It have been away since I have been able to catch up on all of my blogs. We are entering the last week of this crazy Christian Worldview Class and I can not wait until Sunday when the class is over. I have learned a lot of things that I am sure I will never use but you never know what you are going to need and when.
I have learned things about other worldviews that I did not know before and that some of my own beliefs over lap into other worldviews.
there have been struggles that I have gone through in this class with other class mates and with my instructor, however, it was a great learning experience and I am grateful for that. I have done what I feel is the best that I can do in this class. I just wish that instructors like this one would step up their game a bit and figure out when to post grades and when to post the step by steps. There are students that want their grades the beginning of the new week not a week after they that week has been completed. I guess each teacher has their own method and we have to adjust to that.
I still think he needs to be better about posting extra assignment help. If you have the step by step instructions ready to go so that you can email them out when students ask for them why not just post them with the assignment and not have to worry about emailing them later on? It just doesn't make sense to me.
On the upside though and am still doing great in the class and have a 95% with just one more assignment to go, I hope I get a good enough grade to keep my "A" and keep my 4.0 gpa. there is no telling with this teacher though. Once you think you have him figured out he changes things up and you have no clue what he is looking for anymore.
I have been getting and I am gratful I will continue to get the great suppost that my husband has been providing to me. only about 192 more hours and 3 1/2 more years to go until I have my degree. this is really starting to be a great experience for me. I could not do it with out the support of my wonderful husband and children.
I keep thinking to myself though even when I have had 2 papers due in one week why do people keep complaining about doing their school work on line? I guess they are just not prioritising their time well enough. I do have the joy of nap time at my house and that one of my four kids goes to school all day so I am sure things will get a bit interesting in a few weeks when school is over for him. I will have to revamp my schedule and do things a little different so that I can get everything done. I have decided how ever that I will be getting up in the morning with my husband and getting him out the door and then working on my homework after he is out the door until my kids get up. Seeing how I am always up that early anyway during the shcool year why change it now. Just keep the same schedule.
So now the plan is in place just a matter of getting with the program and get things done quickly. Next year when two of four kids are in school I may step it up and take two classes at at time so that I get done quicker but who knows we will cross that bridge when we get there.
As for you parents out there that have only one child at home and are continually complaining about how hard it is to go to school on line and keep up with everything that a stay at home mom and wife have to do I do not want to hear it. And I have plenty of friends that work full time and take care of their children and wifely duities and take multipul classes at a time and do not complain about it and complete the classes with great grades.
But as a student/mom I wish you all the best of luck and keep on kicking and you'll be able to conqure this too.
Tuesday, May 17, 2011
Tuesday, April 26, 2011
School is going well, I have changed a few of my habits to help out a bit. I guess not really changed them but have gone back to them. There for a while was just using the lap top in the living room and I felt like I wasn't really getting anything done. I would wait until all the kids were up and fed and dressed before I would sit down and work on my homework.
This was just so frustrating. I had the idea to move the desk top computer to the living room but then thought "If I do that then I would be able to hide and get work done if I need to" so we scratched that idea and left it hidden in our bedroom.
I have heard a number of people that are taking classes on line complain and complain about how hard it is to get everything done, and they are only taking one class (as am I), some of these people are stay at home moms (as am I), but they only have one child or all of their children are in school all day. Yet they still complain that they can't seem to find the time to get all of their house work done, all of their school work done, make dinner on time, work on craft projects that they like to do, and just feel very very overwhelmed about the whole thing.
I have made friends with a lady in my current class and she, as well as a few others in my last class, have emailed me and wanted to know how the heck I do it with four kids, and only one of them being in school all day, one being in pre-school two day a week, and I still manage to keep up with my house, my kids, dinners, laundry, play with my kids, watch movies with my kids, snuggle my kids, have time for hubby when he gets home, go to town to grocery shop (this is at least a 4-5hour process) during the week, manage to get all of my homework done, turned in on time and get no less than a 95% on everything I turn in, and still sew.
