I just had the craziest week since school started. Was group leader for two different classes. Statistics project was a nightmare. Out of 5 of us... only two of us even bothered to give feedback about the others' responses. This was a really hard chapter so they were probably hoping to avoid coming up with correct answers. I found errors with 2 people's answers and never got feedback from anyone else so I was left having to put together a report not knowing if their answers were right or mine were. I called them out and finally got one guy to at least answer a question about his own answers. I submitted the project yesterday and made a post to the group about how disappointed I was in how this group project went. One girl apologized today saying that she checked the board Friday morning and all looked well so she left to go rodeoing all weekend. Dude, it was NOT ok Friday morning. Friday was our original due date and no one was participating and her OWN problem was wrong and she never came back to it. SO that was a bunch of BS and I told her so in nicer words. Professor ended up extending to Sunday since we also had one of our 3 exams due Friday night. Still no participation after the exam was due. Professor told me not to worry about it... that I did an awesome job and that he was switching the groups for this next one. He said the bad ones are learning how to take advantage of those who are actually good.
So I took my very first exam. We had an online part and then 4 questions to answer and submit by the drop box. Online was worth 40pts, take home was worth 60. I only got an 82 on the online part but honestly... I was so tired from dealing with this group project that I think I just said screw it there at the end. Still not horrible though. This last chapter was HARD and I still don't understand it all. Still waiting to hear about my take home portion... I'm nervous. ugh.
This last week I have gotten less sleep than I have in the last year I think. Just SO much work due. Yesterday I had to take a Computer Apps quiz for content I hadn't even read yet due to Stats sucking my life away. My highest was only an 85 but not bad for not reading the info. Then I had to read an extire chapter in Exceptional Individual yesterday (40 pages), take a quiz on it (got a 90... still annoyed by that last question but 90 isn't bad) and answer 12 questions that took up 5 word pages. All yesterday. Today I have to read a Psych chapter and answer 20 questions which will be about 12 word pages and take the quiz.
I can breath as of 11:59 tonight.
SOMEHOW I am managing all of this. I should *not* have taken 4 classes though and I should have listened to everyone who said so. I just really wanted the extra financial aid money because it really helps to have it in the bank for emergencies. So I considered this my "job" right now. But it's kicking my butt. I'm passing though and have As in all 4 classes as of right now.
I might just die though. I think I'm only taking 2 or 3 classes next semester. Jonas spends too much time with the TV during gorgeous fall weather in an awesome area... we could be out a lot more.
Dang that was long.
Curious to hear how you guys are all doing/feeling about this semester so far.
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Crystal
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I realize I might have been wary of having a 29 year old PhD teaching me last semester, and I believe I was proven wrong about him when I actually learned microeconomics AND enjoyed it.
But... I am taking the single most asinine class ever conceived by some right wing hare brained loonies, and it's being taught by a 20 year old student. I'm going to actually break something if I get anything less than an A in there. Srsly.
Otherwise, it's all good. I'm completely sleep deprived and fried. I just want the semester OVER. I'm kind of glad we get Friday off, because I'll be good and done for the week after taking a couple of midterms Wednesday.
Im hanging on, but barely, i really wanted A's in both classes but Im watching that fade away. I'm getting a 93% in Economics, so BARELY an A, and it keeps getting lower as the weeks go by, i got a 70 on my last exam...so frustrating. I just absolutely did not get the material.
In my Family Life class, i got an 88% on the exam, not bad, but not good towards my goal of getting an A. it was the most random exam i have ever taken. Just weird. I really need to focus on homework the next two days.
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~Angie~mama to Alexis and Payton, and baby James
eh ok. my surprise spinal surgery( went from d*mn my shoulder still hurts to herniated cervical disc and an anterior spinal fusion in 6 days- that was fun!) has completely screwed me. 2 out of 3 instructors are completely understanding and said 'Do the work as you can. If you get locked out of something, let us and we'll open back up.' The last instructor sent me a random reply about contacting the ADA office and is now flat out ignoring my emails. I've decided to put him out of my mind until I'm off the percocet. My surgeon gave me 6 wks. off for a reason, IMO. I'm not going to let myself get buried but I had surgery last Monday.
Other then that, I'm doing good. I'm predicting 2 A's and a B. I can't wait until Jan. when I start the Dental program on campus.
