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I duuno. too scary.. where do we go from here.. fair question, I think.. maybe you'll have to rate yourself.. scary, I know.. I am........ what..

Bastards, and Frogs. maybe that is another subject here..

especially to, the frog.. hmm. my brother had a friend, whos personality ended up being "frog".. better be careful fella..

My dear, dear friend here.. she described the Wayside Central.. as.. a.. Meat market. I'm sorry that I am so damned clueless. I thought it was just a place that a bunch of damned green colored students were going to, to get drunk out of their minds on St. Patricks day.. she looks at me. No you friggin idjit. It's a place they are trying to find a pice of.. azz. God bless you, friend..

the "core curriculum" usually is worth four credits per class. Calculus I, II, III, makes up about 12 credits. then there is Linear Algebra, Differential equations. These are generally worth six credits in community college, but in the four year university, end up being accepted as four credits. in way terms, pfal I II and III are worth about 12 credits. If it makes any difference to anybody here. I studied and mastered Calculus I, II and almost all of III on my own. before I set my fanny down in any class.. I don't know how much good it really did me .. I found Calculus I, II, III an easy 'A'.. but outside of my comfort zone, it was not always so much fun..

what was worst the first semester.. hmm. I'm really glad I can record this SOMEWHERE.. thank you Paw, and various moderators.. what was the absolute worst. Here it is.. I am over fifty years old. I'm in a graduate program. With a graduate assistantship, to teach intermediate algebra. I'm over fifty years old.. and these students expect to find somebody of my age to have about twenty years of education, tenurship.. no. I was, at fifty some years old, very closely aligned to the cluelessness as the twenty something graduate assistants.. well.. this time around I more closely fit the mold..

So to learn to teach. Gawd almighty.. I have at least one dear friend I've met here.. this was his first year teaching with a graduate assistantship.. he's probably about 25 years old.. I say something like.. it really isn't ethical larning how to teach in these conditions.. and my friend agrees.. no, you don't technically damage the students. You don't teach anything that is technically *wrong*.. but no, otherwise, the first time around, you are just plain awful.. It brings me back to the one character who went through this and got a doctorate. He came to Saginaw Valley.. the *message* was something like.. "thank God for beer.." ah yes. The students agree here.. St. Patricks day. I saw about 150 students, dressed in various shades of green.. heading to the.. Wayside Bar and Grill.. some were some of mine.. where do we go from here..

I took a half a year of Spanish at this university. If decided to be a Chemist, it would have ended up being two semesters of German.. well, I am a chemist. Kind of.. So where do we go from here. I have twenty years experience in electronics and electronic repair.. a *real* four year degree in *almost* computational mathematics, and beyond. four semesters experience, teaching intermediate algebra. God have mercy on my first set of students.. well, on me too.. and at the end of the semester, I will be approximately 5 credits away from a Masters degree in math.. I hope the students in my first horrid offering of Math 105 are likewise 5 credits away from some kind of degree.. In all fairness. I should have done this about forty years ago..

well.. I mean, isn't that the CORE CURRICULUM in way theology? in math curriculum, that would entail Calculus I, II and III..

It's something like a command in machine language that says "arimethic shift right" and you look at what comes out of the other end.. there was a catalog for da way once.. maybe somebody could post it.. you know, the curriculum, the classes, the requirements.. what is interesting here. here is the curriculum for "applied mathematics". http://catalog.svsu.edu/preview_program.php?catoid=12&poid=1088&returnto=165 if I went back and took Math 211, I would have a double major. Mathematics, and Applied mathematics.. I held out for the 400 level statistics course though, but the seldom offer it.. If one were to count "PFAL, foundational, intermedaiate, and advanced" as core classes. That sill only adds about 12 credits..

so... what comprised the qualifications for the baccalaureate in *theology*? I'm just trying to count marbles here. Ignore me, if I seem troublesome.. I really don't intend to be.. what do we have from da way. figures of speech I. Introduction to Hebrew Introduction to Greek Introduction to Aramaic Church history(!).. *practical* theology(?) Psychology 101. (no, never in da way..) competent(?) to counsel.. how to stand up in front of a group and make ridiculous claims.. what ever happened to basic english and history? I'm still only counting about 29 credits here.. there are about 110 more.. well, at least towards a "baccalaureate".. or in HONEST terms, a Bachellor's degree.. maybe beauty is in the eye of the beholder.. what is it, exactly, that you "completed"? No. I won't say it is "useless". I successfully "completed" a few electronics courses in the late seventies through Heath Educational Systems. close to 40 credits. No, they are not "accredited". not by state university standards.. I still include their reference on my resume.. Yeah, I can still program a 6800 processor to spit out square roots in binary..