My response is simple, I just do it. I do have a little schedule that I try to keep to though and this is it:
6am up and get Ellis ready for school, while he's dressing and eating, I make his lunch and his dads lunch, un-load my dishwasher, and pack his back pack and pick up any random toys left in the living room
640am get Ellis out the door to the bus
642am get on computer check posts, comment to posts
650am turn in any completed worksheets, essays etc. (worksheets Tuesday, essays usually no later than Thursday)
7am start any extra pick up I need to do and change and fold laundry
715am Quinn is usually up by now and wants to eat so while I nurse him and catch up on a favorite show that's been DVRed
730 Emma and Cade are up wanting breakfast and cartoons (note: cartoons do not happen very often I am not really a tv person and like the quiet, also if the tv comes on my children usually don't get much done including playing)
8am if it's on the tv goes off, kids get dressed and play in their rooms, when weather is nice it is outside they go (unless it's winter then we are usually inside all day every day) I also use this play time to spend with my kids, play with them, read to them, I also use this time to do some of my crafting and letting my kids stamp, color, draw, their own crafts with scissors, glue, glitter, stickers, stamps, etc.
11am time for lunch I figure out what we are going to have, get it going, help the kids clean up their rooms and any messes they have made
1130am lunch
12pm down for naps. All three children go down for naps at the same time, I love this because then I can have some mommy time. This is when I work on any essays that I have coming up, reading assignments I may need to catch up on, blogging (even though this one is being done before 8am as everyone is still sleeping), watch a movie, start a sewing project (currently a bag for my mom for mothers day), change out laundry, fold a load or two, read a book, take a nap, basically what ever I want to do.
3pm Kids are getting up about now (yes they all three nap for about 3 hours) get kids a snack, help Ellis with homework (usually reading) and hang out with my kids
4pm Jon gets home and it's time to start dinner
5pm Dinner and dinner clean up
6pm pjs and veg-out time on the couch with the fam watching tv, sometimes a movie.
7pm kids to bed, yes all four of them, and some much needed mommy and daddy time, where we either watch our favorite shows together, that we have DVRed, or a movie and as always (fight with the 3 year old to go do bed and stay there, this is on going every night including most nights when he has not had a nap)
Cut out his nap you say. If I were to cut out his nap, come 4-5 pm he is extremely cranky wants no body but mommy to hold him (he's very attached to me :o( so day it makes me very crazy), or he falls asleep on the couch, which means he got a power nap and we are going to fight him until 10pm to fall asleep
9-10pm depending on my tired level I go to bed somewhere in here. But usually no later than 10pm so that I can get a good nights sleep. I am still working on getting Quinn to sleep all night so I usually get woke up at least once by him wanting fed. I let him cry it out for a bit. I can tell by the cry if he's going to go back to sleep or not. Last night up twice but went straight back to sleep both times.
This is just a basic schedule there are stamp groups, play dates, school meetings, packing, planning and all the other fun things that go on around here all the time. I feel like I have a very busy life but I always seem to manage to get everything done every day. I really don't know how I do it.
I rarely get sick but when I do watch out because I am usually sick for a couple of day. If hubby isn't doing much at work and can take the day off so that I can sleep I can usually kick it in about a day. The only time I have been sick to the point I couldn't kick it in one day with sleep is when I was pregnant with Cade and I ended up in the hospital with a potassium and mineral deficiency, how that happened I am not sure but he's the only one it happened with.
Any way, my point being if you are a stay at home mom with one child or children that are in school all day there is no reason that you can't get your work done on time, complete it to the point you will get a good grade, turn it in on time, get your posting and comments done on time and get a good grade in your class.
I have given a small little glimpse into my everyday schedule with three kids at home and I manage to get everything done on time (always a head of time so I don't have to stress about it) and currently have a 4.0. Yes I know I am only in my second class but it is the hardest class I will take over the next four years and I currently have an A in that class keeping my GPA at a 4.0.
