Tuesday, March 3, 2009
Managing College & the Rest of Life
It's midterms week, and I am really feeling it. This is the first semester that I've had a midterm in every class, and it's stressing me out. On top of that, I work a job and babysit two days a week. Also, I just told my boss that I would like even more hours (because with the economy the way it is, I'm having trouble getting by) so I am going to be even more busy. I know I won't get the hours until after midterms, but then I just remember that finals will be just around the corner. This is making me really think about Nathan's ethnography and her ideas about managing ones life while in college.
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I base my class preparation on what Nathan talked about-- risk and reward. The classes that I am "locked" into grade-wise, meaning unless I bomb the test my grade will stay the same, typically get the least attention. Classes where a 90 on my midterm instead of an 85 will raise my grade get the most attention because of the rewards based on the test. I don't believe it classes where you cant change your grade warrant the same amount of time as a class that can alter your GPA.
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