Frustration level = high

Why?

Because I'm studying for two essay midterms I have tomorrow back-to-back.  Frustration level is exceptionally high for these two midterms, because they are for classes that are completely UNRELATED to the practice of school psychology.  (As most of my classes have been...)  Seriously - I doubt that a comprehensive and in-depth understanind of Freud's defense mechanisms and group dynamic processes is ever going to do me any good as a school psychologist.

Perhaps to illustrate my point - next week in practicum during group supervision I will tell Dr. McIntosh, "Well, Little Johnny's cognitive scores were in the extremely low range suggesting mental retardation, but I think his real problem is his unresolved Oepidal complex.  He really wants to have sex with his mom and murder his dad, and that's really damaging his academic performance in school.  Little Johnny is also an African American, and I think the real reason he did poorly on his spelling test is because one of the first spelling words was "black" and some stereotype activation took place, negatively affecting his performance.  His classroom also seems to be a highly cohesive group whose norms do not emphasize productivity, and as a result, his classroom performance is quite low....."

Yeah... seriously....  no one in our program finds the curriculum particularly useful....

Current Score:  Ball State 5,734,083 - Me 0

On a much happier note - I'm so excited to go see O.A.R. this weekend, and I cannot contain my excitement for Butler's Homecoming the following weekend.  Go Dawgs!  Beat Valpo!  Hehe =)  I can't wait to relive the happiest days of my life on campus for a day =)