Don't take classes above your level!

My rant for the day is about people who take classes above their level. If you have taken one beginning class and didn't quite get everything, you are not ready for intermediate! Intermediate is not just more steps...the steps get harder. You're doing yourself a disservice, along with everyone else in the class and the teacher, but taking a class you're not ready for. Make sure you have every concept down pat--you might want to take each level twice (or more as you move up) before taking the next level.