This semester I have been struggling. 5 classes with most of the classes being on Tues and Thursdays I start at 10 and my last class is done at 8 its a long long day. There is an hour between psyc and english and I was taking my math with me to get it done. There are 2 hours between english and sociology (two sociology classes). Its a crazy schedule and I was feeling overwhelmed.
Do I drop one, do I drop to part time will my kids and husband remember me? I talked with one of my professors in the sociology class and he said he would let me take the class as an indepedent study class. I am still responsible for final and all papers due but wouldnt have to be in class. Might do that
I was talking to Mike spring break is 2 weeks away and the end of the semester is at the beginning of May. I am going to try and stick it out. But I swear I will never cram 5 classes like this again.
Mike bought me a kindle for our anniversary and I love it. In fact I took it to school with me Thursday cause I didnt have any math homework due. It was heavenly to sit and just read (pleasure not school). Maybe thats what I need to do is take a break between them two classes and just chill.
Sunday, February 20, 2011
Wednesday, February 16, 2011
OP ed for sociology
Pink Floyd sang " We dont need an education hey teachers leave them kids alone" I have to say I love that song in fact I played it so much my kids love the song. My 17 year old tells me " mom I don't need an education." oh my young son how wrong you are. Education has been a big subject in my house lately I had to leave a math class I need to go to an IEP meeting for my son and I was annoyed at this cat that the teacher requested this meeting cause no homework was being completed which resulted in failing grades for two classes. I am lucky to be on two sides of this coin how many times have parents said homework is a pain in the bum or its unfair.
Its just work to control home life. As a student I find it annoying that I have to do homework in my adult life but I see the importance of it. Gasp I know! I tried to explain to the the boy that doing your math homework prepares you for the a quiz or test which counts more then the homework does. Guess what if you can do the homework you probably can do the quiz or test quite well. ( Dont tell my math professor this).We need to teach our children how important education is how to take advantage of it.while young how to embrace and soak it all up while we live. How it matters in our everyday life and in our career choices. How education makes us better informed voters,customers,employees, and employers. How the more education you have the better you life is going to be its shown that the higher eduction is the better job security you have. The more education you have the more pay you can receive.
I am not saying there is anything wrong with being a hole digger but think would you rather be using your back to make 7 50 an hour or use your brain to design the tools to do the hole digging and make 15.00 dollars an hour and not use your back?
we talk about childhood poverty and how to combat it I think one of the first places to start with this is education. Educate the parents make preschools and Headstart programs available in every community in every neighborhood.Hold schools accountable for what they are teaching pay teachers more. Its sad that an NFL quarterback makes more in one football season then a teacher will never see in there lifetime and these teachers shape the future of our kids.
Make school districts provide books and materials needed for the that teacher to succeed. Make private schools available if the school district is not meeting state standards. Lets stop teaching our children how to take tests and actually teach them what may be on the test. Government needs to fund more education and stop cutting that in the budget when something doesnt equal out.
Lets make secondary education more accessible to young adults. Lets invest in them. Not burden them with student loans that will take almost their lifetime to pay off. Make college level books affordable. I have a chance to talk with a Pa rep about education and volunteer services My son is a vol fire fighter who serves his community a Community or State College should give them a break on tuition. There are several laws that we need to change and they need to be changed right now. My sons teacher told me that my son has the right by law to sit in school and do nothing and if he fails the school cant do anything to change this. I am surprised this in an option for the school district. I told his teacher that it may be law in the school but its not an option in this house. It shouldnt be an option in schools either. Its my belief that when President Bush signed No Child Left Behind he didnt mean to cause harm. But no Child left behind has caused harm. Its caused our teachers to teach children how to take tests instead of teaching them lessons.
Its caused sick kids to be penalized and school districts to be penalized for the sick kids when it cant be helped. We need to make it so a 17 year old cant sign himself out of school and the next day sign up for welfare benefits.. We need to make sure teachers and administrators have the support of parents and community. We need to fund more towards education and technology.
Sorry long post long paper would love to know your thoughts on this.