So if you want to complain about how hard your life is because you are taking one on line course and you just cant seem to get anything else done and your work is always late, you can seem to find the time to get your school work done and you are always crunching and trying to get it done and turned in the day that it's due before midnight, and either you are home by yourself all day or only have one child to take care of, then I am totally the wrong person to be talking to because I have no sympathy for you at all.
I will tell you to get off facebook, craft sites, quit surfing the Internet for who knows what, close YouTube, and get your but to work, whether it be on homework or your home.
Sorry for the rant but it drives me crazy when people sit and complain about every little thing and how they can't seem to keep their house up, keep up with their children, and get their school work done all at the same time. I seem to manage just fine and I have 3 kids underfoot all day long and some how I get it all done.
No I am not Mary Poppins and no I do not have magical powers, I am only human, and I just do it.
This was just so frustrating. I had the idea to move the desk top computer to the living room but then thought "If I do that then I would be able to hide and get work done if I need to" so we scratched that idea and left it hidden in our bedroom.
I have heard a number of people that are taking classes on line complain and complain about how hard it is to get everything done, and they are only taking one class (as am I), some of these people are stay at home moms (as am I), but they only have one child or all of their children are in school all day. Yet they still complain that they can't seem to find the time to get all of their house work done, all of their school work done, make dinner on time, work on craft projects that they like to do, and just feel very very overwhelmed about the whole thing.
I have made friends with a lady in my current class and she, as well as a few others in my last class, have emailed me and wanted to know how the heck I do it with four kids, and only one of them being in school all day, one being in pre-school two day a week, and I still manage to keep up with my house, my kids, dinners, laundry, play with my kids, watch movies with my kids, snuggle my kids, have time for hubby when he gets home, go to town to grocery shop (this is at least a 4-5hour process) during the week, manage to get all of my homework done, turned in on time and get no less than a 95% on everything I turn in, and still sew.
My response is simple, I just do it. I do have a little schedule that I try to keep to though and this is it:
6am up and get Ellis ready for school, while he's dressing and eating, I make his lunch and his dads lunch, un-load my dishwasher, and pack his back pack and pick up any random toys left in the living room
640am get Ellis out the door to the bus
642am get on computer check posts, comment to posts
650am turn in any completed worksheets, essays etc. (worksheets Tuesday, essays usually no later than Thursday)
7am start any extra pick up I need to do and change and fold laundry
715am Quinn is usually up by now and wants to eat so while I nurse him and catch up on a favorite show that's been DVRed
730 Emma and Cade are up wanting breakfast and cartoons (note: cartoons do not happen very often I am not really a tv person and like the quiet, also if the tv comes on my children usually don't get much done including playing)
8am if it's on the tv goes off, kids get dressed and play in their rooms, when weather is nice it is outside they go (unless it's winter then we are usually inside all day every day) I also use this play time to spend with my kids, play with them, read to them, I also use this time to do some of my crafting and letting my kids stamp, color, draw, their own crafts with scissors, glue, glitter, stickers, stamps, etc.
11am time for lunch I figure out what we are going to have, get it going, help the kids clean up their rooms and any messes they have made
1130am lunch
12pm down for naps. All three children go down for naps at the same time, I love this because then I can have some mommy time. This is when I work on any essays that I have coming up, reading assignments I may need to catch up on, blogging (even though this one is being done before 8am as everyone is still sleeping), watch a movie, start a sewing project (currently a bag for my mom for mothers day), change out laundry, fold a load or two, read a book, take a nap, basically what ever I want to do.
3pm Kids are getting up about now (yes they all three nap for about 3 hours) get kids a snack, help Ellis with homework (usually reading) and hang out with my kids
4pm Jon gets home and it's time to start dinner
5pm Dinner and dinner clean up
6pm pjs and veg-out time on the couch with the fam watching tv, sometimes a movie.
