My course was approved...

(hummer) #1

With the caveat that I open it up to everyone. That means everyone from incoming freshmen and 5th year seniors with .03 GPAs will be able to take the class.

See, I had stiff requirements since I wanted the class to be a bit more mature, so I didn’t have to worry as much about people playing games the entire time, not doing work, goofing off, making the program look bad “Today in class we just played games and shots each other lol,” etc. Classroom management nightmare ahoy!

However, I suppose this is a good thing because if gives students a hook into something they wouldn’t normally have the chance of. So, pending my go ahead of allowing everyone into the class, the “Interactive Design and Programming” course (Read, “Level Design with Radiant and ET”) will be approved for next year.

When asked why, they said that basically, they were cutting the computer hardware classes (1/2 my teaching assignment) since they can’t afford to support it next year. It used to be a state funding program, which was cut by the state this year, and the district decided to pick it up in hopes of it returning. Well, it doesn’t look like it’ll happen.

I also might pick up Computer Programming 1 and 2, which is hypercard. So, if that happened, it wouldn’t be hypercard anymore. Anyway, I have to approve the Video Game course and submit a course description by December 1st. Just thought I’d let everyone know.

(MindLink) #2

Cool stuff :slight_smile: Congrats…
Maybe your students will come up with some nice maps… :chef:

(redfella) #3

I understood everything up until the last 2 paragraphs. First u say that your approved, then you say “I have to approve”. Kinda confusing. Did you get it approved or not?

(blushing_bride) #4

kids are lucky these days…(assumes strong northen accent) back in ma day we did’nt go ta skool, we worked down tut pit and eat tut coal for dinner…

Seroiusly though when i was at school (not even that long ago) we had like ten computers between 2000 students. I never even touched a computer until i bought one myself a few years ago. How cool would it be to learn radiant and stuff at school :clap: :drink:

(hummer) #5

That’s the key. It’s approved IF I allow for those changes. If not, then it won’t be approved. So I have to approve changes before the class will be approved. Approved, approve approve approved.

(damocles) #6

kids are lucky these days…(assumes strong northen accent) back in ma day we did’nt go ta skool, we worked down tut pit and eat tut coal for dinner…

When I were a kid, we used to live in a hole in ground. Our father would go to work at 10’oclock in the morning and get back at 12’0clock the next day, and pay the mill for privilege. We had to eat a handful of cold gravel and when father came home he would kill us and chop up our bodies with a rusty butchers knife. But you try and tell kids that today, they won’t beleive you.

(flashkillaman) #7

i first touched a computer when i was 6 or so

(Harty) #8

We had to eat a handful of cold gravel and when father came home he would kill us and chop up our bodies with a rusty butchers knife. But you try and tell kids that today, they won’t beleive you.

lol. thats the problem with youth today… like myself.

congrats hummer. hope all goes well

(MindLink) #9

Looking for some other paper I just stumbled upon this :


Maybe this will be of some help for you hummer :slight_smile: