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jayes_musings) wrote2003-09-10 09:32 am
jayes_musings) wrote2003-09-10 09:32 am
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I'm beginning to feel buried under a mound of schoolwork. And the more buried I feel, the less motivated I feel in doing the work. Instead of doing that, I find myself sitting here, surfing LJs or writing fic. Given that until a few weeks ago, I was in a severe non-writing mode...I can only guess that I'm trying to distract myself. Of course, the muses don't help. They are louder now than they have been for a long time.
But I need to do this schoolwork!
For example, tonight I have my Computer class midterm, and if the quizzes have been anything to go on, it's going to be a bitch. I don't do well with cramming, but that's what I'm going to be doing today. What makes this class harder, even though it's just a Intro to Computing class...is it's all theory. Sorry, but I'm a hands-on learner, especially in something like this.
As for the other two classes. Let's just say, I personally will never recommend an Internet class to anyone. Before I started, I thought, "cool, learning on the Internet. I can stay at home, be on the computer with a valid excuse, etc." Bollocks! The lack of interaction and direction is huge. Basically, they are self-taught classes.
Example: My History class is read X chapter(s) and then answer the question posted about it/them. The midterm for this class was to choose from three questions and write a short essay on one. I'm sorry, but this is hardly testing my knowledge on the subject.
My English class is no better. It started over two weeks ago and until this morning the only direction we had was to read one of the assigned books. No other guidance, even though it was clear there would be a paper due on this. The instructor today posted what would be required...well partly. But she didn't slide the due dates. So instead of having two weeks to do this, I now have only one. Both this paper and a research paper from History are due the same time.
Maybe I'm unusual, but I've been back in college nearly full time for nearly 3 years. I've had two or more classes assign term papers...but I've always been able to manage them so I'm not working on them concurrently -- or if I am, they are at very different stages. With these Internet classes, I can't seem to plan worth shit. I will get them both done, but with the enthusiasm I do not have for them, they probably will not be very good. Then again, I worked half-assedly on my History midterm (busy getting ready to go home) and I still got a 92%.
You do have to be really motivated to do Internet classes, self sufficient, and read everything...a lot more than in face-to-face classes. And I don't know if the feeling that I'm just bumbling along will ever quite disappear. All I know is that the vast majority of my remaining classes will be online as overseas, they do not have the resources to provide classrooms for most upper-level classes. It won't be fun, and I'll be learning far less and just going through the motions. Not what I want for what I'm paying them.
On the better side of things...I'm a week into my diet and I weighed myself this morning and I've lost 5lbs. Not only that, but I'm also feeling a bit less lethargic ('cept when it comes to school *g*), and am going for regular walks around the neighbourhood.
But I need to do this schoolwork!
For example, tonight I have my Computer class midterm, and if the quizzes have been anything to go on, it's going to be a bitch. I don't do well with cramming, but that's what I'm going to be doing today. What makes this class harder, even though it's just a Intro to Computing class...is it's all theory. Sorry, but I'm a hands-on learner, especially in something like this.
As for the other two classes. Let's just say, I personally will never recommend an Internet class to anyone. Before I started, I thought, "cool, learning on the Internet. I can stay at home, be on the computer with a valid excuse, etc." Bollocks! The lack of interaction and direction is huge. Basically, they are self-taught classes.
Example: My History class is read X chapter(s) and then answer the question posted about it/them. The midterm for this class was to choose from three questions and write a short essay on one. I'm sorry, but this is hardly testing my knowledge on the subject.
My English class is no better. It started over two weeks ago and until this morning the only direction we had was to read one of the assigned books. No other guidance, even though it was clear there would be a paper due on this. The instructor today posted what would be required...well partly. But she didn't slide the due dates. So instead of having two weeks to do this, I now have only one. Both this paper and a research paper from History are due the same time.
Maybe I'm unusual, but I've been back in college nearly full time for nearly 3 years. I've had two or more classes assign term papers...but I've always been able to manage them so I'm not working on them concurrently -- or if I am, they are at very different stages. With these Internet classes, I can't seem to plan worth shit. I will get them both done, but with the enthusiasm I do not have for them, they probably will not be very good. Then again, I worked half-assedly on my History midterm (busy getting ready to go home) and I still got a 92%.
You do have to be really motivated to do Internet classes, self sufficient, and read everything...a lot more than in face-to-face classes. And I don't know if the feeling that I'm just bumbling along will ever quite disappear. All I know is that the vast majority of my remaining classes will be online as overseas, they do not have the resources to provide classrooms for most upper-level classes. It won't be fun, and I'll be learning far less and just going through the motions. Not what I want for what I'm paying them.
On the better side of things...I'm a week into my diet and I weighed myself this morning and I've lost 5lbs. Not only that, but I'm also feeling a bit less lethargic ('cept when it comes to school *g*), and am going for regular walks around the neighbourhood.