Classes at OU

Well, I'm sitting here blogging when I have an assignment due. In my last semester at OU I do not like, nay, I loathe every class that I am taking right now. I'm not exaggerating. There have always been one class I haven't liked each semester, but this one takes the motherload. I really despise my online Volcanoes and Earthquake class (otherwise known as Shake and Bake). The good part of this class was that we didn't have to buy a textbook. Instead, the prof posts all of his notes on the class website. We take exams online. This is the reason I don't like this class. We have 50 minutes to take a 50 question exam over TONS of material. For this last test I probably had atleast 75 pages of printed notes over the intricate magma-producing processes and different types of continental crust. I have tried to understand this stuff, but some of it I cannot wrap my mind around. Anyway, I cried during the last online exam, because everything I studied was not on it, so I had to trifle through all my notes for almost every question.

There are classes that I've liked a lot at OU. Besides classes like concert band, I have had a few fun classes. Freedom in Greece was pretty incredible. Dr. Fears has mastered this history and is a genius! I really liked this class because he not only presented a rich and detailed history of Greece but he helped us as individuals to make practical applications to our own lives and the state of our country today. That is a mark of a good teacher- taking something foreign and making me understand it in the context of my own life. I recommend Dr. Fears' classes.

One thing cool about college is that in the 5 years I have attended OU, I NEVER had to check a book out from the library. With the exception of getting a book from the reserve desk because I didn't want to buy it for class, I've never had to get a book from there for a source in any papers or projects! It's amazing that one can graduate from a prestigious institution such as the University of Oklahoma without having to step foot in Bizell.

Anyhoo, what were your favorite/least favorite classes in college? I'm curious to know!