you outside class than to be “that gunner chick.” Sad but true.
Sad to see such a nice person become a gunner.
Kidding! But yeah, I can see how tracking the hurricane during class could be a bit distracting.
OK, to be fair to myself, I did not talk as much as a few other people in the class. I just saw a bad pattern emerging, that’s all.
It’s going to be pretty solid Socratic Method from now on, anyway.
I tried to speak, but couldn’t get called on.
I don’t like this “raise your hand to speak” deal, especially when I don’t get called on. I like to be able to talk when I’ve got something to say.
stag, that’ll come later on when you get into seminar classes, and you actually know enough to have something to say.
My apologies for the gunner comment on the string and my blog. The comment was not meant to be mean spirited.
Oh, Haas, I know. Even Mr. Angst called me a gunner yesterday. Sigh. I guess I have to be less sensitive, too.