Grad school is not what I thought it would be.

I am never one for preconceived notions, preferring to let things be what they are. But it's impossible sometimes to not have a hope or an ideal. I guess it would be inaccurate to say I'm disappointed with graduate school, it's just not what I hoped it would be. There are many things to chalk this up to, the largest being that I'm in a brand new program, and my cohort is only the second to begin the program, but nevertheless, I'd be lying if I said there wasn't some disappointment.

First, the classes are still large (my smallest is about 25 other students, largest clocks in around 60). This pretty much returns me to the old undergrad days of observing a fractured discussion because nobody in a class that large wants to be monopolizing the conversation. It also means that people lag behind.

Second, it's easy The hardest part of grad school is managing work, family, and school... not the school work itself. I read articles, I write about them, I design lesson plans, I do projects, and none of it is much of a brain buster. My last year or two of college were challenging, but school has always been easy. I wish it were harder, because I don't like being bored.

Lastly, while all of my professors have copious amounts of teaching experience and school administration, making them experts in their field, many of them are teaching adults for the first time. It shows.