7pm kids to bed, yes all four of them, and some much needed mommy and daddy time, where we either watch our favorite shows together, that we have DVRed, or a movie and as always (fight with the 3 year old to go do bed and stay there, this is on going every night including most nights when he has not had a nap)
Cut out his nap you say. If I were to cut out his nap, come 4-5 pm he is extremely cranky wants no body but mommy to hold him (he's very attached to me :o( so day it makes me very crazy), or he falls asleep on the couch, which means he got a power nap and we are going to fight him until 10pm to fall asleep
9-10pm depending on my tired level I go to bed somewhere in here. But usually no later than 10pm so that I can get a good nights sleep. I am still working on getting Quinn to sleep all night so I usually get woke up at least once by him wanting fed. I let him cry it out for a bit. I can tell by the cry if he's going to go back to sleep or not. Last night up twice but went straight back to sleep both times.
This is just a basic schedule there are stamp groups, play dates, school meetings, packing, planning and all the other fun things that go on around here all the time. I feel like I have a very busy life but I always seem to manage to get everything done every day. I really don't know how I do it.
I rarely get sick but when I do watch out because I am usually sick for a couple of day. If hubby isn't doing much at work and can take the day off so that I can sleep I can usually kick it in about a day. The only time I have been sick to the point I couldn't kick it in one day with sleep is when I was pregnant with Cade and I ended up in the hospital with a potassium and mineral deficiency, how that happened I am not sure but he's the only one it happened with.
Any way, my point being if you are a stay at home mom with one child or children that are in school all day there is no reason that you can't get your work done on time, complete it to the point you will get a good grade, turn it in on time, get your posting and comments done on time and get a good grade in your class.
I have given a small little glimpse into my everyday schedule with three kids at home and I manage to get everything done on time (always a head of time so I don't have to stress about it) and currently have a 4.0. Yes I know I am only in my second class but it is the hardest class I will take over the next four years and I currently have an A in that class keeping my GPA at a 4.0.
So if you want to complain about how hard your life is because you are taking one on line course and you just cant seem to get anything else done and your work is always late, you can seem to find the time to get your school work done and you are always crunching and trying to get it done and turned in the day that it's due before midnight, and either you are home by yourself all day or only have one child to take care of, then I am totally the wrong person to be talking to because I have no sympathy for you at all.
I will tell you to get off facebook, craft sites, quit surfing the Internet for who knows what, close YouTube, and get your but to work, whether it be on homework or your home.
Sorry for the rant but it drives me crazy when people sit and complain about every little thing and how they can't seem to keep their house up, keep up with their children, and get their school work done all at the same time. I seem to manage just fine and I have 3 kids underfoot all day long and some how I get it all done.
No I am not Mary Poppins and no I do not have magical powers, I am only human, and I just do it.
Tuesday, April 19, 2011
new class :(
Well, my last class went pretty well. It was probably the easiest class I will take over the next four years and the current class is probably the hardest class I will take.
I came out of my last class with a solid A and was only a few points shy of 100%.
My new class is Christian Worldview or CWV-101. So far I have leaned a little about myself, or should I say relearned few things about myself, like that am really good at B.S.ing my way through essays or worksheets that I really have no clue what the teacher is looking for at all. I've learnd about Naturalists, and this week we are studing Secular Humanists. There really is nothing that I will learn in this class that I will need for my degree, however, I may gain an undertanding of other types of people and what they believe rather than continuing to live in my little bubble with the limited information that I have about other religions.
Being a mom and student is not easy, but at the same time, when you are only taking one class at a time it is not all that hard either. Figureing out a schedule that works for your house, your family, your school work is the best thing to do. We have found a pretty good rythum that works for our family. It's not always the easiest for me to get my housework done, my schoolwork done, playtime with my kids, time with my husband. I am having to learn to let a few things go and not worry about having what I feel or think is the perfect house all the time. My floor doesn't always get vacuumed everyday like I want it to my kitchen is not always clean, and my meals are not always perfect. But my family is happy, there is food on the table for 3 meals a day, snacks in the cupboards, clean clothes and 4 happy children that get the love and support of their parents.
My children are also being able to learn that it is never too late to get your education, no matter how old you are, how many kids you have, how many adult responsibilites you have or how busy people may think you are.
I am glad that I am able to show my children what it is to work hard, apply yourslf, and continue on with the things that you want most out of life.
