Web 2.0

Last night, as I was leaving class Louis ask me if I was having fun. WELL, FUN as in Frazzled
Uncertain and Naive, or Frequently, Uneasy and Numb. Fun is not the right word. It has not been fun, it has been challenging. I thought I had this whole library thing wrapped up. The last three classes were a piece of cake (well, maybe not the cataloging) and then came this class. Those of you with kids will understand this analogy. You know how children act when they don't want to do something and you make them do it. Well, that was my attitude about this class. I have to do it, but I don't have to like it and I am going to make it as miserable as possible for those around me. But guess what (are you listening Brett Farve) sometimes one has to do stuff we don't want to do and WE LEARN FROM IT. I apologise for being whinny. I am, admittedly, a "half full glass" type of person.

There is lots of exciting and relevant stuff happening on the web. And we best be leading, or we will be sputtering in the dust. Does this revelation make this class easier for me? No. However, I have come to terms, I hope, with my inner cynic. I even heard the words come out of my mouth last night that it probably would be a good thing to retake this class every couple of years as to try to keep up. Most teachers do not even know this "stuff" exists, ah, blissful ignorance-like before this class started-so we will be the leaders into the wild web yonder.

Fun? Well maybe. In the end I view the class this way, essential, interesting, thought provoking, and challenging.