English Major...check

Before starting this whole "Instant English Teacher" program, the nice folks told me that I had to take a few more credits of English to qualify (since it wasn't my major). Nine credits, to be exact.

Got my grade today from my horrifyingly hideous Brit Lit II class...A. Three down.

Took the American Lit. CLEP test this afternoon...good enough to pass. Six more in the bank.

Done with content courses.

Nine graduate credits standing between me and certification. Yes, it's only temporary certification (a "Resident Teacher Certificate" is what they call it), but it's still certification. And with the completion of my English major, I'm also now considered Highly Qualified according to No Child Left Behind.

I don't feel any more qualified than I did six months ago.

Non-Sequitur of the Week

Question posed to students on study sheet:

What do we learn about bigotry from Cathy?

Answer, from multiple students:

We learn that Cathy likes cats a lot.