Its just work to control home life. As a student I find it annoying that I have to do homework in my adult life but I see the importance of it. Gasp I know! I tried to explain to the the boy that doing your math homework prepares you for the a quiz or test which counts more then the homework does. Guess what if you can do the homework you probably can do the quiz or test quite well. ( Dont tell my math professor this).We need to teach our children how important education is how to take advantage of it.while young how to embrace and soak it all up while we live. How it matters in our everyday life and in our career choices. How education makes us better informed voters,customers,employees, and employers. How the more education you have the better you life is going to be its shown that the higher eduction is the better job security you have. The more education you have the more pay you can receive.
I am not saying there is anything wrong with being a hole digger but think would you rather be using your back to make 7 50 an hour or use your brain to design the tools to do the hole digging and make 15.00 dollars an hour and not use your back?
we talk about childhood poverty and how to combat it I think one of the first places to start with this is education. Educate the parents make preschools and Headstart programs available in every community in every neighborhood.Hold schools accountable for what they are teaching pay teachers more. Its sad that an NFL quarterback makes more in one football season then a teacher will never see in there lifetime and these teachers shape the future of our kids.
Make school districts provide books and materials needed for the that teacher to succeed. Make private schools available if the school district is not meeting state standards. Lets stop teaching our children how to take tests and actually teach them what may be on the test. Government needs to fund more education and stop cutting that in the budget when something doesnt equal out.
Lets make secondary education more accessible to young adults. Lets invest in them. Not burden them with student loans that will take almost their lifetime to pay off. Make college level books affordable. I have a chance to talk with a Pa rep about education and volunteer services My son is a vol fire fighter who serves his community a Community or State College should give them a break on tuition. There are several laws that we need to change and they need to be changed right now. My sons teacher told me that my son has the right by law to sit in school and do nothing and if he fails the school cant do anything to change this. I am surprised this in an option for the school district. I told his teacher that it may be law in the school but its not an option in this house. It shouldnt be an option in schools either. Its my belief that when President Bush signed No Child Left Behind he didnt mean to cause harm. But no Child left behind has caused harm. Its caused our teachers to teach children how to take tests instead of teaching them lessons.
Its caused sick kids to be penalized and school districts to be penalized for the sick kids when it cant be helped. We need to make it so a 17 year old cant sign himself out of school and the next day sign up for welfare benefits.. We need to make sure teachers and administrators have the support of parents and community. We need to fund more towards education and technology.
Sorry long post long paper would love to know your thoughts on this.
Wednesday, February 9, 2011
Two years
I wrote this for a class.
Two years,
Two years since my heart was broke. Two years since we last watched a sunset together or you told me how much you loved me.
Two years since you told me how proud you were to have a daughter like me. Two years since you decided to go home and accept your everlasting reward.
Two years since we have watched a sunset together and commented on the work he created.
Oh how life has changed. How I wish I could turn them two years around and let you know how much I loved you.
I have learned so much in them two years without you. I am strong person, life goes on struggled with that one. I think I will watch a sunset tonight and remember that he has help creating the sunset now.
Two years,
Two years since my heart was broke. Two years since we last watched a sunset together or you told me how much you loved me.
Two years since you told me how proud you were to have a daughter like me. Two years since you decided to go home and accept your everlasting reward.
Two years since we have watched a sunset together and commented on the work he created.
Oh how life has changed. How I wish I could turn them two years around and let you know how much I loved you.
I have learned so much in them two years without you. I am strong person, life goes on struggled with that one. I think I will watch a sunset tonight and remember that he has help creating the sunset now.
Friday, December 17, 2010
Wow 3 Months
Wow Its been 3 months since I blogged or read any blogs I miss that I dont seem to have any time anymore. I usually try to update on facebook but not a lot. Today is my last final for this semester. I cant believe its done or I have survived it. I did well in most of my classes failed one (algebra) its evil. I finished with A's in two of my classes and I am not sure of my history grade yet. Final is today. I love school it just is so awesome how much I was meant to do this. Next semester will involve 5 classes one of them being algebra this will go much better. Someone asked me the other day would I rather be young and my reply was no. I am comfortable in my skin I like who I am I dont care what other people think of me. I am going to try and update more often but please forgive me if I dont. Next semester is going to be as crazy as this one was.
Sunday, August 29, 2010
What did I do
Here it is the night before I start classes tomorrow and all day going through my brain is what did you do and why did you do it?