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Single student mama to 3 wonderful people
eh ok. my surprise spinal surgery( went from d*mn my shoulder still hurts to herniated cervical disc and an anterior spinal fusion in 6 days- that was fun!) has completely screwed me. 2 out of 3 instructors are completely understanding and said 'Do the work as you can. If you get locked out of something, let us and we'll open back up.' The last instructor sent me a random reply about contacting the ADA office and is now flat out ignoring my emails. I've decided to put him out of my mind until I'm off the percocet. My surgeon gave me 6 wks. off for a reason, IMO. I'm not going to let myself get buried but I had surgery last Monday.
Other then that, I'm doing good. I'm predicting 2 A's and a B. I can't wait until Jan. when I start the Dental program on campus.
Oh my Hope fully this last instructor will come to his senses!
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Irina,
Mom to Matt 08/87 Valerie 07/00
This is my last term! I am taking a "capstone" class called "Addressing the Food Gap". The focus is homeless youth and hunger. Two of the three assigned books were books I've been looking forward to reading, and one of them I've already read! The instructor is great, although only a handful of students are really engaged. Too bad one of the engaged students is a total moron though! I could really stand to have her STFU.
Taking a grantwriting class that is only meeting three Fridays and Saturdays of the term. The instructor makes me want to shoot my brains out out of boredom (which is saying a lot considering how anti-gun I am lol). Looks like I'm just gonna have to read the books and learn the grantwriting stuff on my own and just show my face in class. Unfortunately I will have to leave class early one of those Saturdays as I have a wedding to go to. I know, boo hoo, right?
I am also taking 5 internship credits. Interning with an awesome non-profit doing advocacy and community organizing around health equity. It is a great place to learn, in exactly the field I want to be working in, and my supervisor is really wonderful.
So all in all it's going good. Less than two months and I am DONE!
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Mama to Max (3/2000) and Maizy Grace (9/2002)
It is my first semester. I am taking a nutrition class. I am enjoying it but find the tests so stressful. And it isn't her tests, it is the idea of tests and grades altogether. I get so worked up before every test and have such a fear of failure. And with 4+ years in front of me I have to get over that.
I have a test this morning. So, it is on the fore front of my mind.
But I have to keep telling myself that I did the best I could (really) and whatever grade I get is the way it is.
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"There is no foot too small that it cannot leave an imprint on this world."
It is my first semester. I am taking a nutrition class. I am enjoying it but find the tests so stressful. And it isn't her tests, it is the idea of tests and grades altogether. I get so worked up before every test and have such a fear of failure. And with 4+ years in front of me I have to get over that.
I have a test this morning. So, it is on the fore front of my mind.
But I have to keep telling myself that I did the best I could (really) and whatever grade I get is the way it is.
The whole grading system is really anxiety inducing. James did his undergrad where there were no grades, just evaluations. Seems like it would take out that stress of having to achieve x points.
Good luck on your test. I am really bummed that I never got to take a nutrition class.
Kimberlee I am like that as well. I freak out at the idea of tests and really did poorly on my SATs because of it. I can write the heck out of a paper and do the work well but tests? Ugh. We have midterms next week and I'm kind of dreading them. I hope you did well today.
I will try that. I actually have lemon tea. Oddly enough those are the tea bags that Malachi and Jonas decided to shred all over my kitchen last night and I need to clean it up still
Thanks for the tip. I will try it.
I did well on my test. The next test in an essay test.
I like the class. I took it about 15 years ago as well. But because things changed from quarters to semesters it wasn't enough credit hours and I needed to retake it.
A bit belated but this is more fun than doing schoolwork at this hour.
I too had to play catch up because of surgery - abdominal surg to take out a massive ovarian cyst and an ovary. I had it done during fall break so only had to miss a couple of weeks, enough to make me feel fairly swamped in Art Ed. At least writing art lesson plans is fun, b/c that's what I'll be doing the rest of November.
My other class is online behavior management. I can't wait to just get through it. The professor is totally MIA. The class has turned into all the students struggling to figure it out with each other. That's so annoying. The other day I perfectly planned my time to take the quiz for the week, only to find the quiz not posted yet. I don't think I'll take an online class again - this has been my first really negative experience with one.
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Dawn,
mama to Maxine Day(8/01) and brand new Ivan Wolfgang(6/08), partner to Jason.
Hope fully this last instructor will come to his senses!
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