I am half way through my first term and just after the Thanksgiving long weekend our accounting teacher asked if we felt like we needed a week off. I looked at her crazy because I was loving school and was staying on top of everything.... until now! I would like to thank her for that because now it seems there is so much to do and not enough time to do it.
Some classes I know exactly how well I am doing because we have had tests, another class we have had a lot of "practice" tests but no actual test so at this halfway point, I have no idea how I am doing in the class. We have a big test in the class on chapters 1 to 8!! He is calling it a mid-term... I'm calling it WTF! The practice tests are great but he never actually gives them back to us to see how we are doing. He keeps them so only he knows how we are going.
The next few weeks I will have had a test in every class so I will know exactly how well I am doing, this not knowing and continuing to do work is freaking me out!
On a side note my business student success class is finished and I received a 95% in this class. I am happy with it but disappointed I lost 5% because he did not like my opinion in an answer but I accept that.
Sunday, October 23, 2011
Thursday, October 13, 2011
Well now... I guess I do know what I am doing...
Can you believe it! This term is half way done!! It's just flying by and I am not sure if it's because I am having fun or I'm just so busy. We are in the middle of mid-terms, which is not so bad because most of my classes only call them tests and I don't go into a panic...lol
On Thursday and Friday we had our accounting tests (yes two). The first part was done online and multiple choice. The trick was, you only had 1 hour to complete 40 questions and once you were in the test you could not go out and come back. So I kicked everyone out of the house and sat down to do the test. Guess what? It was easy... I though hey wait! I actually know this stuff! I got 31/40 on this test and am proud!
The second part of the test was in class on Friday and was a series of accounting problems. This is where I froze. This first question I had to take the information given to me and create a Statement of Equity. But wait, in class that was the 2nd to last step in doing a problem. I was freaking! This was not in order... this must be a trick!! Yeah that's it... a trick. I took a deep breathe and moved to the next problem and then I got it! There was lots of information for each question and your job was to use what you needed to create the correct statement. Moved back to the first question and worked my way through the rest. I was not sure how I did but I knew I did my best.
Now here is the downer part. The test was Friday and this was also Thanksgiving weekend... I spent hours checking Blackboard looking for my mark. I knew that it was such a lovely weekend that the teacher was out enjoying it, but darn it! I wanted my mark! On Wednesday when we were back in accounting class, the teach said just this but promised us it the marks would be up that afternoon. All of us spent the 3 hours of our other classes taking turns logging in to see if the marks were up.
Lunch came and a friend and I were sitting down getting ready to eat when one of the guys from the class came by to tell us that the marks were up. OMG!! It's time. We were both freaking. She pulled out her laptop and logged in... she got an awesome mark. I was proud. I though, well if she knows it, then so do I. But deep down inside I was scared that I blew it because of that first question. She slide her laptop over to me and I logged myself in.... I scrolled to the accounting grades and closed my eyes waiting for them to load. All of a sudden, my friend was yelling woohoo! I did it! I passed my first accounting test. Not only did I pass it I kicked it out of the park with a 91 out of 101! We cheered with our pops, hugged and said let's forget studying for now. We knew it! We knew accounting!
That was until we went to the next class and started a new chapter and seem lost again....
On Thursday and Friday we had our accounting tests (yes two). The first part was done online and multiple choice. The trick was, you only had 1 hour to complete 40 questions and once you were in the test you could not go out and come back. So I kicked everyone out of the house and sat down to do the test. Guess what? It was easy... I though hey wait! I actually know this stuff! I got 31/40 on this test and am proud!
The second part of the test was in class on Friday and was a series of accounting problems. This is where I froze. This first question I had to take the information given to me and create a Statement of Equity. But wait, in class that was the 2nd to last step in doing a problem. I was freaking! This was not in order... this must be a trick!! Yeah that's it... a trick. I took a deep breathe and moved to the next problem and then I got it! There was lots of information for each question and your job was to use what you needed to create the correct statement. Moved back to the first question and worked my way through the rest. I was not sure how I did but I knew I did my best.
Now here is the downer part. The test was Friday and this was also Thanksgiving weekend... I spent hours checking Blackboard looking for my mark. I knew that it was such a lovely weekend that the teacher was out enjoying it, but darn it! I wanted my mark! On Wednesday when we were back in accounting class, the teach said just this but promised us it the marks would be up that afternoon. All of us spent the 3 hours of our other classes taking turns logging in to see if the marks were up.
Lunch came and a friend and I were sitting down getting ready to eat when one of the guys from the class came by to tell us that the marks were up. OMG!! It's time. We were both freaking. She pulled out her laptop and logged in... she got an awesome mark. I was proud. I though, well if she knows it, then so do I. But deep down inside I was scared that I blew it because of that first question. She slide her laptop over to me and I logged myself in.... I scrolled to the accounting grades and closed my eyes waiting for them to load. All of a sudden, my friend was yelling woohoo! I did it! I passed my first accounting test. Not only did I pass it I kicked it out of the park with a 91 out of 101! We cheered with our pops, hugged and said let's forget studying for now. We knew it! We knew accounting!
That was until we went to the next class and started a new chapter and seem lost again....
Friday, October 7, 2011
Testing...testing...1 2 3
Today I write my first Accounting test. I have written other tests and done well but this is a big one, its what am at school for!
Last night I did the Multiply Choice online portion. It was a good thing I did not wait till this morning because we woke up with no power. I did well and was surprised how much stuck in this brain. This afternoon, we are giving an accounting problem and have to create a general journal to a balance statement. I love this part and could do these all day. (**Nerd)
Wish me luck!
