No topic thread,,, Part 2
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Kudos to you Sheldon for taking night classes.
I did the night and summer class thing at University years ago, when I was very young.
Now of course I'm very old.
Back then, what with work and my social life,...at times I wondered whether it was worth it. A lot of work and when I was younger I wasn't that disciplined, or organized.
In the end I was glad I hung in as it has been of significant value in my life.
I found in addition to the course material and the skills I learned, it also gave me a different perspective on life, changed my thinking process and also my approach to solving work problems and issues that come up in life.
I did the night and summer class thing at University years ago, when I was very young.
Now of course I'm very old.
Back then, what with work and my social life,...at times I wondered whether it was worth it. A lot of work and when I was younger I wasn't that disciplined, or organized.
In the end I was glad I hung in as it has been of significant value in my life.
I found in addition to the course material and the skills I learned, it also gave me a different perspective on life, changed my thinking process and also my approach to solving work problems and issues that come up in life.
What did you take for classes? Did you get a degree, in what??
Im taking classes that i need to get into engineering. It works funny cause im what they call a "mature student" I find most of it easy, till test time. I dunno why but I still get a little nervous when taking a test haha. I figured I would have grown out of that but...
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Sorry i missed this before less.
What did you take for classes? Did you get a degree, in what?? I have a general degree (History/English) and also in Education...I majored in Educational Psychology.
Im taking classes that i need to get into engineering. It works funny cause im what they call a "mature student" I find most of it easy, till test time. I dunno why but I still get a little nervous when taking a test haha. I figured I would have grown out of that but...
What did you take for classes? Did you get a degree, in what?? I have a general degree (History/English) and also in Education...I majored in Educational Psychology.
Im taking classes that i need to get into engineering. It works funny cause im what they call a "mature student" I find most of it easy, till test time. I dunno why but I still get a little nervous when taking a test haha. I figured I would have grown out of that but...
In some (not all) schools or fields of study, faculty consider alternatives to students taking tests, if the anxiety has a negative affect an individual's ability to demonstrate what they know. You might want to ask one of your instructors if there are alternatives to tests.
I entered university on a mature student basis when I was 21 years old. I had worked for a few years after high school, not intending to take any post secondary education.
At first I was one of the oldest guys in my classes, but I felt that my added years and life experience translated to motivation to graduate. For me working for a few years after high school, tended to make post secondary education at either college or university more valued... in my eyes, anyways.
I think if I had gone to U. directly from high school I would of blown it...I wasn't ready until I was older.
But the way I look at it...it's not a race to see who finishes first...after all most of us will be working for 40 odd years anyway.
The first couple of years were difficult and there were times I thought about dropping out, but in the end I stuck with it and I'm glad I did. A lot of students go through this process...wondering should they continue, will a degree or degrees really make a difference for them, etc.
I worked during part of the day and took courses during the day for about four years. After that... at night school and during the summer...always working during the day...no real holidays until I was in my early 30's.
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Good weekend, the women won curling silver last nite, today the Canadian men took curling gold and I my quad got a workout this afternoon.
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It's not uncommon. A lot of people have test anxiety. I did too, at first, but eventually it got to the point where the anxiety lessened.
In some (not all) schools or fields of study, faculty consider alternatives to students taking tests, if the anxiety has a negative affect an individual's ability to demonstrate what they know. You might want to ask one of your instructors if there are alternatives to tests.
I entered university on a mature student basis when I was 21 years old. I had worked for a few years after high school, not intending to take any post secondary education.
At first I was one of the oldest guys in my classes, but I felt that my added years and life experience translated to motivation to graduate. For me working for a few years after high school, tended to make post secondary education at either college or university more valued... in my eyes, anyways.
I think if I had gone to U. directly from high school I would of blown it...I wasn't ready until I was older.
But the way I look at it...it's not a race to see who finishes first...after all most of us will be working for 40 odd years anyway.
The first couple of years were difficult and there were times I thought about dropping out, but in the end I stuck with it and I'm glad I did. A lot of students go through this process...wondering should they continue, will a degree or degrees really make a difference for them, etc.
I worked during part of the day and took courses during the day for about four years. After that... at night school and during the summer...always working during the day...no real holidays until I was in my early 30's.
In some (not all) schools or fields of study, faculty consider alternatives to students taking tests, if the anxiety has a negative affect an individual's ability to demonstrate what they know. You might want to ask one of your instructors if there are alternatives to tests.
I entered university on a mature student basis when I was 21 years old. I had worked for a few years after high school, not intending to take any post secondary education.
At first I was one of the oldest guys in my classes, but I felt that my added years and life experience translated to motivation to graduate. For me working for a few years after high school, tended to make post secondary education at either college or university more valued... in my eyes, anyways.
I think if I had gone to U. directly from high school I would of blown it...I wasn't ready until I was older.
But the way I look at it...it's not a race to see who finishes first...after all most of us will be working for 40 odd years anyway.
The first couple of years were difficult and there were times I thought about dropping out, but in the end I stuck with it and I'm glad I did. A lot of students go through this process...wondering should they continue, will a degree or degrees really make a difference for them, etc.
I worked during part of the day and took courses during the day for about four years. After that... at night school and during the summer...always working during the day...no real holidays until I was in my early 30's.
Im gonna stick with it though, its the second thing i wanted to do, besides run the business.