It feels like I have been in Florida for so long. But in reality its only been a little over 2 months. I am extremely home sick and want to go home but I also view that as a easy way out, and something I would regret. I want so desperately to finish the program and have this experience on my resume and to be proud of myself for doing so.
My Experiential Learning class is very interesting. I have learned to take everything as a learning experience and to observe a lot since I have been down here. The relationship between the professor and students makes me a little uncomfortable because our professor treats the students so much like friends that when she tries to put down the iron fist its not very effective because its obvious the students don’t respect her authority. I found this very disturbing because at a college level I have never seen such blatant disrespect towards a professor, and the professor not know how to handle it. It just comes off of as immaturity on the students part. But I am not the professor so I can only do my part and continue to finish the class.
You aren’t the only one home sick! We can stick it out, we can do it! Only a few more weeeeeeeeks!
As far as your experiential professor, I have the same one. I agree that she is too friendly, but thats the Disney in her. As a cast member it is hard for her to take control of the class without her stepping on some type of Disney rule. It is difficult because she can not penalize the students either. We are on the same level here!