Random Announcements

[seawolf]

@Graeme said in Random Announcements:

@seawolf what field is your MFA in? I finished a master's in Creative Writing a couple of years ago. I haven't done anything with it yet, though.

Wow! Congrats! Where did you do your MFA? Mine will be in Furniture Design and Woodworking. My university also has a robust teacher training program, so if all goes well, I'll get to teach my own class by my second semester, and continue to do that throughout the program. The end goal is to teach, so I should be very well equipped by the end of these three (yes three!) years.

[Graeme]

@seawolf I studied at the University of Sydney, but it was all remote due to the Pandemic. The only time I was on campus was for graduation.

Furniture making sounds interesting. I'm looking forward to seeing what you produce. And, yeah, I can imagine it's a lot of work.

[seawolf]

@Graeme that had to have been challenging!

[Graeme]

@seawolf I didn't find studying remotely that difficult, but it was tricky fitting it around work.

The course material wasn't too challenging, except for a unit on genre theory. But writing itself can be very difficult, and I can understand why George R.R. Martin has struggled to finish books.

[seawolf]

@Graeme that makes perfect sense!

[Oaktavia]

My masters was online too, also during the pandemic. Lots and lots of writing.

[seawolf]

@Oaktavia Mine will be largely hands-on. I'm taking a really interesting History and Critique of Art and Design from 1950-present class, but the real work starts this morning when I meet with my studio professor to find out what I'll be doing in the wood shop this semester.

[sabergirl]

My program is all online, also. Mostly it has just been a slog of reading and a lot of writing and presentations. I’m glad I’m doing it, but especially when working full time I feel stretched thin.

[Oaktavia]

@seawolf that sounds like a great way to do it. Looking forward to hearing how it goes for you.

@sabergirl before the pandemic, I was mostly doing my work at my desk in my classroom. Working and schooling at the same time can be super time consuming. It'll be totally worth it when you get that piece of paper in the mail!

[ZackB]

@SKT said in Random Announcements:

@Oaktavia mine are in 6th and 8th this year so right in the thick of middle school and I (sort of) know what you guys have to deal with. Some skibidi here…some Ohio there. Hope it’s a fun year

I feel this in my soul haha. 8th, 4th and 3rd graders over here.

[jmp777]

I have 2 about to start 2nd and a 7th. Super excited for them all as I think they may actually enjoy learning, unlike their dad at their ages Oh to go back and do it again.