I no longer had my mom enrolling me in school, it was all up to me. Picking classes and choosing what time I wanted to be in school was something I was definitely not used to, yet something I could get used to and like a whole lot better. The one factor of college that did kill me though was the fact that me, myself, and I were responsible for paying for everything. I never understood why everyone complained about textbooks until I took a look at the prices tags and saw ALL the books my professors required. Not only did my heart hurt, but so did my
Prepare and develop a plan and give yourself options. My decision to retire began when I hit the 18 year mark. I would suggest to begin planning well before this, it was too late for me but not a total loss. That was when I decided to go back to school and work towards a degree. It was at this point that life hit me hard every job announcement out there required a degree of sort which I had none of.
Paul was sent to “talk to someone” every afternoon after school. Paul stayed there for supper and went over to play with the children when he didn’t have time to talk to the doctor. Ben once tried to frighten Paul playfully, although Paul was scared to death. Harriet once again threatened Ben that if he does portray violent actions that he would be send to the institution. One day John decided to go away from home with his “crew” and not intentionally, but leave Ben by himself.
Like most high school seniors, I felt I knew everything I needed to pass by life. The thought of college very rarely crossed my mind so after high school all I was thinking of was all I need to do now is find a job. I quickly found out finding a job isn’t as easy as everyone who tells you. When I did think of college, I kept telling myself “I think I should take a few years off from school to find work.” Boy was that the worse idea I ever had, and now I wish I could take it all back. Unlike most high school students I didn’t attend a normal class, I felt the teacher was going too slowly at times and there was never any stress from other Students.
So he stays around the house and realizes all the things that he could have now that the project is over, but that now he doesn’t want because of the system that he has been in for the last year. Colin takes the idea of the meaning of life and trees to show connections to what we are trying to progress at as a race and what that is doing to our planet. He also points out that the idea of new technology to try to convert our energy supplies over to more planet friendly ones may possess new problems, as well as take away from a life style we could live. He says that if we use technology to fixes our problems that new ones will arise and that people will still be unhappy and so will our planet. Finally Colin asks what we can do to make a difference for the better of our planet.
I began working on my communication with my friends and family, and trying to make myself stop not letting me feel things. Ever since I was a child, I would hide my feelings and as an adult I had outwardly become a robot. I still am working very hard on my inner changes though some days I wonder if I can or even should change. Progress has never seemed so huge and yet so slow all at the same time. My final decision of all my changes was that I would return to school and get my doctorate in psychology.
* Attendance * I have to call roll for the first couple of days for administrative purposes, but I will not take formal attendance. * You’re adults and you can make your own decisions about coming to class; plus I get that things happen sometimes. * Just know that you should try to be in class as much as possible because: * You will miss notes and about 70% of the exams come from lecture * You also risk missing exercises/daily work, which cannot be made up * Blackboard * Syllabus, handouts, exam reviews, study materials, and your grades will be posted here * Note, Blackboard Grades tries to give a calculated total, but this is inaccurate because I have to drop grades * Everyone familiar with how BB works? (need to pull it up and show
That first semester was an emotional roller-coaster. I questioned myself if I was truly cut out for college and if I had the ability to cope with my everyday life and college all at the same time. Shortly after deciding to keep my jammed packed schedule, I began falling behind on my everyday responsibilities; such as, unable to finish my chores and not having time to be present at family gatherings. Though, what other choice did I have without causing my grades to drop? Should I be more concerned about my everyday life or college?
After graduating high school some of my friends took breaks and worked in the oilfields and others joined the military, I decided to go to college. I wanted to experience the college life, but I did not use my critical thinking properly and let the hindrance of pressure to conformity blind my judgment. I started partying and losing focus in class, I ended up getting in trouble with the Dean and almost expelled. I overcame this hindrance by staying busy with work and use my job as a reason not to fall in to the pressure of conformity. I recognized the problem because I was failing classes.
By the time my day is over, my writing would be useless anyway. In A way of Writing, William Stafford states “Most of what I write, like most of what I say in casual conversation will not amount to much.” Like Stafford, I’ll have so many ideas to write about, but they’re all foggy in my head, and for some reason, I just can’t get them on paper. That is why I choose to do my writing in the mornings. I’ll go to bed early at night to make sure I get plenty of rest, than I’ll wake up bright and early and write before anyone in my house is awake. Before I go to bed, I set out my books, my laptop and all my papers.