I came out of my last class with a solid A and was only a few points shy of 100%.
My new class is Christian Worldview or CWV-101. So far I have leaned a little about myself, or should I say relearned few things about myself, like that am really good at B.S.ing my way through essays or worksheets that I really have no clue what the teacher is looking for at all. I've learnd about Naturalists, and this week we are studing Secular Humanists. There really is nothing that I will learn in this class that I will need for my degree, however, I may gain an undertanding of other types of people and what they believe rather than continuing to live in my little bubble with the limited information that I have about other religions.
Being a mom and student is not easy, but at the same time, when you are only taking one class at a time it is not all that hard either. Figureing out a schedule that works for your house, your family, your school work is the best thing to do. We have found a pretty good rythum that works for our family. It's not always the easiest for me to get my housework done, my schoolwork done, playtime with my kids, time with my husband. I am having to learn to let a few things go and not worry about having what I feel or think is the perfect house all the time. My floor doesn't always get vacuumed everyday like I want it to my kitchen is not always clean, and my meals are not always perfect. But my family is happy, there is food on the table for 3 meals a day, snacks in the cupboards, clean clothes and 4 happy children that get the love and support of their parents.
My children are also being able to learn that it is never too late to get your education, no matter how old you are, how many kids you have, how many adult responsibilites you have or how busy people may think you are.
I am glad that I am able to show my children what it is to work hard, apply yourslf, and continue on with the things that you want most out of life.
Wednesday, April 6, 2011
UNV 103 GAME OVER
Well, I finished my first official college class on Sunday April 3rd.
This class taught me how to work the classroom web sight, turn in assignments, how to manage my home and school work, how to communicate more effectively through emails, forms, etc. It was a fun and easy class to start off with. I know that all of my classes will not be as easy as this one was, since this was the introduction class to how the school site works and getting you used to an online classroom.
I started my new class on Monday April 4th. Yes, I had to go to school and do homework on my birthday and as a mother. I thought that once I had kids and was married I would no longer be having to worry about my own homework on my birthday but that's what comes with being an online student and mom and adult all at the same time.
My new class is called CWV 101 or Christian Worldview. I am sure I will have times that I struggle through this class because of the nature of the class. I am sure there will be many times that I will have to bite my tongue and not let my emotions get the better of me. At least with this class being on line I will be able to think about how I feel and what I want to say back should the need arise rather than popping off and saying something that I will later regret and have to apologize for.
I have set a very high goal for myself to graduate at the end of four years, in 2015, with a 4.0, I know that this is a crazy goal to set for myself since I have not been in school for a while and the fact that I have a family and house to take care of on top of doing all of my school work.
So, far (after only one, WAY easy class) I am achieving this goal. I came out with an A and my percentage was 98.55%. This was a little lower than I wanted it to be but I am proud to say I got an A and A's are what get you a 4.0 not A- or B's but solid A's and 98.55% could be and A+ to some people.
I am glad that I made it through with a grade that I really wanted and that I worked hard to get that grade. I WILL be continuing to work hard to get solid A's in the rest of my classes.
This class taught me how to work the classroom web sight, turn in assignments, how to manage my home and school work, how to communicate more effectively through emails, forms, etc. It was a fun and easy class to start off with. I know that all of my classes will not be as easy as this one was, since this was the introduction class to how the school site works and getting you used to an online classroom.
I started my new class on Monday April 4th. Yes, I had to go to school and do homework on my birthday and as a mother. I thought that once I had kids and was married I would no longer be having to worry about my own homework on my birthday but that's what comes with being an online student and mom and adult all at the same time.
My new class is called CWV 101 or Christian Worldview. I am sure I will have times that I struggle through this class because of the nature of the class. I am sure there will be many times that I will have to bite my tongue and not let my emotions get the better of me. At least with this class being on line I will be able to think about how I feel and what I want to say back should the need arise rather than popping off and saying something that I will later regret and have to apologize for.
