I've realized that I'm not much of a theorist anymore. Back when I was attending college for the first time, I loved learning new theories and different ways of approaching problems and issues. These college days, however... not so much.
I've got two classes the quarter: Research Methods in Psychology and a soc class, Criminology. The first class is a prereq for my Psych major. The latter class will apply to my minor of Sociology.
When I signed up for classes this quarter, I was super excited about the Criminology class. I have a paralegal certificate and my community college classes were all geared toward Law so I thought that Criminology would be a good fit. The thing is, it's so theoretical! I mean... it's all theories of why people commit crimes which is interesting to a certain degree, but I find myself saying, "would this fall under Rational Choice or Latent Trait theory."
The class that I thought would be a snooze-fest - Research Methods - is actually quite interesting! I guess as I've aged, I've discovered that stats ain't so bad. The class and material is very methodical which really works for me. I like that A + B = C. I get that. It's just very interesting to me that not too long ago I was all about the theories. Now I'm all about the numbers and the method.
Maybe I'll skip psychology and become a physicist or engineer :)
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Go Go Go... you super smart chicky!
At this point in my life I'm thrilled when I don't drool into my cereal while watching Little Einstines for the millionth time this month.
LOL, I need to get out more!
Tiff
It's funny - I struggle with the really discreet stuff and tend to do much better at abstract theories :)
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