3.04.09 | Screaming Cell Phones

 
Things are still gravy out here. Can't complain too much, you know how it goes, of course.
I'm in A&P III now, we've finished studying the Integumentary System, which is the skin, and I got a 96% on it before the extra credit, so I got well over 100% total, which makes me feel better about my complete frustration over the terrible teaching method this mod. Seriously, it's so terrible.
The system we're focusing on now is the Circulatory system, specifically the blood part, we'll get onto the Lymph later. So I can follow a single drop of blood throughout the entire body and tell you where it's going and what it's doing and how it all gets done. Which I promise to forget as soon as the final is over.
I like my teacher and all, she's a fabulous person, I'm sure, but I'm really over her teaching style. We have this massive text book, and a slideshow that basically summarizes the chapter we're studying. No worries. With Julie, a slideshow meant that we didn't have to read the book unless we had to do workbook assignments. But with Barbara it just means we get the same information AGAIN!!!! Yay!!!!
Actually, what happens is we read out loud as a class a few slides, and then turn to the pages in the textbook and read the same information again, just in a little more detail. And then Barbara reads the EXACT SAME SENTENCE after whoever just read it.
I'm over that. I don't really feel like I'm learning anything this way. The other day we finished everything early, so she said we could just read through the textbook (again) to make sure we really understood the information. I asked her if we could just draw a heart on the board and label it and make sure we knew the parts the direction the valves pump and everything. Barbara said that was a great idea, and "let" me draw the heart and have everyone tell me the parts. But it WAS better than reading from that freaking textbook.
Really, I hate textbooks. The entire class hates textbooks. And can you blame us? This is massage and we're pretty hands on, if you can imagine, so the whole "read a book to learn it" schtick doesn't play too well. Granted, how hands on can you be with the circulatory system and heart? But really, just having someone draw the heart on the board and give us a discussion on the thing is SO much better. Gilbert came in and did just that and it was AMAZING. I actually learned something. Imagine, having your teacher teach. I know, crazy, right? But I like Barb as a person...

I love my roommates, by the way, and all the crazy fun we have. I'm sure the neighbors are tired of hearing us scream. Wouldn't be surprised in the least.