My music history professor expects us to watch the movie Amadeus which, I might add, is THREE HOURS LONG!!!
Like does he think that we just have all the time in the world to sit down and watch a three hour movie?? If I start it now and literally sit here and watch until it's done it'll be 9pm by the time it's over, and then I have to write an essay and compare it to a short essay that he had us read regarding the movie. The essay writing part is, luckily, not too bad so I'm hoping I can kinda BS my way through the movie and get just enough info to write a decent length essay.
I like Mozart and all, but I would much rather read a factual recount of his life through his letters and biography than watch this steaming pile of Hollywood rubbish.
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Oh, and another thing that's bothering me is the fact that I have ADD and so my learning/observation styles are a lot different than how others might do it, and other people are so quick to assume that my Aspergers/ADD traits are because I'm inattentive or lazy. I was basically indirectly criticized by a music teacher earlier for reading that essay for my Music Hist. class during a recital. It sounds contradictory and probably doesn't even make any sense to most people, but if I just sit there and try to watch the recital I actually can't pay attention to it. However, if I'm also doing something else (ex. reading, writing, looking at drawings/paintings, etc) then it helps me focus a lot. But I guess because "I'm an adult" I have to do things the way that other "adults" would do them, such as giving my full undivided attention during a recital. I"m sorry but just because I'm looking down at my phone reading an essay doesn't mean that I'm not paying attention at all. If anything I'm actually paying more attention than I would if I was just sitting in there, probably staring off into space and observing all the cracks in the walls/ceiling and the little intricate details above the stage and the panels on the ceiling, etc etc.
People can be so ignorant sometimes.