July 30, 2004

slacker

Maybe it's because of the overwhelming positive emotions that I'm currently feeling, or the overwhelming negative questions I'm currently asking, but I'm definitely slacking on my studies right now. A college-wide first happened to me today: This is the first time I forgot about writing a paper. I looked at my planner awhile ago and saw the note: SONA RXN. PAPER. It's not that I was not told; my planner proved to me that. It's just that I totally forgot. I felt really horrible, and realized that I have not been the student I used to be (whatever that was). So I did a check on all the subjects I'm currently taking, and this was my assessment:

HISTORY: Eeek! Nooo! Aside from not having written a reflection paper on GMA's SONA, I also missed a ten-point quiz, went completely bonkers (i.e. was completely wrong) on another, and didn't quite make the grade on some others. I realized that I could not get an A on this subject any longer, but must still struggle to capture that B+.

THEOLOGY: Seriously, I don't even know why I'm here. Not that I'm completely lost; I just feel like a grade-school student struggling to keep up on my CLE class. Although my long test was relatively okay, the fact remains that I have not been very diligent in reading the assigned chapters. It's time to change that.

PHILOSOPHY: Last year, Philosophy was my favorite non-Math subject (Statistics being that Math subject). I enjoyed the teacher, I enjoyed the lessons, I enjoyed the whole thinking process. But this year, not quite. I feel that I'm not really absorbing everything. The lesson is just too abstract, and even though the teacher is a wonderful man, I find his teaching technique difficult to grasp. Add to that the fact that I have not read in depth any of the things discussed in class.

ACTUARIAL and FINANCIAL MATH: These are my two Math electives. I think I'm OK on both counts. My Actuarial tests have not yet been returned, but I feel good about them. It's a certainty that Risk Theory is easier than the Actuarial classes we had last year. Those lessons then were killers. ;) In Financial Math, Doc Mara still teaches well. There have been no tests yet, but hopefully, despite my apprehensions against money matters, I'll be doing just fine.

COMPLEX ANALYSIS: It's complex, but: Garces teaches with flair and style, and manages to incorporate his brilliance in the process; the lessons are quite interesting, with all the i's and all; and it's a much more manageable subject than Advanced Calculus. My first long test is high, my second long test is probably low, and the next long test is coming up. Definitely one of the more wonderful subjects this semester.

Now that was quite a list, wasn't it? It was more negative in nature than positive. Having assessed myself, I am now prepared to be a new man. Less time surfing, more time studying. Less time on the virtual, more time on the real. It's morphin' time.

posted by kerwin ray :: 7:11 PM :: ""