Monday, February 20, 2012

Days to Weeks, Weeks to Months, Months to Years

I am making this post on probably the most busy week I have had yet in my college career. This weekend I had quizzes, worksheets, and the first exam to grade for the class that I TA for which took up a lot of time, then I have two papers due for my classes, I had to edit my resume and begin drafting a cover letter for a summer internship in Alaska that I am extremely passionate about getting, and on top of all this my parents wanted to come up and take me out to eat. I have also attended several group meetings already this week for different groups that I am involved with like the Society for Technical Communicators, The Live Green Initiative, and the Sustainapalooza planning committee.
I regret not having read the chapter in Students Helping Students prior to this post, but I will have it read by class on Wednesday which is better later than never. I really enjoyed last weeks lesson plan on problem solving, and especially the discussion regarding being direct without being confrontational which is definitely the type of person I am. One thing I can take from the lesson and my extreme week of being busy is being able to be checked into what is going on around me and leaving conflict at the door especially in the position as peer mentor because its not just your partner but all your students that are counting on you to be fully  invested into each class.

2 comments:

  1. Look at it this way... the information from the text will be fresher in your mind for class than if you read it earlier. Just saying...

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  2. Hopefully classes calm down for you here soon. I'm with you on the complete and utter chaos of the week, month, semester (take your pick.) One day it will all be worth it. Just need to apply all the problem solving tips we hope to encourage our students to use next semester in our own lives.

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