I just finished my final test. The only required paper I had to write was completed yesterday. Because it had three parts, I worked on a part at a time and then merged it all together. This had been a really interesting semester. Besides school work, I learned that even the best laid plans can go wrong. I now know that I always will need to have a back up plan. I also learned that if you work full-time with children that it is next to impossible to complete an 8 week class in 4 weeks. I think this was the most valuable lesson I learned. Next semester, I need to have a different strategy. One thing that helps me is that even though I will be taking 12 hours, I will only be taking two classes at a time. Spring 2007 begins January 1st and ends eight weeks later. Then without a break, I will be starting the next two classes.
My mind needs a short rest. In a way, I am glad that I get a two month break, especially through the holidays. We all know how stressful Thanksgiving and Christmas are, that I am glad I don’t have to add school on top of these holidays. I would say that this downtime will give me a chance to rethink what I am doing. It will also give me a chance to refocus on my ultimate goal which is a BS in Psychology. This last month, with everything that has been going on in my life with work and home, it has been especially hard to stay focused. Sometimes, my grades reflect this lack of being focused. I have always wanted to teach and help young children, but lately I have begun to wonder if what I am putting myself through is worth it. I guess one reason is that study material for the final exams all of the classes this semester really did not give us any indication to what was going to be on the exams and that was really hard. Although for psychology, we had 4 tests and no cumulative final exam, I think that it would have been really hard to study not knowing what to expect. But I survived at least I think I did.
Because of financial aid and the fact that the fall semester started one day before my current classes ended, unless I wanted to pay out of pocket, I have to wait. This will be my last post until January 2007. Good luck everyone.