A Moment to Philosophize

This semester to me was actually better than last semester. One of the reasons why I say that is because I think I am doing a little bit better in my classes this semester than the last. Another good thing that came out of this semester was that I got out more and met many new people who I think will be there to help if I ever need a hand. The way I met all of these people were through a campus program called “Campus Outreach” and it is a group of Christians who meet up every Thursday and have a group Bible Study. One of the classes that I would have to say that I have learned the most out of in this semester was my Psychology class. I like to think logically about certain aspects in life and that actually makes the class a little bit easier. I have learned about how mental retardation can be caused in new born children, how some of today’s superstitions are created through random experiences, and many other countless subjects. Probably the biggest thing that I have learned in my Psychology class is to basically how to think. How to think is one of the most important assets you can learn in Psychology, because without it you are likely to fail the class. The next class that I have learned a good lesson from is my computer technology class. Even though I have a computer myself, I only knew the basics of how to use and work some its programs. My computer class has taught me how to format and edit my work in programs such as Microsoft Word 2007, Excel 2007, and PowerPoint 2007. Usually it takes me about an hour or two to finish up my work on my computer’s Office 2007 programs because it has more advanced formatting options, but with the help of my computer class I have minimized it down to at least thirty minutes to an hour. I really learned a little bit more in my class this semester which is really necessary because my major requires quite a few math classes. I used to have a huge problem with fractions, but I have learned this semester how to factor them out better which will probably be a big help in the future. In my other computer class, which is just a basic lecture class, I have gotten a better look at what classes that I do need to take in order to advance though my major and I also learned that my hope scholarship is cut off after 120 hours which was a surprise. For my last class which is English, I have learned how to extract different meanings and arguments from magazine advertisements, to the movies that I watch. What I am most frustrated by is when all of the homework that I have to do from all of my classes is due in the same week which puts pressure on me. I know that homework is good to help give me a better clarity on how to do the assignment, but sometimes the teachers give me too much and I don’t have the time to relax or do anything. Another thing that frustrates me is when a teacher teaches something and when it is time to take a test there are some items on there that the teacher did not go over. The last thing that frustrates me, which I just found out this semester, is when I have a class and it should not have been made an attendee class. My Psychology class is not really even class because all we do is type up a three-hundred word essay and then we leave. If that is the point, in my opinion it should have been an online class. What I think could have done better this semester was organize my schedule better because I threw myself off too many times. Another thing that I think could make my semester better would be to get involved more in the campus, because even though I am apart of the campus outreach program, I feel like I could do a little bit more. What I wish I would have known at the beginning of the semester that I know now is how much work that I would have had to do because I would have probably been able to prepare myself beforehand and been a little more organized. The second and last thing I wish I would have known earlier this semester was the work that I would have been working on because it probably would not have taken me as long to do all of it. What I hope to gain from my classes is the knowledge that I will hopefully be able to apply in the real world when I graduate and start my career. Also, with that knowledge I hope that I will be able to help anyone that not only is majoring in the same field that I am or if they are just struggling with a random elective class. In my opinion, I wish to have both because you can’t have one without the other. If you graduate and get your degree with out taking in some of the knowledge that you learned, that could hurt you in the future, because you may need to type a résumé or use some complex math skills and you will not know how to do it because you did not take in the knowledge that you needed. Second, you can’t get a degree without a good education. If you are not getting the proper teaching out of the classes, you can’t hope to get a degree because you are not being taught well enough. To me, getting an education means to get the knowledge that you need to advance and become successful in your life. I define educated as being a person with a broad range of knowledge and skills that help them through life. Curiosity plays a role in education because no one can do everything alone, which is why it is important for students to ask questions about certain subjects such as how to use certain formulas in math problems or how to write a essay in MLA format. If a student never asks for help they could fail the course.