There are times during classes that I find it really difficult to not get upset or offended by other students and what they say in the comments to what I have posted to the teachers question. Some days I would totally E-Stab some of these people if that were a real thing, legal, and in my nature. However, there is no such thing, it would be legal if it were a real thing and it is totally outside of my nature.
Flip side, I am learning things about myself and how to be a great teacher. I'm also learning that I am really going to learn being a teacher. I already knew that I want to be a teacher but this is just making it harder to wait until I get my BA and get hired as a teacher. I am sure that next year when I do my observation and the farther and farther I get into my core classes, the harder it is going to be to wait until I have my own classroom. Not to mention how hungry, student teaching is going to make me.
Friday, February 17, 2012
Tuesday, February 7, 2012
Math
Well, now that, that class is out of the way we can start on some of the fun core classes. I am so grateful to have all of my general classes out of the way and now I can focus on the ones that matter, the ones that I will need to be a successful teacher.
I would have to say thought that taking a math class on line is one of the hardest things I have ever done in my life. It was so stressful and I thought that it was never going to end and that I was totally going to bomb the entire thing. As it turns out I did great and I ended up with an A in the class. I think I just barely hit a % that will give me a 4.0 for the class but I am not 100% on that as I have not looked at the GPA for that class yet.
It has also, come to my attention that I post way more things on facebook that should be in this blog rather than posting them to the blog. I really need to be better about that. After all this is out there for those that are taking on line classes to be encouraged and see that they are not the only one out there that is struggling with returning to school. It is not an easy task to return to school after many years of not attending any kind of school and it is even harder to do so when you have children at home or are working or both.
There is an advantage to taking an online math class though. You can use your notes. A traditional class you would not be able to use your notes for the exam/test or as my teacher would rather quiz. In my book Test and Exam are bad 4 letter words that should never be used. They cause people to freak out and worry about things they need not worry about as well as cause you to freeze up and forget the things that you do know. So praise the Lord in Heaven that notes are allowed in online schooling.
However, it is extremely possible that if you want it bad enough you too can achieve greatness in your schooling whether it be on line or in a classroom no matter what the subject matter is.
I would have to say thought that taking a math class on line is one of the hardest things I have ever done in my life. It was so stressful and I thought that it was never going to end and that I was totally going to bomb the entire thing. As it turns out I did great and I ended up with an A in the class. I think I just barely hit a % that will give me a 4.0 for the class but I am not 100% on that as I have not looked at the GPA for that class yet.
It has also, come to my attention that I post way more things on facebook that should be in this blog rather than posting them to the blog. I really need to be better about that. After all this is out there for those that are taking on line classes to be encouraged and see that they are not the only one out there that is struggling with returning to school. It is not an easy task to return to school after many years of not attending any kind of school and it is even harder to do so when you have children at home or are working or both.
There is an advantage to taking an online math class though. You can use your notes. A traditional class you would not be able to use your notes for the exam/test or as my teacher would rather quiz. In my book Test and Exam are bad 4 letter words that should never be used. They cause people to freak out and worry about things they need not worry about as well as cause you to freeze up and forget the things that you do know. So praise the Lord in Heaven that notes are allowed in online schooling.
However, it is extremely possible that if you want it bad enough you too can achieve greatness in your schooling whether it be on line or in a classroom no matter what the subject matter is.
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