I have set a very high goal for myself to graduate at the end of four years, in 2015, with a 4.0, I know that this is a crazy goal to set for myself since I have not been in school for a while and the fact that I have a family and house to take care of on top of doing all of my school work.
So, far (after only one, WAY easy class) I am achieving this goal. I came out with an A and my percentage was 98.55%. This was a little lower than I wanted it to be but I am proud to say I got an A and A's are what get you a 4.0 not A- or B's but solid A's and 98.55% could be and A+ to some people.
I am glad that I made it through with a grade that I really wanted and that I worked hard to get that grade. I WILL be continuing to work hard to get solid A's in the rest of my classes.
Monday, March 28, 2011
Now the work will start
This is the last week of my very first class at GCU and I can't wait for it to be over. I am glad that the next class will be more challenging and that I will actually learn something from it. I am sure that I will at many times become so irritated with people in my next class that I will want to through the computer out the window but I am expecting people in the next class to ruffle my feathers so to speak as the next class is called "Christian World View."
I am sure there will be people that bash other religions because they do not understand them. I'm sure there will be missionary opportunities but will I be able to recognize them or will I be so frazzled by what other people are saying about other people or religions to notice that they are there. I am really hoping and praying that I will be able to recognize them and act upon them. At the same time I am really hoping that they are not there at all and that I can just get through the 7 week class whole and without problems of any kind.
I don't really know what to expect from this class but I'm sure I will make it though just fine. This first class has been so easy that at times I have wanted to rip my hair out for lack of boredom. However, I now know that I will do just fine with taking care of my family, home, church callings, and school work
So here's to the last week of what will probably be the easiest class I will have to take in the next four years and on to the harder work that I will actually learn something from and be able to apply to not only my classroom when I am done but also in my home when helping my children with their own school work.
And a HUGE HUGE HUGE thank you to the most wonderful husband in the world that has been extremely supportive of me starting school back up and getting the education that I want. He has sat next to me on the couch watching TV not complaining about the typing noise going on next to him that he would much rather not be there. As well as taking the time to look after our four children so that I can get some school work done when he is home during the day and on the weekends. And to the family and friends that have encouraged me to continue the good work and support they have provided and will continue to provided through out the next four years.
I am sure there will be people that bash other religions because they do not understand them. I'm sure there will be missionary opportunities but will I be able to recognize them or will I be so frazzled by what other people are saying about other people or religions to notice that they are there. I am really hoping and praying that I will be able to recognize them and act upon them. At the same time I am really hoping that they are not there at all and that I can just get through the 7 week class whole and without problems of any kind.
I don't really know what to expect from this class but I'm sure I will make it though just fine. This first class has been so easy that at times I have wanted to rip my hair out for lack of boredom. However, I now know that I will do just fine with taking care of my family, home, church callings, and school work
So here's to the last week of what will probably be the easiest class I will have to take in the next four years and on to the harder work that I will actually learn something from and be able to apply to not only my classroom when I am done but also in my home when helping my children with their own school work.
And a HUGE HUGE HUGE thank you to the most wonderful husband in the world that has been extremely supportive of me starting school back up and getting the education that I want. He has sat next to me on the couch watching TV not complaining about the typing noise going on next to him that he would much rather not be there. As well as taking the time to look after our four children so that I can get some school work done when he is home during the day and on the weekends. And to the family and friends that have encouraged me to continue the good work and support they have provided and will continue to provided through out the next four years.
Sunday, March 13, 2011
1st quiz
Well, I took my first quiz, why I don't know. I have until next Sunday at 1am my time to get it completed and turned in and there is nothing that says I that it is not open book. I didn't do as well and I thought I had done so it's probably a good thing that we are given two chances to take it. Now I just have to make sure that I get 100% the next time I take it since there is an average to the two scores to get the final score.
I had a gut feeling that I should just go to bed and worry about taking the quiz later in the week since it is getting a little late and I have been dealing with a two year old that refuses to go to sleep for the last three hours. I really don't think that my mind is working to the best of its ability so 10pm was probably not the best time to take a quiz.
