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Utterly ludicrous Further Education courses
At the risk of coming across (even more so than usual) as Victor Meldrew, my wife collapsed on the sofa in hysterics this evening while perusing the latest prospectus of Further Education and Recreational courses from Belfast Metropolitan College (www.belfastmet.ac.uk - in case you don't believe what I'm about to say...).
The cause of this mirth? In among the perfectly reasonable Flower Arranging, Yoga, First Aid, et al, and slightly wilder shores of Life Coaching, Conflict Resolution and 'Make Up Techniques' [I wonder is that the same as the conflict resolving thing...?), was this:
'Singing In The Shower'
A 14 week course of 2 hour sessions, for £60 (£42 concession).
I'm not joking.
Further on she found another almost as mind-boggling:
'Karaoke - Improve Your Performance'
I couldn't help thinking that if we continued to look it would only be a matter of time before we found 'Singing In The Shower - Improve Your Performance'. Maybe they're keeping that one for next term, when there's a whole raft (ahem...) of shower-singing proteges ready to go for the Tenth Dan, or the Black Towel or whatever.
Honestly, can ANYONE here think of a single individual you know who would look at this in a brochure and think, 'ah, that sounds good...'?
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would those be Recreational Courses...
rather than Further Education courses? bit of a clue in the word recreational, but I see your point.
Having said that, if Singing in the Shower is essentially a course for people who enjoy singing, aren't very good at it, but would maybe like to be better, then sign me up. I loved singing as part of a choir when I was at school, would quite like to do it again despite not being able to sing for toffee. It might be fun.
Hangs head in shame...
...takes it all back etc etc...
Well, maybe not all of it! :-)
Singing for those who lack confidence: great, thumbs up to that; but there's no getting away from it - this is being advertised as singing IN THE SHOWER. What's the classroom like - a huge wet room full of wallflowers with latent vocalising aspirations...?
Don't get me wrong, I'm all for pointless things for their own sake up to a point (my entire life has been nothing but that, really) - but 14 week courses on singing in the shower?!? There HAS to be a limit, surely?
I have to admit
the name is terrible and would probably put me off.
I think...
...it's an excellent name.
It tells you clearly, and in a friendly way, that this is a singing course for people who have no intention of performing or joining a choir. It's probably just right for the people it's aimed at.
good luck to the course coordinator
they found a title that grabbed the attention and made people smile and then read the course details which is half the battle. The course itself looks straightforward.
Adult education is a wonderful thing it's a shame this and other governments have ripped the heart out of it.
Me me me!
I'm currently doing an Open University degree on the X Factor.
Okay I lied. But it will come, when Lord Cowell takes over the world. (Good grumpy post BTW)
This, however, IS a degree course
http://www.education.bham.ac.uk/programmes/applied_golf_management_studi...
Yes, it is.
My brother-in-law recently completed it and now works at, Hey! Who Knew! a golf club. As he has been educated in sports management, they don't need to spend time training him in how to coach members, course care or even retail management, so he can run the club shop on his own.
I continue to search, in vain, for the course in fusty old blowhardery which so many of our correspondents seem to have graduated from. With honours.
My nephew
Just graduated from some golf course thingy. Last seen driving vital gear round to all the major tournaments and being spotted on the fairway on a Sky Sports wotsit. He loves it.
Vital gear?
Nubile women for Tiger?
Advanced Internet Arguing BA (Hons)
It can't be far off.
Yes it can
(he shoots, he scores...)
Archie is writing the prospectus now.
Sorry. Couldn't resist.
Did it say where the course venue was?
Municipal Baths, or tutor's en-suite perhaps?
Which end do I stuff?
I remember seeing a course in a prospectus when I lived in the London borough of Newham, which was 'Preparing for Christmas'.
Of course there's also complete guff like reiki and reflexology, but that's opening another C of W.
I did a night class in Japanese
Hardly learned a thing in 3 years but met some very lovely Japanese people and the teacher now lives in our house. Needless to say we eat Japanese food all the time now and the sake's quite good. 8-}
Anything available
on "Blogging For Beginners"? That's the course for me. Any ideas on what should be covered? Blog ettiquette possibly? How to start a thread without ending it on a question?
Module 2
How to ensure your tone is not misread without resoring to emoticons.
Maybe it should
include reading the whole thread before commenting. This has been touched on further up. Ooops!