I wonder if this is what a man asks himself when hes having a midlife crisis. I am not having a midlife crisis I know why I did this and I think it will be fine and maybe fun. I did not enjoy school it was awful for me so this is my do over.
I intend on learning and I really want to help women could we even say somewhat change the system. Or maybe work with children.
Just right now I have a tummy full of butterflies.
I wonder if this is what a man asks himself when hes having a midlife crisis. I am not having a midlife crisis I know why I did this and I think it will be fine and maybe fun. I did not enjoy school it was awful for me so this is my do over.
I intend on learning and I really want to help women could we even say somewhat change the system. Or maybe work with children.
Just right now I have a tummy full of butterflies.
Friday, August 13, 2010
I need a virgin or two please.
I know today is Friday the 13th I know people say that Friday the 13th is bad I say hogwash wait let me rephrase that maybe not so hogwashish.
Today was to be my non hospital day I had to do somethings to get ready for school and S had therapy and it was a nice day to go swimming so we headed to the local rec complex and they are closed due to a fundraising event. No problem we can roll with the punches and go somewhere else to swim.
So S and her friend swim and they decided maybe we could go to a couple thrift stores and shop cause thats what females do the best right?
We all pile in the car and go and I smell fluid oil or something like that and my car is not running right so I pull over and call my husband and he said you need to have it towed.
Nice I have S and her friend and S's therapist in the car the car isnt moving with transmission fluid all over the road. Yeah nice just what I need.
I need to make an offering to the Gods. How many virgins are needed to get the universe back in alignment?
Today was to be my non hospital day I had to do somethings to get ready for school and S had therapy and it was a nice day to go swimming so we headed to the local rec complex and they are closed due to a fundraising event. No problem we can roll with the punches and go somewhere else to swim.
So S and her friend swim and they decided maybe we could go to a couple thrift stores and shop cause thats what females do the best right?
We all pile in the car and go and I smell fluid oil or something like that and my car is not running right so I pull over and call my husband and he said you need to have it towed.
Nice I have S and her friend and S's therapist in the car the car isnt moving with transmission fluid all over the road. Yeah nice just what I need.
I need to make an offering to the Gods. How many virgins are needed to get the universe back in alignment?
Tuesday, August 10, 2010
Take two? Hopefully with a different ending
So Sunday I am sitting on the loveseat whining that I am sick and I hear an ambulance call for an address and it was my moms she had fallen out of her chair so I quit whining about sick I was and headed to the hospital where they were taking her.
She was quite confused and not breathing very well they put her on a bipap machine and admitted her into specialized care got her stable and I went home.
The hospital called me at 8 30 Monday morning and said we are life flighting her to Erie.
The craziness has begun I was up 30 plus hours before I came home and slept only cause the social worker on her floor told me I had to leave and get some sleep and not allowed back on the floor at the hospital for 24 hours unless there is an crisis.
Plus she called Mike and told him that they could not allow me to drive I am thankful that she watched out for me (although I couldnt see straight to drive).
Ummm my mom is on a venalator her kidneys are not working right but things are improving. They are weaning her off the venalator a little at a time its going well she has an infection somewhere but they cant find it.
We are taking this hour by hour every little improvement and milestone as we can. But the flashbacks and the last ending to this story before went so wrong.
I am rambling from being sleep deprived pray please.
She was quite confused and not breathing very well they put her on a bipap machine and admitted her into specialized care got her stable and I went home.
The hospital called me at 8 30 Monday morning and said we are life flighting her to Erie.
The craziness has begun I was up 30 plus hours before I came home and slept only cause the social worker on her floor told me I had to leave and get some sleep and not allowed back on the floor at the hospital for 24 hours unless there is an crisis.
Plus she called Mike and told him that they could not allow me to drive I am thankful that she watched out for me (although I couldnt see straight to drive).
Ummm my mom is on a venalator her kidneys are not working right but things are improving. They are weaning her off the venalator a little at a time its going well she has an infection somewhere but they cant find it.
We are taking this hour by hour every little improvement and milestone as we can. But the flashbacks and the last ending to this story before went so wrong.
I am rambling from being sleep deprived pray please.
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