I still can not believe I missed that many though. I have been through this whole web site and classroom a million and one times and can get exactly where I need to be without having to click out of one screen and back track to get to the right place.
Oh, well I guess I'll review a little bit better tomorrow while my children are napping and take a crack at it again later on. I may even jump around the web site while I am taking it. There are only 30 questions and we have 30 minutes to complete the quiz so that is an average of 1 minute per question. I think I can search and find all the correct answers in 1 minute per question. Beside there are some questions that I have no doubt in my mind at all what the answer is and they were cake questions to answer.
So, here is to another try tomorrow, or the next day since I have week to take the quiz again.
I had a gut feeling that I should just go to bed and worry about taking the quiz later in the week since it is getting a little late and I have been dealing with a two year old that refuses to go to sleep for the last three hours. I really don't think that my mind is working to the best of its ability so 10pm was probably not the best time to take a quiz.
I still can not believe I missed that many though. I have been through this whole web site and classroom a million and one times and can get exactly where I need to be without having to click out of one screen and back track to get to the right place.
Oh, well I guess I'll review a little bit better tomorrow while my children are napping and take a crack at it again later on. I may even jump around the web site while I am taking it. There are only 30 questions and we have 30 minutes to complete the quiz so that is an average of 1 minute per question. I think I can search and find all the correct answers in 1 minute per question. Beside there are some questions that I have no doubt in my mind at all what the answer is and they were cake questions to answer.
So, here is to another try tomorrow, or the next day since I have week to take the quiz again.
Friday, March 11, 2011
3 weeks left
Well, I am over halfway done with my first class and it feels great. I still have a 100% on all of my assignments and that is an awesome feeling. I know that the courses are going to be getting harder and harder as I go but I still have a goal of graduating with a 4.0, I really don't know why I wasn't this motivated in High School. I guess maybe then I was more worried about other things and didn't apply myself as much as I should have. I didn't get bad grades but I know I could have done WAY better in high school and gotten better grades.
College I applied myself a bit more and that felt great that I was on top of things for most of that. But, this time around I'm really wanted to be better than I have been in the past with my studies. My academic counselor had to be the bad guy for a few minutes the other day when I told her that my goal was to graduate with a 4.0 and tell me that "it's a great goal but, don't get discouraged if you get an A- in a class because one A- will drop my GPA down from a 4.0." Not what I wanted to hear but she has to remind me of things like this as well as encourage me to continue to do well in my courses.
I don't really know what happened on the other end of someone using my work as their own, however my teacher did post to everyone the rules of on lines classes again and that they need to use thier own ideas. She was unaware that someone had done this and made sure that it was corrected.
On top of all this studing and everything that I've been doing, I've also been keeping up with my house and kids and the million different directions everyone likes to run as well as starting a new workout program called Shawn T Insanity, and it really is Insanity. I feel like I'm going to die everytime I do it. But I'm feeling better and I'm feeling a difference in my body and how I feel. I have muscles that I forgot I had so that is a good thing.
College I applied myself a bit more and that felt great that I was on top of things for most of that. But, this time around I'm really wanted to be better than I have been in the past with my studies. My academic counselor had to be the bad guy for a few minutes the other day when I told her that my goal was to graduate with a 4.0 and tell me that "it's a great goal but, don't get discouraged if you get an A- in a class because one A- will drop my GPA down from a 4.0." Not what I wanted to hear but she has to remind me of things like this as well as encourage me to continue to do well in my courses.
I don't really know what happened on the other end of someone using my work as their own, however my teacher did post to everyone the rules of on lines classes again and that they need to use thier own ideas. She was unaware that someone had done this and made sure that it was corrected.
On top of all this studing and everything that I've been doing, I've also been keeping up with my house and kids and the million different directions everyone likes to run as well as starting a new workout program called Shawn T Insanity, and it really is Insanity. I feel like I'm going to die everytime I do it. But I'm feeling better and I'm feeling a difference in my body and how I feel. I have muscles that I forgot I had so that is a good thing.
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