Seriously, now...

....how does a graduate program require you to take "foundations" courses? How dare these ppl presume to know what is best for me? They do not know my background, and they shouldn't just lump us all together into one group and expect that one approach will succeed in teaching us anything. We're all here at SI for different reasons, as disparate as library science and computer programming and information policy. I understand the intent is to magically bring us together and establish a unity among us that will enable us to work together across specializations and to provide a basic understanding across the specializations. It certainly isn't working however. Or, if it is working, that's because of the other two foundations courses I am taking. Not because of the one specific course which is designed to create this sense of community.

Gah. Silly, trivial, uncritical assignments that irritate me with their illogicality....

End rant.