From beyond the grave

My sophomore year of college, I took a History class at San Antonio College. The class required that I read the autobiography of Benjamin Franklin. The book was made available in the school bookstore and I purchased and read the book so I could write the required paper for the class. The book wasn't expensive. It was only $20 or so, but the real kicker came when the semester was over. I took my books back to the book store for buybacks and I was told they weren't buying back the Ben Franklin autobiography...

When I asked the attendant why they were not buying it back, he replied "because next year we'll be carrying a new edition."

Yeah. A new edition of Ben Franklin's AUTOBIOGRAPHY. I asked him if it was going to have a forward by Abraham Lincoln, but all I got in return was a blank stare.

How much updated material could one possibly get out of a dead guy?

Further proof that University book stores and publishers are just out to make a buck.

School Days

Taking classes that are below your skill level is common for me. It has been common for me for years now. I would argue that I've yet to take a university class that was ABOVE my level. If anything, I may have refined skills I already possessed.

I decided long ago that I would get my associates before I went on to get my bachelors...

I couldn't have made a better decision. Well, better than to get my associates from community college, anyway. The more time I spend at the university level, the more I come to realize that my associates is far more valuable to me than my bachelors.

I not only learned more at community college, but I felt like I was being challenged on a fairly regular basis. I'm not going to say it was hard by any means, but that experience forced me to put forth a level of effort that helped to expand my skill set by leaps and bounds.

I can't wait to be done with this university so that I can move on to rewarding goals...