Last night I did the Multiply Choice online portion. It was a good thing I did not wait till this morning because we woke up with no power. I did well and was surprised how much stuck in this brain. This afternoon, we are giving an accounting problem and have to create a general journal to a balance statement. I love this part and could do these all day. (**Nerd)
Wish me luck!
Friday, September 30, 2011
Pardon the interruption
School has been in for about 3 weeks now and I am loving it. The light bulb has clicked on regarding the classes I was sure I would never get. Economics rocks! When I am finished classes, I rush home so that I have quiet time to do homework because I am learning that when the family is here, it does not get done. I should explain that we have two sided living room...basically a room was opened to make a large room but it still feels separate. If you have been here you know what I mean. The TV is in one part of the room and the computer desk in the opposite side of the room. Here is what happened last Sunday...
10:00am-
Jodi sits down at the computer to work on organizing the slides she needs to print for this week and decides to print them all at Staples. So, I go about placing my order.
10:15am-
Darling Mom enters the room
DM "what'ca doing?"
Jodi "Homework"
DM "Oh okay, want some bacon and eggs?"
Jodi "sure"
10:30am
DM "How much bacon should I cook"
Jodi " at least 10 pieces for all of us"
Jodi continues getting all the slides to one place...
DM "Bacon is done?"
Jodi "okay?"
DM "How many eggs?"
Jodi " Well I'll have one, please and DH eats two"
This is followed by DH coming into the living room and exclaiming "ummm bacon and eggs"
10:45am
Stop working to eat wonderful breakfast
11:00am
Back to computer desk to finish up slides to send to staples. Interrupted by husband:
DH "What'ca doing?"
Jodi "Trying to organize my slides so I can send them to Staples to get printed and coiled"
DH "Well how much is this going to cost?"
Jodi "Less them me printing all of them at home..."
11:20am
DD "Mom... are you getting dressed? Who is driving me to work?"
Jodi "Is your Nan dressed? No, alrighty let me just finish this and I will get dressed"
DM "Oooo when you go can you pick up some Frosty's... I really want a Frosty"
Get dressed, get in car, take DD to work, go through drive thru to pick up frosty's, go back home, go back to computer desk.
12:00pm
It has now been 2 hrs since I started organizing the slides to print. I spend another 30 minutes uploading them and placing my order...now to study.
12:30pm
DH enters the living room again (he is a pacer and it drives me nuts)
DH "What'ca doing now?"
Jodi "Working on Accounting homework online"
DH "OH cool...when's it due?"
Jodi " Not till next Sunday"
DH leaves the room and I can hear him in the kitchen rummaging around.
DH returns to living room and sits on couch, turns on tv and starts flicking through the channels...sports...movie...sports...movie...sopranos...movie...sports...movie....we have movie!
I sit in the other half of the living room attempting an accounting assignment for the 10th time and am getting frustrated with myself. I then find myself trying to do the homework to the time of the bad guy music on the TV...you know.. that hurry rush and slow down music when the bad guy is just about to strike. I try to shake it off.
DH...switch back to sports...movie...open can of pop and slurp it...grabs bag of chips and in a evenly continuous action eats said chips. It sounds like this...
(with bad guy music in background)
Slurp of pop...little burb
Crinkle of bag, slowly as to not make to much noise but holding bag at wrong angle so it makes lots of noise
Crunching of chips (DH eats in even numbers... he says he doesn't but he does) it sounds like this...
crunch crunch crunch...chew chew...crunch crunch crunch...chew chew....and repeat
Crinkle bag, repeat crunching noises and then switching of channels.
I finally say something because it is now 1:30 and I barely have anything done. I find myself unable to concentrate and rushing to the sound of the tv music. Distracted by the chips and pop noises and all around annoyed that I need to get this done and there is no other computer for me to use.
I suggest we move the computer desk up to the bedroom, where I can lock myself away and explain why. DH clues in that he is not helping the issue and decides to take the movie watching to another room. By this time I am done, I have a headache and have decided that it would be better to stay at school and do work when I can...
Thursday, September 22, 2011
To help or not to help
This course is tough....becoming a number cruncher is not easy.
I have 7 classes and have organized myself to read a chapter each night from a different class, usually 2-3 days before class so I am always on top of things. Now I love reading so this task is not difficult. Most of our homework is online and can be done at home. I also set aside time everyday to do an assignment for a class. I guess you can say I am organized this time around.
Now there are classmates who wander from class to class saying they are lost, that they have no idea what they are doing. They ask if I understand what the teacher is teaching and I always say I think so ( I refuse to say yes till I have a test...lol) When the teachers get upset because they are bombed with questions, their excuse is that outside the classroom, life happens. Children, work spouses...life. I have solved this issue by reading during my daughters dance classes. I have 45 min to 2 hrs of study time in the waiting room. I read while cooking dinner, I get up early and do an assignment before anyone else is up.
These are the same classmates that have not cracked open a text book and read a chapter as the teachers have suggested. They take massive notes during lectures but then say they don't understand. They don't understand because they did not read the textbook as most of the teachers teach from the book and use the slides and their lecture to bring more understanding. They want help and they want a tutor but no one from a senior class as volunteered yet!
Our accounting teacher suggested that we get a study group going. Great idea! If they were going to study before hand. I would love to be involved in a study group but the key word is study. So the question is, do I help create this study group and see where it goes? Or do I forgo it alone and keep my own schedule?
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