I learned that I am smart enough to obtain a PhD in something…in fact, probably smart enough to earn more than that 3 times over. My instructor in my new Advanced Web Programming for Flash was less than impressive, to say the least. He just isn’t designed for teaching technology. I, and the remainder of the class, became confused many many times during his presentation of chapter 1. Which, in fact, is all that class turned out to be. It’s a step by step “follow the book” type of course, and he doesn’t seem to know the book.
I’d prefer that he just throw the book out and teach us what he knows. The book is actually a more recent version of a book that Chris Cross You Don’t Stop gave me by some indian guy. I’m debating whether or not to notify admissions that I’m even taking the class. I don’t need the credit, and I didn’t have to convince him to let me in or even prove that I have already met the requirements. I have a lesser opinion of the standards that our educational institutions place upon our greatests asset of all, teachers.
I felt over and over again as though I could be teaching this class to him instead of being the pupil. Perhaps those who have mentioned that I’m a good teacher in the past were onto something. Unfortunately, I carry no credentials to place me in an accredited teaching position. Maybe it’s in my future to teach at a college? Who knows? Maybe it’s in my future to open a computer training institute somewhere. Who knows. I bet I could develop a cirriculum to teach people various things.
I think it would be cool to build a training center for children and beginning computer users. I may expound upon that idea…
