Resolution

It seems odd to write a resolution. Or to name it as such. But I just want to write down my current situation, what I want to do about it, and what outcomes will come of it... if it all goes as planned, more or less.

First, I don't like the writer's craft teacher... everyone fawns over him so much... perhaps I've just been sucked into the pretentiousness of it all... the reputation-seeking-ness, for the lack of a better phrase.

Why don't I like him? I don't think I can pin it down exactly, but I'll try. He's a great personality - strong voice and quite expressive and funny - qualities likely needed in a language teacher, especially when droning through pages after pages of shakespeare. But he seems flat. and full of rhetoric. Everything he says, everything he does, has sound of something from a book written by some famous dead guy. Of course, I feel the same way about the students in the class - when they have something to say, it sounds as if their words are long recycled, and are merely sounds, no longer thoughts. There is no substance in him, I find, of worth. And, although he is a lovely presenter, some of his expressive motifs gnaws on my nerves intensely.

So this brings me to my current situation, as it were: I want to drop writer's craft.
Now, why would this be a problem? Well, since I am already just taking three courses this semester, dropping another one would bring me to a total of two courses - which makes me a part-time high school student since I only have 5 courses in total for the whole year. It's no problem for graduation because I have 3 gr 12 courses from gr 11 (reach ahead) and I will have a total of about 31 courses at the end of high school, even if I drop it.

The problem is guidance. ahh... guidance. the nimbus realm of guidance (this is actually the writer's craft teacher's phrase but I use with discretion). They seem to frown on part-time students ... saying the reason as "funding issues" meaning the school don't get the same funding for part-time as full-time... which seems rather selfish, but then again, I am being so as well.

Also, I wonder if there's an issue with university admission processes with regards to this... I have already emailed the universities that I have applied to, to understand this issue more closely.

And I don't want to waste my time this semester, oh no. I have AP exam for statistics, at least, coming in May, which would get more reviewing time if I dropped writer's craft (this course is very intensive as it will definitely, I am sure, take up most, if not all, of my time) Also, I would like to read some stuff that I have been putting off (one recommended by a friend for the LONGEST time, I do apologize, and some others that I have interest in... maybe some classic fiction - I know that irks the mind as best noted by Mark Twain)

Now, what are my choices if I were to drop the course? If I don't want to be a part-time student: Drop and take philosophy - because it seems to be the only course that I CAN take (no sciences and I have already taken more of the other social sci/world issues courses)... and I would certainly like to take, since it is taught by my favourite teacher of all time. This path seems dead-end, however, because the nimbus realm of guidance has screwed up the schedules of everyone and people can no longer get into most of the classes because they are completely full (and if one were to compare with last semester one would find that most classes had about 13 people whereas this semester most classes have 33... that seems a little off, don't you think?) So not much hope for that.

Or I can drop and be a part-time student with whatever aftermath it entails.

Or I can take night school: no longer an option because of sign-up date on Feb 6 or something.

Or I can take internet school: don't want to.

Or I can just continue taking writer's craft and not so much suffer, but drain away my time.

Or... I don't know, maybe I'll get a job or something for the whole morning that I'm off from school... wonder if 2 hours is enough of a work time per day. We'll see.

So, I guess I'll talk to guidance on monday and work out the details. This should be a fun time indeed. -__-


-L