I'm a Student Again
Ok, so I’ve always been a student of the world like the rest of us. Now I’m also officially a student of Northern Virginia Community College. It doesn't sound like much, but it's definitely a step for me which I've needed to take.
For the past year I've been thinking that I need to enroll at some school and just start taking a few classes. Get familiar with being in school again and figure out where God's hand is leading me. Somehow I've continued to put it off.
While I can come up with a lot of reasons that I've procrastinated, I think it boils down to one thing. Fear.
I am really not sure I'm going to do well in school (even if it's just one class). Even more than that (and that one is pretty big) is the fear of what it means as I begin taking more classes.
I have a strong suspicion that I'm going to be pulled more and more away from the work I currently do. That isn't going to make things easy financially by any stretch of the imagination. With all things financial they lead family discussions and possible life change, something I'm not sure we're ready for.
In any case, I'm thinking of signing up for Survey of the Old Testament to just get my feet wet. I'd rather do Introduction to Greek, but I'm sure not driving to Alexandria every Wednesday evening. Any other suggestions on good classes or good teachers at Nova (if you happen to have gone there)?
Next Fall I plan to switch to a real school (I know I'll get grief for that) where I know the credits will transfer to wherever I go full time.
Do any of you have advice on going to school? I used to be crummy at taking notes and I doubt that's changed a whole lot.
Prayers are always appreciated.
Peace,
+Tom/Bob
posted by Tom at
2:44 PM
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Wahoo... Congrats on taking the first step. And welcome to the world of "Back to School". Are your going to bring a backpack this weekend? Ann is blessing backpacks for kids going back to school.
My 3 pointers on school success:
1- Always go to class... always. No exceptions.
2- Take good notes, especially when the teacher emphasizes something (I put a star next to things the teacher says are important, these almost always turn into test questions). But the thing that makes my notes most useful is that I retype them. Writing things helps me learn, writing them twice seals them in my memory. And it also forces you to organize things in a way that makes sense to you (which forces you to actually think about what you are writing)
3- Get to know your professor. Say hi whenever you see them. Talk to them before or after class at least once (especially early on). A lot of good things come from this.
Bottom line. I always try to do my best, that way I can feel proud of myself no matter what the outcome.
I love school! I hope you will enjoy it as much as I do (and I hope your classes will be more interesting than mine)
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8/29/2006 8:54 PM
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