End of Christmas & Advice Asked for

I think you should give it a try, I guess you can’t know until you’ve had a go at least. If it’s something you find is too much, then you can stop. But ceramics !! <3 <3 <3 Good luck with everything and your decision and stuff.

I think you should audit. You are not the sort of person to get lazy just because you are auditing it, because you genuinely want to LEARN! You’re more likely to work just as hard as ever even though you’re auditing! :o) !! I bet the ceramics class will be fun….I’ll look forward to seeing photos of your creations! hugs, Weesprite

I think the audit is a good idea, especially since you don’t feel up to par yet. If you push yourself too much you may end up dropping them both. Hmmm, don’t think that helped you very much. Sorry. Hugs, M

I think you should go for it. 🙂 Good luck.

auditing is usually half the price, because the other expense is for the honor of having transcript grades. If you want the experience and don’t care about the transcript (because you will still be graded and know how you did, just not officially) then I would say audit. That way, you still can take both classes for the price (almost) of one graded class, and if your physical health precludes yourcontinuing in both, you can drop either or both without too much guilt.

I think I would take the fun ceramics class and not take the Italian class. It will be offered again and this way you can see how you do with one class a week. I’m a big believer in easing back into things rather than heaping a big bunch of stuff on my plate and then feeling like I “failed” somehow because I couldn’t do it all. As always, I’ll support whatever decision you make. =) Big hugs!

Go for it! You’re right; you’re auditing it and you can bow out if it gets to be too much. I think it’s great that you are doing this!

I think you should do both, as its only 2 days really and one day its only one class. And like you said, you can always drop it. I think you’d love these classes though.

I agree with the crowd here! audit and see!!

ryn: Yes, that’s right. Not any longer of course, that logo ended a few years ago.

Is the ceramics class a throw-it-yourself kind of class or painting stuff poured from a mold? I’m thinking it’s probably thrown, being a college class and all. It could either be very therapeutic or very wearing, depending on how you approach it and how easily you catch on. (I used to teach ceramics, but the kind from a mold.) And like you said, you can always take both and drop one if it doesn’twork out. Don’t think of it as “quitting”; think of it as “postponing to a future date” and come back to it later.

I was wondering that too, if it’s thrown ceramics you might find it physically exhausting. If you want to give it a go, audit the Italian class and if it proves too much you can drop it without guilt. You want to get everything you can out of it but you don’t want to push yourself to do too much, either.

Ceramics is FUN! Give them both a go… if it’s too much you can always drop one and it won’t be the end of the world. (huggles)

Did you find out whether the senior price includes audited classes? At Harvard-in-the-Hole, it doesn’t. For some reason the state will only fund a regular class – even continuing education classes are not funded for seniors.

Audit is a good idea. If you don’t feel well, you won’t have the pressure. I took pottery and it was a blast.

I’ve been chewing this over in my head since I read it a few hours ago. I think you’ve enjoyed studying Italian, but you miss just sitting down and creating with the art classes. Though it’s a larger load than usual, I think taking two classes might balance each other out. Plus, it’s only one long day a week in terms of time committment, and the break in between will give you timeto check email or get a snack. Looks like a great schedule to me. I say try them both!

I’m thinking go for it. If the long day turns out to be too much, you’ll know it. You’ve worked so hard on the Italian, it would be a shame not to keep it up. And personally, I can’t WAIT to see what you do in ceramic’s! Love to you! ~M

Go for it with the audit! I don’t think you’ll give because you won’t receive a letter grade. You are too competitive for that and your love of learning and quest for knowledge is too strong… and if you have to let it go because of the physical stuff.. well, then nothing is “lost” on paper.

My own experience is that (1) people who audit classes almost always stop attending eventually – but then those people are generally less motivated and less mature than you are, and (2) It is much more common for a student to take a heavier load than she can handle than it is for her to take too light a load. I suppose that adds up to negative advice, and I definitely don’t want to be negative. Furthermore, my general experience doesn’t necessarily apply specifically to you. But after 20 years of teaching at this level, those are my experiences, for what they’re worth.

Wow….you got alot of advice, eh? Then I won’t leave my 2 cents. It would only confuse you 🙂 LOL!

Doesn’t the word audit have something to do with listening. Same root or basis. Go for it and listen best you can. Show up and get the most listening in than you can do, learn as much as you can, do as much as you can. When have we expected more than that of you? When have you ever done more than that? Now get out there and enjoy life, and have fun…dan

I think you should give it a try and if it is too much, stop. You won’t know until you actually attempt it and you may pleasantly surprise yourself! (((Hugs)))

I’d suggest the ceramics. After the year you’ve had, it sounds like you’re ready for a class that is pure ‘play.’ And let’s face it, it just might be fun to go and get your hands dirty and messy a bit. The Italian you can always keep up on by just renting some language discs or italian films and leave the subtitles off and see how much you can catch on your own.

Yep, ceramics is a must and Italian is a maybe. Actually, I’m interested in seeing what you end up deciding.

You take the class if it’s something you think you really want to do. Audit or not you’ll do well if you want to.

I say go for it, you can always back off! *huggs* remember to expand your dendrites, or they go away!

You sure have a lot of advice from a bunch of people who surely have known you longer than I have. I just came by to see if you have any of the frozen fudge bars left? Since you were asking for anyone to just jump in I guess you might as well just make the big jump yourself too, eh?!

My grandmother always said, “When in doubt don’t.” But I don’t know. I say trust your gut feeling on this one. You know your limits better than anyone. ryn: I’m glad he’s going to be all right, too! Thanks.

I am for the fun class. You have had a lot this past year. You could take Italian at another time.

I say go with a grade. You’re bound to do well, and it’s an incentive, I think.