Some things just have to be said

[robinturner]

At long last lessons have started, and yesterday I registered students for my Matrix course. After escorting them to their new and rather bleak classroom, I was going to say, "Hello and welcome to ENG 101" but instead I couldn't stop myself saying ...

"Welcome to the desert of the real."

Comments

Re: Looks great!

[solri.livejournal.com]

You wouldn't like the attendance requirements, though - 25 hours of lectures, all with compulsory attendance, plus lots of assignments and far too many exams. A far cry from my own student days - I used to go to all my tutorials and most seminars, but I'd only go to lectures if the lecturer was really, really good.

Re: Looks great!

[cibetky.livejournal.com]

Well, I've never had any problems with attendance, I've always felt that if I skipped classes I wouldn't know what to expect on the exam at the end. Some of the lecturers, though, kept us in utter darkness no matter if we skipped or not...

Which school in Prague did you receive the offer from? The Charles University? I've heard that it's still very conservative and behind the times in teaching methods. And that there are no computer labs with Internet access for students in the Faculty of Arts. :-(
But then, it's not my first hand experience.

Other than that, Prague is a magic place, you missed a lot!

Re: Looks great!

[solri.livejournal.com]

It wasn't a university, it was a company providing English tuition for professionals. I probably wouldn't have liked it mch - I was more attracted by the idea of living in Prague!