Since theres a few music teachers and/or music ed. majors lurking about here, I felt like venting a bit about the education department at my college, and I was also wanting to see if anyone else have or have had these problems.
1: Every education class seems more like an effort to take all of your money. The 201 class book, costs $100, plus the separate CD, which was 50 (Never opened it, its sitting on my dresser STILL) AN INTRODUCTION COURSE COSTS MORE THAN A LAB!!! AN INTRO CLASS BOOK COSTS MORE THAN A SCIENCE BOOK!!!
2: Part of the requirements for passing the course was I had to become a member of STEA. I dont think its fair, forcing people to join an organization to pass a class. Plus, it was 40 bucks I could have spent on trumpets...
3: (For people presently in music ed.) LIVETEXT, another required program you had to own, is pure garbage. PLUS, it is 70 bucks. I'VE USED IT ONCE TO DATE!!!
4: My STEA is worthless. I've went to one meeting to date, because all the meetings before were scheduled during band events. Its a bunch of girls fighting over meaningless positions. Like high school class president.
I've been told the other two education courses I have to take, technology in the classroom, and charts and graphs, will cost EVEN MORE. Its ridiculous. The education department is just grubbing around for all the cash I have.
Oh, and I forgot the big PRAXIS II, that'll probably cost an arm and a leg to take. ARRRGGHHH!
Maybe I should have majored in basket weaving.
Van