Stretching.. just like the coffee for pfal. and the washed, re-used styrofoam cups. Lipstick stains, and bite marks included.. Here is the curriculum for a "baccalaureate" degree from the university I attended. Usually the list is as long and as difficult, for other majors. I have a major in math, minor in chemistry from this institution.. http://catalog.svsu.edu/preview_program.php?catoid=12&poid=1183&returnto=165 pretty impressive.. just some of the names of the class required, perhaps one cannot even define. at the moment, anyway.. notice there is no work "programme" to make the venture a "success". You know. "work will set you free.." or some such. Unless one considers lab hours in Physics 211, 212, Organic Chem I and II.. for your chosen minor. Even if not, One is required to sucessfully participate in a class involving some kind of physical science, including some form of lab work.. then there are more than departmental requirements. There are university requirements. They want a graduate to be able to: compose a major work, with proper documentation, and without plagiarism. be able to read and intelligently comment on others written works.. have a knowledge of modern history. And be able to consider the REASON behind modern historical contexts.. i.e.. what or why, would China have some kind of *issue* with its early encounters with western civilization. That was the required I chose to take. It had other labels, but that really basically was the *real* content of the course. Then one has to show proficiency, reading, writing and understanding a foreign language. Then there is at least one history class, where one has the rare priviledge of weighing their actions with global implications.. that's what a baccalaureate really entails.. unless it is earned from a degree mill..

I can't either.. Secretary Treasurer?? Wasn't he just a buffoon who worked at a lumber yard when victoid I met him? Qualifications for the "job". 1. can follow orders, without question. 2. has a drivers license, and can drive a motor-coach for various nefarious "activities". 3. will accept bribes in the form of women, money, and fame(?) 4. Can sign the checks. 5.. can follow orders, without question..

But back to the Associate Theology(?) Degree(?).. there are few places in the world that seem to "recognize" that little "diploma".. or attach any significance to the "holy spirit" ring that some recipients were able to purchase. Like.. maybe offshoots.. other places don't seem to give a rat's azz if one has evidence that they "studied" for two years in some cramped hall under victoid I or the loymeister's "feet"..

sorry for the multiple posts here. the "rest of you" just cant reply fast enough.. or maybe it is, you perfectly agree.. Christ. It's only Tuesday. Not some post at the moment at the end of the week or something..

why is it that offshoots feel entitled to a rating of one star.. Now that you have me talking.. the ex.. said.. they NEED somebody like you.. really? for what? fair question, I think..

:) I had an Oxford loose leaf bible. I know where I left it.. it had notes from every class I had attended. the rest of my way materials are "housed" at an offshoot leader's house. They think it some kind of treasure.. when I leave this evistence.. they will be exhumed.. so pathetic.. but both of my kids know how I feel..

so what does the storage advantage one.. I mean.. what is it. one is accustomed to a a slow, painful death vs. a slower, more painful death? I keep the batteries charged so I can tell your relatives how you are doing here, in face of natural or man-made disaster.. generally, the "health and welfare" information comes out of the effected area, not into it..

I have two deep cycle storage batteries. They would run the radios here on a full charge for a few months.. one of them would run a computer for a luxurious day and a half..

well.. who really needs running water.. sowie I'm so bad tonight.. can't help it..

As a hotel, and restaurant. Da way gets only one star here. maybe only a half.. no running water?

what I wonder is how they tried to induct those who never made the "agreement".. against their will. You know. "You heard da word.. you ARE salted.." pfal grad? Yes.. you are "salted". "da word like it has never, ever, ever ever been known.." etc. etc. Intermediate class. If you are "mature" you WILL come to the conclusion you owe your life to da ministry(?) that taught(?) you da word(?).."

I've probably posted this before..

The least they could do, is install a sink to wash one's self, after wards.. I don't know if anyone else has had a day like this.. but, if it were my last, I'd be satisfied..