just thoughts

i wish that we didn't have to take GECs (or GenEds) in college. i like learning. call me a nerd or whatever, but it's true. i loved when the scholastic book thingie came in elementary school and you could order books. i remember one time i ordered the little house on the prairie set, and when it came other kids made fun of me because they were big books. this was in the first grade, and apparently reading was NOT cool in the slightest bit. but, like i said, i am and have been somewhat of a nerd. so back to GECs. i thought i went to college to learn? to take classes in literature, folklore, art, the history that i haven't yet learned, theology, archaeology.. but instead i have to take useless classes that are only a repeat of what i did for four years in high school. is the only reason to go to college now just to get a job? what about actually learning? why can't i take all the classes i'm interested in? the thing that kills me the most is that if i wanted to take more classes (that is after i'm through with all the ones i need to graduate) i'd have to be in school longer than necessary, and pay more money to do it.

so this turned into a bit of a rant. oops. all i'm saying is, i love college, but i wish that the general classes i took in high school counted towards something other than a transcript.. and that i didn't have to repeat them in college. just let me learn!